Our NFL Team Rankings are based solely 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, without fail, 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.

Trench Counter (TC) Rankings

1. San Francisco 49ers: 10.0
2. New England Patriots: 9.4
3. Houston Texans: 7.0
4. Denver Broncos: 6.8
5. Seattle Seahawks: 5.7
6. New York Giants: 4.3
7. Washington Redskins: 3.4
8. Green Bay Packers: 2.9
9. Atlanta Falcons: 2.7
10. Chicago Bears: 2.3
11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2.3
12. Carolina Panthers: 0.6
13. Baltimore Ravens: 0.5
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0.1
15. San Diego Chargers: 0.1
16. Detroit Lions: 0.0
17. Cincinnati Bengals: -0.1
18. Minnesota Vikings: -0.4
19. Indianapolis Colts: -0.5
20. Cleveland Browns: -1.4
21. St. Louis Rams: -2.2
22. Miami Dolphins: -2.2
23. Philadelphia Eagles: -2.5
24. Dallas Cowboys: -2.6
25. New York Jets: -3.6
26. Buffalo Bills: -3.8
27. Oakland Raiders: -4.9
28. Tennessee Titans: -5.5
29. New Orleans Saints: -6.3
30. Arizona Cardinals: -7.2
31. Kansas City Chiefs: -7.6
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -8.2

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings
1. Houston Texans: 13.4
2. Pittsburgh Steelers: 6.6
3. Seattle Seahawks: 6.4
4. Denver Broncos: 6.1
5. Kansas City Chiefs: 5.3
6. Detroit Lions: 4.8
7. New England Patriots: 4.1
8. Dallas Cowboys: 4.0
9. Washington Redskins: 3.2
10. Indianapolis Colts: 3.2
11. San Francisco 49ers: 3.2
12. Atlanta Falcons: 2.8
13. Green Bay Packers: 2.8
14. Chicago Bears: 2.4
15. San Diego Chargers: 2.1
16. Philadelphia Eagles: 1.5
17. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.2
18. New York Giants: 0.8
19. New York Jets: -0.1
20. Buffalo Bills: -0.9
21. Cleveland Browns: -2.5
22. Miami Dolphins: -3.5
23. Arizona Cardinals: -3.9
24. St. Louis Rams: -4.0
25. Oakland Raiders: -5.2
26. New Orleans Saints: -5.4
27. Carolina Panthers: -6.2
28. Minnesota Vikings: -6.3
29. Baltimore Ravens: -8.2
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -8.5
31. Tennessee Titans: -9.8
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -14.5