Our NFL Team Rankings are based solely 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.

We are also including the Bill Parcells/Michael Lombardi stat that we modified called Total Rushes/Completions, which is listed as the second set of rankings below.

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.

The Seattle Seahawks climbed to the top of the rankings, while the San Francisco 49ers dropped all the way to 29th due to the Week 2 19.4 differential in the Sunday Night game.

There are only eight 2-0 teams remaining, with the Miami Dolphins having the lowest Trench Counter ranking amongst them. They are the biggest 2-0 surprise, but it has been impressive that both wins have come on the road.

Trench Counter (TC) Rankings

1. Seattle Seahawks: 14.6
2. Kansas City Chiefs: 10.3
3. Houston Texans: 9.2
4. New Orleans Saints: 7.9
5. New England Patriots: 6.6
6. Arizona Cardinals: 6.0
7. Green Bay Packers: 4.9
8. Denver Broncos: 4.0
9. Philadelphia Eagles: 3.2
10. Oakland Raiders: 2.8
11. Chicago Bears: 2.5
12. New York Jets: 2.5
13. Indianapolis Colts: 2.1
14. Miami Dolphins: 0.6
15. Cincinnati Bengals: 0.5
16. Dallas Cowboys: -0.4
17. Cleveland Browns: -0.6
18. Atlanta Falcons: -1.3
19. New York Giants: -1.3
20. St. Louis Rams: -1.4
21. Tennessee Titans: -1.6
22. Detroit Lions: -2.4
23. San Diego Chargers: -2.4
24. Minnesota Vikings: -3.0
25. Buffalo Bills: -3.2
26. Baltimore Ravens: -4.7
27. Carolina Panthers: -5.4
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: -6.8
29. San Francisco 49ers: -8.3
30. Washington Redskins: -10.5
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -11.6
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -12.9

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings

1. Houston Texans: 16.0
2. Seattle Seahawks: 15.5
3. Baltimore Ravens: 10.5
4. New Orleans Saints: 10
5. Dallas Cowboys: 9.0
6. Cincinnati Bengals: 8.5
7. Detroit Lions: 8.5
8. New York Jets: 8.5
9. Oakland Raiders: 6.5
10. Tennessee Titans: 6.5
11. Chicago Bears: 5.5
12. New England Patriots: 4.0
13. Denver Broncos: 3.5
14. Kansas City Chiefs: 3.5
15. Miami Dolphins: 3.5
16. Arizona Cardinals: 2.5
17. St. Louis Rams: 0
18. San Francisco 49ers: -0.5
19. San Diego Chargers: -2.0
20. Buffalo Bills: -2.5
21. Green Bay Packers: -3.0
22. Indianapolis Colts: -3.5
23. Philadelphia Eagles: -4.0
24. Jacksonville Jaguars: -6.0
25. Carolina Panthers: -8.0
26. Atlanta Falcons: -8.5
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -8.5
28. Cleveland Browns: -12.0
29. Minnesota Vikings: -13.0
30. New York Giants: -15.0
31. Washington Redskins: -15.5
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: -20.0