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.
Week 13 Rankings
1. Arizona Cardinals: 12.9
2. Carolina Panthers: 8.1
3. Pittsburgh Steelers: 6.7
4. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.6
5. New England Patriots: 6.0
6. Seattle Seahawks: 5.9
7. New York Jets: 4.8
8. Kansas City Chiefs: 3.6
9. Green Bay Packers: 2.4
10. Denver Broncos: 1.1
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1.0
12. Minnesota Vikings: 0.5
13. Philadelphia Eagles: -0.2
14. Houston Texans: -0.7
15. Buffalo Bills: -0.7
16. Oakland Raiders: -0.7
17. New York Giants: -0.7
18. Atlanta Falcons: -1.2
19. Jacksonville Jaguars: -1.7
20. Tennessee Titans: -1.8
21. Chicago Bears: -2.0
22. Indianapolis Colts: -2.2
23. Dallas Cowboys: -2.3
24. Washington: -2.9
25. St. Louis Rams: -3.1
26. Detroit Lions: -3.9
27. Miami Dolphins: -4.0
28. San Diego Chargers: -4.3
29. Baltimore Ravens: -4.9
30. San Francisco 49ers: -6.7
31. New Orleans Saints: -7.6
32. Cleveland Browns: -7.8