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

1. Chicago Bears: 9.4
2. Los Angeles Rams: 7.7
3. Baltimore Ravens: 5.8
4. Los Angeles Chargers: 5.8
5. New Orleans Saints: 5.5
6. Houston Texans: 5.1
7. New England Patriots: 4.0
8. Indianapolis Colts: 3.4
9. Denver Broncos: 3.1
10. Carolina Panthers: 2.6
11. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.4
12. Seattle Seahawks: 2.1
13. Pittsburgh Steelers: 2.0
14. Dallas Cowboys: 0.9
15. Minnesota Vikings: 0.4
16. Cleveland Browns: 0.0
17. Tennessee Titans: -1.1
18. Green Bay Packers: -1.2
19. Washington: -1.3
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -1.3
21. Philadelphia Eagles: -1.6
22. New York Giants: -2.1
23. Atlanta Falcons: -2.6
24. San Francisco 49ers: -2.7
25. Buffalo Bills: -3.7
26. Detroit Lions: -4.0
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: -4.5
28. Cincinnati Bengals: -5.5
29. Miami Dolphins: -5.6
30. Oakland Raiders: -6.2
31. New York Jets: -6.9
32. Arizona Cardinals: -9.7