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 12 Rankings

1. Arizona Cardinals: 11.4
2. Carolina Panthers: 8.3
3. New England Patriots: 5.4
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: 5.4
5. Cincinnati Bengals: 5.3
6. Kansas City Chiefs: 4.8
7. New York Jets: 4.6
8. Seattle Seahawks: 3.9
9. Minnesota Vikings: 3.1
10. Green Bay Packers: 2.1
11. Philadelphia Eagles: 0.8
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0.5
13. Houston Texans: 0.3
14. Denver Broncos: -0.1
15. New York Giants: -0.1
16. Indianapolis Colts: -0.6
17. St. Louis Rams: -0.7
18. Atlanta Falcons: -0.7
19. Jacksonville Jaguars: -1.6
20. Oakland Raiders: -1.6
21. Buffalo Bills: -1.7
22. Chicago Bears: -2.1
23. Tennessee Titans: -2.2
24. Dallas Cowboys: -2.7
25. Washington: -3.0
26. San Diego Chargers: -3.4
27. Detroit Lions: -3.8
28. Miami Dolphins: -4.0
29. Baltimore Ravens: -5.7
30. Cleveland Browns: -6.6
31. San Francisco 49ers: -7.4
32. New Orleans Saints: -7.8