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: 9.4
2. New England Patriots: 8.7
3. Denver Broncos: 7.3
4. Houston Texans: 7.3
5. Seattle Seahawks: 6.6
6. Washington Redskins: 3.8
7. Atlanta Falcons: 3.7
8. Green Bay Packers: 3.0
9. New York Giants: 2.8
10. Carolina Panthers: 1.8
11. Chicago Bears: 1.8
12. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.6
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0.4
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0.3
15. Detroit Lions: -0.3
16. Minnesota Vikings: -0.5
17. Baltimore Ravens: -0.5
18. San Diego Chargers: -1.2
19. Miami Dolphins: -1.2
20. Indianapolis Colts: -1.3
21. St. Louis Rams: -2.0
22. Cleveland Browns: -2.0
23. Dallas Cowboys: -2.6
24. Philadelphia Eagles: -3.0
25. Oakland Raiders: -3.2
26. New York Jets -3.8
27. New Orleans Saints: -4.1
28. Tennessee Titans: -4.7
29. Buffalo Bills: -4.9
30. Arizona Cardinals: -6.4
31. Kansas City Chiefs: -8.4
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -8.5

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings

1. Houston Texans: 13.6
2. Denver Broncos: 7.3
3. Seattle Seahawks: 6.0
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: 5.4
5. Washington Redskins: 4.8
6. Detroit Lions: 4.6
7. Atlanta Falcons: 4.6
8. Dallas Cowboys: 4.4
9. New England Patriots: 4.3
10. Green Bay Packers: 4.1
11. San Francisco 49ers: 2.5
12. Cincinnati Bengals: 2.5
13. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.4
14. Indianapolis Colts: 1.8
15. Chicago Bears: 0.8
16. San Diego Chargers: 0.1
17. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.0
18. New York Jets: -0.1
19. Buffalo Bills: -0.9
20. New York Giants: -1.2
21. Miami Dolphins: -1.9
22. Oakland Raiders: -2.4
23. St. Louis Rams: -3.5
24. Carolina Panthers: -3.9
25. Arizona Cardinals: -3.9
26. Cleveland Browns: -4.1
27. New Orleans Saints: -4.6
28. Minnesota Vikings: -6.1
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -8.2
30. Tennessee Titans: -9.1
31. Baltimore Ravens: -9.3
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -14.8