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: | 9.3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers: | 7.9 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles: | 6.4 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings: | 6.2 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills: | 6.0 |
| 6 | Green Bay Packers: | 5.9 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers: | 5.9 |
| 8 | Washington Commanders: | 4.9 |
| 9 | Detroit Lions: | 4.4 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Chargers: | 3.2 |
| 11 | Kansas City Chiefs: | 3.2 |
| 12 | Arizona Cardinals: | 1.6 |
| 13 | Atlanta Falcons: | 1.2 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers: | 0.4 |
| 15 | Indianapolis Colts: | 0.1 |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams: | 0.0 |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bengals: | -0.2 |
| 18 | Houston Texans: | -0.3 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears: | -1.3 |
| 20 | Seattle Seahawks: | -1.6 |
| 21 | New Orleans Saints: | -1.8 |
| 22 | Denver Broncos: | -2.0 |
| 23 | Miami Dolphins: | -2.5 |
| 24 | New York Jets: | -2.8 |
| 25 | New York Giants: | -3.1 |
| 26 | Tennessee Titans: | -3.3 |
| 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars: | -3.7 |
| 28 | Las Vegas Raiders: | -5.6 |
| 29 | New England Patriots: | -6.8 |
| 30 | Cleveland Browns: | -8.3 |
| 31 | Dallas Cowboys: | -10.2 |
| 32 | Carolina Panthers: | -12.1 |