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.

The NFC has become extremely crowded with the Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys fighting over the two Wild Card spots beyond the division titles they're also vying for. 

Looking at their remaining schedule, here's their projected records assuming the likely favorites in each game win out and a game against the Raiders projected as a win is a lot different than a projected win against one of these teams.

Packers: 13-3
Cardinals: 12-4
Eagles: 12-4
Cowboys: 12-4
49ers: 11-5
Lions: 11-5
Seahawks: 9-7

If the Seahawks do go 3-3 over their remaining games, it will come down to the 49ers and Lions for that final Wild Card spot.

Week 11 Rankings

1. Miami Dolphins: 8.0
2. Green Bay Packers: 6.5
3. Baltimore Ravens: 5.2
4. San Francisco 49ers: 5.0
5. Arizona Cardinals: 4.8
6. Denver Broncos: 4.7
7. Seattle Seahawks: 4.4
8. Dallas Cowboys: 3.2
9. New Orleans Saints: 2.9
10. New England Patriots: 2.7
11. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.5
12. Indianapolis Colts: 1.6
13. Cleveland Browns: 1.6
14. Houston Texans: 1.6
15. Detroit Lions: 0.8
16. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.2
17. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.1
18. Washington: -0.2
19. San Diego Chargers: -0.4
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: -0.6
21. Buffalo Bills: -0.8
22. Minnesota Vikings: -1.1
23. Chicago Bears: -1.7
24. Atlanta Falcons: -2.0
25. Carolina Panthers: -3.9
26. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.5
27. New York Giants: -4.8
28. Tennessee Titans: -5.5
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -5.5
30. New York Jets: -6.7
31. St. Louis Rams: -7.8
32. Oakland Raiders: -9.8