Our NFL Team Rankings are based entirely on the The Trench Counter, which is an objective formula measuring average yards per pass and run on both offense and defense, along with first downs registered and given up, turnovers for and against, and total penalty yards.
Over time, The Trench Counter rankings begin to closely resemble the standings but goes even further to determine which teams are truly the best when on the line of scrimmage.
The chief aim of the Trench Counter is to take the subjective out of the equation and even the somewhat fluky nature of teams actually scoring points, which is of course the whole point on a game-by-game basis.
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens: | 10.5 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers: | 7.8 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers: | 6.6 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills: | 6.3 |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers: | 5.9 |
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings: | 5.5 |
| 7 | Washington Commanders: | 5.5 |
| 8 | Detroit Lions: | 5.1 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles: | 4.2 |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs: | 3.3 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Chargers: | 2.5 |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: | 1.5 |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons: | 1.1 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Colts: | 0.4 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Rams: | 0.2 |
| 16 | Chicago Bears: | -0.2 |
| 17 | Arizona Cardinals: | -0.4 |
| 18 | Cincinnati Bengals: | -0.4 |
| 19 | Houston Texans: | -0.4 |
| 20 | New York Jets: | -1.0 |
| 21 | Seattle Seahawks: | -1.6 |
| 22 | New Orleans Saints: | -1.6 |
| 23 | Denver Broncos: | -1.9 |
| 24 | Tennessee Titans: | -2.6 |
| 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars: | -2.8 |
| 26 | Miami Dolphins: | -3.0 |
| 27 | New York Giants: | -4.0 |
| 28 | Las Vegas Raiders: | -5.6 |
| 29 | Cleveland Browns: | -8.3 |
| 30 | Dallas Cowboys: | -8.4 |
| 31 | New England Patriots: | -8.7 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers: | -12.9 |