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, without fail, 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 Trench Counter continues to like the Patriots despite their 3-3 record as they have had a positive TC in every single one of their games. The Falcons are on the other end of the spectrum, with an undefeated record that looks less impressive when examining the numbers.
Each team’s Trench Counter ranking from Week 3 is listed next to the per game average.
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 schedule and weekly results from each team are available by clicking below.
Trench Counter (TC) Rankings
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1. |
11.3 |
1 |
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2. |
8.7 |
2 |
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3. |
8.7 |
3 |
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4. |
7.9 |
4 |
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5. |
6.0 |
5 |
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6. |
5.0 |
6 |
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7. |
4.6 |
5 |
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8. |
4.3 |
9 |
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9. |
3.2 |
8 |
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10. |
2.6 |
10 |
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11. |
2.3 |
11 |
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12. |
2.0 |
12 |
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13. |
1.9 |
13 |
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14. |
1.7 |
14 |
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15. |
1.7 |
15 |
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16. |
1.6 |
16 |
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17. |
0.6 |
17 |
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18. |
-0.3 |
18 |
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19. |
-1.0 |
19 |
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20. |
-2.1 |
20 |
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21. |
-2.5 |
21 |
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22. |
-3.0 |
22 |
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23. |
-3.3 |
23 |
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24. |
-3.6 |
24 |
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25. |
-4.1 |
25 |
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26. |
-5.2 |
26 |
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27. |
-5.7 |
27 |
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28. |
-8.6 |
28 |
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29. |
-9.0 |
29 |
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30. |
-9.2 |
30 |
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31. |
-10.0 |
31 |
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32. |
-11.4 |
32 |
Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings
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1. |
13.8 |
1 |
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2. |
12.2 |
2 |
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3. |
8.2 |
3 |
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4. |
8.0 |
14 |
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5. |
7.8 |
9 |
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6. |
7.2 |
8 |
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7. |
6.6 |
5 |
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8. |
5.8 |
11 |
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9. |
5.3 |
4 |
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10. |
5.0 |
6 |
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11. |
4.5 |
7 |
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12. |
3.2 |
16 |
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13. |
2.7 |
10 |
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14. |
1.7 |
13 |
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15. |
1.7 |
12 |
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16. |
1.2 |
20 |
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17. |
0.8 |
15 |
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18. |
0.5 |
19 |
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19. |
0.0 |
18 |
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20. |
-1.0 |
21 |
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21. |
-2.0 |
17 |
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22. |
-2.8 |
23 |
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23. |
-4.3 |
22 |
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24. |
-5.7 |
27 |
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25. |
-6.0 |
24 |
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26. |
-8.6 |
25 |
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27. |
-8.6 |
30 |
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28. |
-10.8 |
28 |
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29. |
-11.0 |
29 |
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30. |
-12.2 |
26 |
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31. |
-15.5 |
32 |
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32. |
-17.4 |
31 |