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 2 Rankings

1. New York Jets: 17.0
2. Arizona Cardinals: 16.2
3. Cincinnati Bengals: 8.8
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: 6.0
5. Green Bay Packers: 5.1
6. Carolina Panthers: 4.7
7. New England Patriots: 4.4
8. Dallas Cowboys: 3.2
9. Cleveland Browns: 2.9
10. Denver Broncos: 2.0
11. Washington: 1.9
12. Atlanta Falcons: 1.8
13. Jacksonville Jaguars: 1.6
14. Buffalo Bills: 1.0
15. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.4
16. Minnesota Vikings: -0.2
17. San Diego Chargers: -0.3
18. New York Giants: -1.0
19. Miami Dolphins: -1.2
20. Baltimore Ravens: -1.7
21. St. Louis Rams: -2.4
22. San Francisco 49ers: -3.5
23. Philadelphia Eagles: -4.0
24. Houston Texans: -4.2
25. Tennessee Titans: -4.3
26. Detroit Lions: -4.7
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -5.4
28. Seattle Seahawks: -5.6
29. Oakland Raiders: -6.5
30. Chicago Bears: -8.7
31. Indianapolis Colts: -9.8
32. New Orleans Saints: -13.3