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 14 Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons: 5.4
2. New England Patriots: 5.4
3. Tennessee Titans: 5.3
4. Arizona Cardinals: 5.1
5. Dallas Cowboys: 4.1
6. Cincinnati Bengals: 3.4
7. Washington: 3.3
8. San Diego Chargers: 2.7
9. Green Bay Packers: 2.3
10. Baltimore Ravens: 2.2
11. Seattle Seahawks: 1.5
12. Denver Broncos: 1.1
13. Minnesota Vikings: 1.0
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0.9
15. Oakland Raiders: 0.7
16. New Orleans Saints: 0.6
17. Chicago Bears: 0.3
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0.2
19. Buffalo Bills: 0.2
20. Kansas City Chiefs: -0.1
21. Detroit Lions: -0.3
22. New York Giants: -0.9
23. Indianapolis Colts: -1.1
24. Carolina Panthers: -2.1
25. Philadelphia Eagles: -2.4
26. Miami Dolphins: -3.0
27. Houston Texans: -3.4
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.3
29. New York Jets: -5.8
30. San Francisco 49ers: -6.3
31. Cleveland Browns: -7.7
32. Los Angeles Rams: -8.1