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 7 Rankings

1. Arizona Cardinals: 14.1
2. New York Jets: 9.1
3. Cincinnati Bengals: 8.4
4. New England Patriots: 7.3
5. Green Bay Packers: 5.6
6. Carolina Panthers: 4.1
7. Pittsburgh Steelers: 4.0
8. Philadelphia Eagles: 3.7
9. Minnesota Vikings: 2.8
10. Atlanta Falcons: 2.1
11. Seattle Seahawks: 2.0
12. Miami Dolphins: 1.6
13. New York Giants: 1.1
14. St. Louis Rams: 0.4
15. Oakland Raiders: 0.2
16. Denver Broncos: 0.2
17. Kansas City Chiefs: -0.8
18. Dallas Cowboys: -0.8
19. San Diego Chargers: -0.8
20. Buffalo Bills: -1.9
21. Indianapolis Colts: -2.7
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -3.5
23. Houston Texans: -3.5
24. Washington: -3.7
25. Cleveland Browns: -3.7
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.7
27. Tennessee Titans: -3.9
28. Chicago Bears: -6.1
29. Detroit Lions: -6.6
30. New Orleans Saints: -6.8
31. Baltimore Ravens: -6.9
32. San Francisco 49ers: -7.4