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.

The Cardinals, Panthers, Seahawks and Steelers finished the 2015 season ranked as the top-4 in Trench Counter.

Week 4 Rankings

1. Denver Broncos: 10.4
2. Philadelphia Eagles: 10.3
3. Arizona Cardinals: 7.3
4. Green Bay Packers: 6.4
5. Baltimore Ravens: 6.3
6. Atlanta Falcons: 5.7
7. Dallas Cowboys: 4.6
8. Minnesota Vikings: 4.5
9. Cincinnati Bengals: 4.2
10. Seattle Seahawks: 2.9
11. San Diego Chargers: 1.2
12. Washington: 1.0
13. Tennessee Titans: 1.0
14. New England Patriots: 0.4
15. San Francisco 49ers: 0.4
16. Chicago Bears: -0.6
17. Buffalo Bills: -0.7
18. New York Giants: -1.6
19. Cleveland Browns: -2.0
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: -2.0
21. New Orleans Saints: -2.1
22. Indianapolis Colts: -2.2
23. Kansas City Chiefs: -2.3
24. Oakland Raiders: -2.5
25. Houston Texans: -3.1
26. Carolina Panthers: -3.1
27. Miami Dolphins: -5.4
28. New York Jets: -6.1
29. Los Angeles Rams: -7.0
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -7.1
31. Jacksonville Jaguars: -7.3
32. Detroit Lions: -7.4