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.
Without a subjective override, the Week 2 rankings still look suspiciously inaccurate, as there haven't been enough games to create a substantial sample size. The Patriots are one example, as they had a +7.5 Trench Counter despite losing to the Cardinals. Conversely, the Cardinals are ranked 26th with a 2-0 record since they had Trench Counter deficits to both the Seahawks and New England.
Over time, without fail, 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.
Each team’s Trench Counter ranking from Week 1 is listed in parentheses.
We are also including the Bill Parcells/Michael Lombardi stat that we modified called Total Rushes/Completions, which is the third number listed below.
* The schedule and weekly results from each team are available by clicking below.
Trench Counter (TC) Rankings
1. |
18.5 |
(2) |
33.5 |
|
2. |
13.6 |
(1) |
10.5 |
|
3. |
10.3 |
(5) |
5.0 |
|
4. |
9.0 |
(6) |
-3.5 |
|
5. |
6.4 |
(4) |
12.5 |
|
6. |
6.2 |
(19) |
15.0 |
|
7. |
5.9 |
(16) |
14.0 |
|
8. |
5.7 |
(3) |
-12.5 |
|
9. |
4.1 |
(15) |
23.0 |
|
10. |
2.9 |
(28) |
4.5 |
|
11. |
1.4 |
(8) |
-1.5 |
|
12. |
1.3 |
(10) |
-4.5 |
|
13. |
0.8 |
(24) |
-9.5 |
|
14. |
0.8 |
(13) |
-2.5 |
|
15. |
0.6 |
(22) |
5.5 |
|
16. |
-0.3 |
(9) |
-1.5 |
|
17. |
-1.0 |
(23) |
-6.0 |
|
18. |
-1.3 |
(21) |
-1.0 |
|
19. |
-1.5 |
(12) |
2.0 |
|
20. |
-2.1 |
(18) |
-12.5 |
|
21. |
-2.2 |
(11) |
-4.5 |
|
22. |
-2.4 |
(31) |
3.5 |
|
23. |
-2.7 |
(25) |
11.0 |
|
24. |
-3.1 |
(26) |
-9.5 |
|
25. |
-3.2 |
(7) |
-0.5 |
|
26. |
-4.0 |
(17) |
-1.5 |
|
27. |
-5.0 |
(14) |
-7.5 |
|
28. |
-7.6 |
(30) |
2.0 |
|
29. |
-8.0 |
(27) |
4.5 |
|
30. |
-12.4 |
(20) |
-21.5 |
|
31. |
-12.9 |
(29) |
-13.0 |
|
32. |
-17.9 |
(32) |
-25.5 |
Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings
1. |
33.5 |
|
2. |
23.0 |
|
3. |
15.0 |
|
4. |
14.0 |
|
5. |
12.5 |
|
6. |
11.0 |
|
7. |
10.5 |
|
8. |
5.5 |
|
9. |
5.0 |
|
10. |
4.5 |
|
11. |
4.5 |
|
12. |
3.5 |
|
13. |
2.0 |
|
14. |
2.0 |
|
15. |
-0.5 |
|
16. |
-1.0 |
|
17. |
-1.5 |
|
18. |
-1.5 |
|
19. |
-1.5 |
|
20. |
-2.5 |
|
21. |
-3.5 |
|
22. |
-4.5 |
|
23. |
-4.5 |
|
24. |
-6.0 |
|
25. |
-7.5 |
|
26. |
-9.5 |
|
27. |
-9.5 |
|
28. |
-12.5 |
|
29. |
-12.5 |
|
30. |
-13.0 |
|
31. |
-21.5 |
|
32. |
-25.5 |