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 8 Rankings

1. Arizona Cardinals: 13.7
2. New England Patriots: 8.7
3. New York Jets: 6.5
4. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.5
5. Pittsburgh Steelers: 4.2
6. Philadelphia Eagles: 3.7
7. Carolina Panthers: 3.7
8. Green Bay Packers: 2.6
9. St. Louis Rams: 2.6
10. Minnesota Vikings: 2.5
11. Seattle Seahawks: 2.5
12. Denver Broncos: 2.3
13. Oakland Raiders: 1.5
14. Kansas City Chiefs: 1.3
15. Atlanta Falcons: 0.8
16. New York Giants: 0.7
17. San Diego Chargers: -0.9
18. Miami Dolphins: -1.1
19. Dallas Cowboys: -1.5
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -1.8
21. Buffalo Bills: -1.9
22. Indianapolis Colts: -2.6
23. Houston Texans: -2.6
24. Washington: -3.7
25. Jacksonville Jaguars: -3.7
26. Tennessee Titans: -3.8
27. Cleveland Browns: -4.7
28. Chicago Bears: -5.4
29. New Orleans Saints: -5.7
30. Baltimore Ravens: -5.9
31. Detroit Lions: -7.8
32. San Francisco 49ers: -8.4