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.

- Playoff teams in bold.

Final Rankings After Week 17

1. Green Bay Packers: 7.5
2. Seattle Seahawks: 7.4
3. Denver Broncos: 6.5
4. Baltimore Ravens: 5.2
5. Dallas Cowboys: 4.9
6. Miami Dolphins: 4.2
7. Houston Texans: 2.2
8. Indianapolis Colts: 2.0
9. New England Patriots: 1.9
10. Detroit Lions: 1.9
11. San Francisco 49ers: 1.7
12. Arizona Cardinals: 1.5
13. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1.5
14. New Orleans Saints: 1.1
15. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.8
16. Carolina Panthers: 0.6
17. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.5
18. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.2
19. San Diego Chargers: -0.8
20. Buffalo Bills: -0.8
21. Minnesota Vikings: -1.4
22. Cleveland Browns: -1.9
23. Atlanta Falcons: -2.1
24. Washington: -2.7
25. New York Giants: -2.9
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.5
27. St. Louis Rams: -4.0
28. Chicago Bears: -4.2
29. New York Jets: -4.6
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -6.6
31. Tennessee Titans: -7.0
32. Oakland Raiders: -8.9