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.

Week 1 Rankings

1. New York Jets: 23.2
2. Tennessee Titans: 20.3
3. Arizona Cardinals: 17.0
4. Cincinnati Bengals: 14.2
5. Buffalo Bills: 8.9
6. San Francisco 49ers: 6.8
7. Miami Dolphins: 4.3
8. Atlanta Falcons: 3.9
9. Carolina Panthers: 3.6
10. St. Louis Rams: 3.2
11. San Diego Chargers: 2.8
12. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.5
13. Dallas Cowboys: 2.3
14. Denver Broncos: 2.2
15. Green Bay Packers: 2.1
16. New England Patriots: 1.7
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: -1.7
18. Chicago Bears: -2.1
19. Baltimore Ravens: -2.2
20. New York Giants: -2.3
21. Houston Texans: -2.5
22. Detroit Lions: -2.8
23. Seattle Seahawks: -3.2
24. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.6
25. Philadelphia Eagles: -3.9
26. Washington: -4.3
27. Minnesota Vikings: -6.8
28. Indianapolis Colts: -8.9
29. Oakland Raiders: -14.2
30. New Orleans Saints: -17.0
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -20.3
32. Cleveland Browns: -23.2