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.

In 2014, the Trench Counter took a little longer than usual to reflect the eye test with the Dolphins finally dropping out of the top spot and the Packers, Seahawks and Broncos now comprising the top-3. The Patriots are a surprising 10th, but they had bad Trench Counter performances in Week 1 against the Dolphins and Week 4 against the Chiefs.

Rankings after Week 14

1. Green Bay Packers: 6.4
2. Seattle Seahawks: 6.0
3. Denver Broncos: 5.6
4. Miami Dolphins: 5.5
5. Baltimore Ravens: 5.2
6. Indianapolis Colts: 3.2
7. Arizona Cardinals: 3.1
8. Houston Texans: 2.8
9. San Francisco 49ers: 2.6
10. New England Patriots: 2.6
11. Detroit Lions: 2.5
12. Dallas Cowboys: 1.4
13. Cleveland Browns: 1.3
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1.1
15. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.9
16. New Orleans Saints: 0.7
17. Buffalo Bills: 0.4
18. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.3
19. San Diego Chargers: -0.2
20. Cincinnati Bengals: -1.0
21. Minnesota Vikings: -1.8
22. Carolina Panthers: -1.9
23. Washington: -2.0
24. Atlanta Falcons: -2.2
25. Chicago Bears: -2.7
26. New York Giants: -3.1
27. St. Louis Rams: -3.2
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.4
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -5.6
30. New York Jets: -6.9
31. Tennessee Titans: -7.1
32. Oakland Raiders: -9.4