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.

The San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers continued their fastmoving upward trajectory from Weeks 4 and 5 by moving into the top-3.

With a +11.7 against the Seattle Seahawks, the Dallas Cowboys entered the top-10, while Pete Carroll's team fell from No. 1 all the way down to No. 9.

The Baltimore Ravens scooted up from No. 2 to takeover the No. 1 spot, though it is difficult to gauge the true quality of this team due to their blowouts in Weeks 2, 4 and now 6. The Ravens' Week 8 game at the Cincinnati Bengals very well may decide the NFC North, but this team has a soft enough record to comfortably get to 12 wins regardless of how legitimate they are as a contender.

Week 6 Rankings 

1. Baltimore Ravens: 7.2
2. San Diego Chargers: 6.2
3. San Francisco 49ers: 5.6
4. Chicago Bears: 5.1
5. Miami Dolphins: 4.9
6. Cincinnati Bengals: 4.4
7. New Orleans Saints: 4.3
8. Dallas Cowboys: 3.7
9. Seattle Seahawks: 3.5
10. Green Bay Packers: 3.3
11. Detroit Lions: 3.3
12. Denver Broncos: 2.4
13. Cleveland Browns: 2.2
14. Indianapolis Colts: 2.1
15. Arizona Cardinals: 2.1
16. New England Patriots: 1.0
17. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.7
18. Kansas City Chiefs: -0.3
19. New York Giants: -0.9
20. Houston Texans: -1.3
21. Washington: -1.4
22. Pittsburgh Steelers: -1.8
23. Carolina Panthers: -1.9
24. Tennessee Titans: -3.0
25. Minnesota Vikings: -3.1
26. Buffalo Bills: -3.1 27. Atlanta Falcons: -3.6
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -7.2
29. Oakland Raiders: -7.3
30. New York Jets: -8.0
31. Jacksonville Jaguars: -8.1
32. St. Louis Rams: -10.2