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 13 Rankings
1. New England Patriots: 5.3
2. Tennessee Titans: 5.3
3. Arizona Cardinals: 5.3
4. Dallas Cowboys: 4.4
5. Atlanta Falcons: 4.4
6. Cincinnati Bengals: 3.2
7. Washington: 3.1
8. Seattle Seahawks: 3.1
9. Baltimore Ravens: 3.0
10. San Diego Chargers: 2.0
11. New Orleans Saints: 1.9
12. Denver Broncos: 1.6
13. Green Bay Packers: 1.0
14. Oakland Raiders: 0.9
15. Chicago Bears: 0.7
16. Buffalo Bills: 0.6
17. Minnesota Vikings: 0.6
18. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0.6
19. Kansas City Chiefs: -0.2
20. Detroit Lions: -0.7
21. New York Giants: -1.0
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -1.0
23. Carolina Panthers: -1.4
24. Indianapolis Colts: -1.7
25. Philadelphia Eagles: -2.2
26. Miami Dolphins: -2.9
27. Houston Texans: -3.2
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.2
29. New York Jets: -5.6
30. Los Angeles Rams: -7.3
31. San Francisco 49ers: -7.6
32. Cleveland Browns: -7.9