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 3

1. Los Angeles Rams: 15.6
2. Washington: 9.6
3. Baltimore Ravens: 8.8
4. Cleveland Browns: 8.6
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 7.7
6. Miami Dolphins: 5.0
7. Chicago Bears: 4.4
8. Kansas City Chiefs: 3.8
9. Carolina Panthers: 3.8
10. Los Angeles Chargers: 3.1
11. Dallas Cowboys: 1.5
12. New York Giants: 1.3
13. Atlanta Falcons: 1.3
14. Indianapolis Colts: -0.4
15 Cincinnati Bengals: -0.5
16 Denver Broncos: -1.0
17 Tennessee Titans: -1.0
18 New York Jets: -1.5
19 Philadelphia Eagles: -1.7
20 Minnesota Vikings: -1.8
21 San Francisco 49ers: -2.0
22 Houston Texans: -2.1
23 Detroit Lions: -2.2
24 Jacksonville Jaguars: -2.8
25 Seattle Seahawks: -2.8
26 New England Patriots: -3.7
27 Pittsburgh Steelers: -5.4
28 Green Bay Packers: -6.4
29 Oakland Raiders: -7.0
30 New Orleans Saints: -7.7
31 Buffalo Bills: -8.1
32 Arizona Cardinals: -16.3