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 Seahawks have finally found their 2013 formula again and have moved up from No. 6 to No. 4 in our Trench Counter rankings, while the Eagles jumped from No. 15 to No. 9 ahead of their Week 14 showdown.

1. Miami Dolphins: 7.0
2. Green Bay Packers: 6.7
3. Denver Broncos: 5.4
4. Seattle Seahawks: 5.0
5. Baltimore Ravens: 4.6
6. San Francisco 49ers: 3.3
7. Arizona Cardinals: 3.1
8. Indianapolis Colts: 2.9
9. Philadelphia Eagles: 2.5
10. Houston Texans: 2.5
11. New England Patriots: 2.2
12. Cleveland Browns: 2.0
13. New Orleans Saints: 1.9
14. Detroit Lions: 1.8
15. Dallas Cowboys: 1.0
16. Buffalo Bills: 1.0
17. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.6
18. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.4
19. San Diego Chargers: 0.3
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.4
21. Washington: -1.0
22. Minnesota Vikings: -2.1
23. Atlanta Falcons: -2.1
24. Chicago Bears: -2.4
25. Carolina Panthers: -3.2
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.2
27. New York Giants: -4.3
28. St. Louis Rams: -4.7
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -5.2
30. Tennessee Titans: -6.8
31. New York Jets: -7.3
32. Oakland Raiders: -10.6