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 Green Bay Packers lost at the Buffalo Bills, but remained in the top spot in our rankings due to a +6.6 in the Trench Counter. The Baltimore Ravens swapped spots with the Miami Dolphins, as did the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.

Rankings after Week 15

1. Green Bay Packers: 6.5
2. Denver Broncos: 6.0
3. Seattle Seahawks: 5.9
4. Baltimore Ravens: 5.4
5. Miami Dolphins: 4.7
6. Arizona Cardinals: 3.3
7. Indianapolis Colts: 3.3
8. New England Patriots: 2.8
9. Houston Texans: 2.3
10. Dallas Cowboys: 2.2
11. San Francisco 49ers: 2.1
12. Detroit Lions: 2.1
13. New Orleans Saints: 2.1
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1.0
15. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.8
16. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.7
17. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.0
18. Buffalo Bills: -0.1
19. Cleveland Browns: -0.4
20. San Diego Chargers: -1.1
21. Carolina Panthers: -1.1
22. Minnesota Vikings: -1.4
23. Washington: -2.0
24. Atlanta Falcons: -2.1
25. New York Giants: -2.8
26. St. Louis Rams: -3.4
27. Chicago Bears: -3.9
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.7
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -5.9
30. New York Jets: -6.1
31. Tennessee Titans: -6.9
32. Oakland Raiders: -9.2