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 10 Rankings

1. Arizona Cardinals: 13.8
2. New England Patriots: 7.4
3. Pittsburgh Steelers: 7.1
4. Cincinnati Bengals: 6.0
5. Carolina Panthers: 5.3
6. New York Jets: 4.6
7. Philadelphia Eagles: 4.3
8. Minnesota Vikings: 3.9
9. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.2
10. Seattle Seahawks: 2.1
11. New York Giants: 1.2
12. Green Bay Packers: 0.9
13. St. Louis Rams: 0.5
14. Atlanta Falcons: 0.1
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -0.6
16. Denver Broncos: -0.6
17. Buffalo Bills: -0.6
18. Indianapolis Colts: -0.9
19. San Diego Chargers: -1.3
20. Oakland Raiders: -1.6
21. Jacksonville Jaguars: -1.7
22. Houston Texans: -1.9
23. Washington: -1.9
24. Miami Dolphins: -2.3
25. Chicago Bears: -2.4
26. Dallas Cowboys: -2.4
27. Tennessee Titans: -3.2
28. Baltimore Ravens: -6.3
29. San Francisco 49ers: -6.9
30. Detroit Lions: -7.2
31. New Orleans Saints: -7.3
32. Cleveland Browns: -8.0