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 5

1. Los Angeles Rams: 13.7
2. Chicago Bears: 12.1
3. Baltimore Ravens: 8.4
4. Los Angeles Chargers: 4.4
5. Cleveland Browns: 4.1
6. Carolina Panthers: 3.4
7. Houston Texans: 3.2
8. New England Patriots: 2.9
9. Washington: 2.5
10. Cincinnati Bengals: 1.8
11. New Orleans Saints: 1.6
12. Kansas City Chiefs: 1.0
13. Jacksonville Jaguars: 0.0
14. Denver Broncos: -0.3
15. Dallas Cowboys: -0.4
16. Green Bay Packers: -0.7
17. Tennessee Titans: -1.3
18. San Francisco 49ers: -1.3
19. Seattle Seahawks: -1.4
20. Atlanta Falcons: -1.4
21. New York Jets: -1.6
22. Philadelphia Eagles: -1.8
23. New York Giants: -2.0
24. Detroit Lions: -2.8
25. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -3.1
26. Indianapolis Colts: -3.2
27. Miami Dolphins: -3.2
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: -4.0
29. Minnesota Vikings: -4.6
30. Oakland Raiders: -6.0
31. Buffalo Bills: -6.8
32. Arizona Cardinals: -10.3