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 17

1. Chicago Bears: 8.4
2. Los Angeles Rams: 6.2
3. Houston Texans: 6.1
4. Baltimore Ravens: 5.5
5. Indianapolis Colts: 3.7
6. Los Angeles Chargers: 3.7
7. New Orleans Saints: 3.5
8. New England Patriots: 3.5
9. Pittsburgh Steelers: 3.0
10. Seattle Seahawks: 2.5
11. Kansas City Chiefs: 2.5
12. Tennessee Titans: 1.5
13. Minnesota Vikings: 1.4
14. Carolina Panthers: 1.4
15. Denver Broncos: 1.0
16. Cleveland Browns: 0.8
17. Dallas Cowboys: 0.1
18. Philadelphia Eagles: -0.1
19. Atlanta Falcons: -0.5
20. Buffalo Bills: -0.6
21. New York Giants: -0.8
22. Green Bay Packers: -0.8
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -0.8
24. San Francisco 49ers: -2.1
25. Detroit Lions: -2.7
26. Washington: -4.0
27. Cincinnati Bengals: -5.0
28. Oakland Raiders: -5.8
29. Miami Dolphins: -6.4
30. Jacksonville Jaguars: -6.5
31. New York Jets: -8.2
32. Arizona Cardinals: -10.3