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.

Week 16 Rankings

1. Green Bay Packers: 7.5
2. Seattle Seahawks: 6.9
3. Denver Broncos: 5.1
4. Miami Dolphins: 4.8
5. Baltimore Ravens: 4.5
6. Dallas Cowboys: 3.8
7. Houston Texans: 2.8
8. Detroit Lions: 2.5
9. New England Patriots: 2.2
10. Arizona Cardinals: 1.7
11. San Francisco 49ers: 1.7
12. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1.3
13. Indianapolis Colts: 1.3
14. New Orleans Saints: 1.2
15. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.1
16. Kansas City Chiefs: 0.4
17. Philadelphia Eagles: -0.3
18. Carolina Panthers: -0.4
19. San Diego Chargers: -0.7
20. Cleveland Browns: -1.0
21. Buffalo Bills: -1.0
22. Atlanta Falcons: -1.2
23. Washington: -1.5
24. Minnesota Vikings: -1.8
25. New York Giants: -2.5
26. St. Louis Rams: -3.3
27. Chicago Bears: -4.1
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.2
29. New York Jets: -5.3
30. Tennessee Titans: -6.6
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -7.1
32. Oakland Raiders: -7.7