Our NFL Team Rankings are based solely 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.

We are also including the Bill Parcells/Michael Lombardi stat that we modified called Total Rushes/Completions, which is listed as the second set of rankings below.

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.

The Seattle Seahawks created more separation at the top of our rankings with a very convincing win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, while the San Francisco 49ers fell to 31st with a bad loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

The New Orleans Saints are second and are one of the seven undefeated teams (along with the Seahawks). The Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears are the undefeated teams that may not be as likely to sustain their success in the middle of the pack in regards to the Trench Counter.

Trench Counter (TC) Rankings

1. Seattle Seahawks: 18.1
2. New Orleans Saints: 8.3
3. Denver Broncos: 7.2
4. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.1
5. Indianapolis Colts: 6.2
6. New England Patriots: 5.1
7. Houston Texans: 4.7
8. Green Bay Packers: 4.6
9. Dallas Cowboys: 4.3
10. Carolina Panthers: 4.0
11. Chicago Bears: 3.4
12. New York Jets: 2.1
13. Philadelphia Eagles: 1.9
14. Arizona Cardinals: 0.9
15. Cleveland Browns: 0.7
16. Miami Dolphins: 0.5
17. Tennessee Titans: -0.2
18. Atlanta Falcons: -1.0
19. Cincinnati Bengals: -1.0
20. Baltimore Ravens: -1.7
21. Detroit Lions: -2.0
22. San Diego Chargers: -2.5
23. Buffalo Bills: -2.6
24. Oakland Raiders: -2.7
25. Minnesota Vikings: -3.1
26. St. Louis Rams: -5.4
27. Pittsburgh Steelers: -6.2
28. Washington Redskins: -6.6
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -8.4
30. New York Giants: -8.4
31. San Francisco 49ers: -10.3
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -16.9

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings

1. Seattle Seahawks: 15.3
2. New Orleans Saints: 13.0
3. Denver Broncos: 12.0
4. Houston Texans: 11.0
5. New York Jets: 10.0
6. Dallas Cowboys: 9.3
7. Kansas City Chiefs: 9.0
8. New England Patriots: 8.3
9. Baltimore Ravens: 6.7
10. Tennessee Titans: 6.0
11. Carolina Panthers: 5.0
12. Indianapolis Colts: 4.7
13. Chicago Bears: 4.0
14. Detroit Lions: 3.7
15. Green Bay Packers: 2.0
16. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.7
17. Atlanta Falcons: -0.7
18. Miami Dolphins: -2.7
19. San Diego Chargers: -3.0
20. St. Louis Rams: -3.3
21. Arizona Cardinals: -4.7
22. Oakland Raiders: -5.3
23. Buffalo Bills: -6.0
24. Minnesota Vikings: -6.0
25. San Francisco 49ers: -7.3
26. Washington Redskins: -8.3
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: -9.0
28. Philadelphia Eagles: -9.3
29. Cleveland Browns: -10.7
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -11.3
31. Pittsburgh Steelers: -13.7
32. New York Giants: -20.3