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 15 Rankings

1. Arizona Cardinals: 13.0
2. Carolina Panthers: 9.1
3. Seattle Seahawks: 7.8
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: 6.4
5. New England Patriots: 6.4
6. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.2
7. New York Jets: 5.7
8. Kansas City Chiefs: 4.2
9. Green Bay Packers: 2.3
10. Denver Broncos: 1.3
11. Minnesota Vikings: 0.9
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0.7
13. New York Giants: 0.5
14. Houston Texans: -0.3
15. Jacksonville Jaguars: -0.4
16. Oakland Raiders: -1.2
17. Buffalo Bills: -1.2
18. Philadelphia Eagles: -1.4
19. Washington: -2.0
20. St. Louis Rams: -2.3
21. Chicago Bears: -2.7
22. Dallas Cowboys: -2.9
23. Atlanta Falcons: -2.9
24. San Diego Chargers: -3.3
25. Tennessee Titans: -3.3
26. Detroit Lions: -3.4
27. Indianapolis Colts: -3.8
28. Miami Dolphins: -5.9
29. Baltimore Ravens: -6.1
30. New Orleans Saints: -6.7
31. Cleveland Browns: -7.3
32. San Francisco 49ers: -7.3