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.

We are also including the Bill Parcells/Michael Lombardi stat that we modified called Total Rushes/Completions, which is listed as the second set of rankings below.

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.

- Playoff teams in bold.

Trench Counter (TC) Rankings

1. Seattle Seahawks: 8.6
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 6.9
3. San Francisco 49ers: 5.6
4. Carolina Panthers: 5.1
5. Denver Broncos: 4.8
6. New England Patriots: 4.5
7. Kansas City Chiefs: 3.6
8. Indianapolis Colts: 2.9
9. New Orleans Saints: 2.6
10. Cincinnati Bengals: 2.2
11. San Diego Chargers: 1.1
12. Buffalo Bills: 0.8
13. Arizona Cardinals: 0.7
14. Green Bay Packers: 0.4
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.1
16. Chicago Bears: -0.8
17. Tennessee Titans: -1.4
18. Baltimore Ravens: -1.5
19. St. Louis Rams: -1.6
20. Minnesota Vikings: -1.9
21. Atlanta Falcons: -2.1
22. Dallas Cowboys: -2.1
23. New York Jets: -2.2
24. Cleveland Browns: -2.2
25. Detroit Lions: -2.3
26. Miami Dolphins: -2.4
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -3.2
28. Washington Redskins: -3.2
29. New York Giants: -3.6
30. Houston Texans: -5.3
31. Oakland Raiders: -5.5
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -8.4

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings

1. Detroit Lions: 7.8
2. Denver Broncos: 7.8
3. New Orleans Saints: 7.7
4. San Diego Chargers: 7.4
5. Carolina Panthers: 6.9
6. Seattle Seahawks: 4.8
7. Arizona Cardinals: 3.6
8. Green Bay Packers: 2.9
9. Washington Redskins: 2.4
10. Baltimore Ravens: 2.3
11. New England Patriots: 1.9
12. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.9
13. Houston Texans: 1.9
14. Kansas City Chiefs: 1.4
15. Buffalo Bills: 0.9
16. Tennessee Titans: 0.8
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.6
18. San Francisco 49ers: -1.4
19. Indianapolis Colts: -1.4
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -1.6
21. Chicago Bears: -2.1
22. Atlanta Falcons: -2.1
23. New York Jets: -2.8
24. Oakland Raiders: -3.6
25. St. Louis Rams: -4.3
26. Philadelphia Eagles: -4.8
27. New York Giants: -4.8
28. Cleveland Browns: -5.8
29. Minnesota Vikings: -6.5
30. Jacksonville Jaguars: -6.5
31. Miami Dolphins: -6.8
32. Dallas Cowboys: -7.0