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.

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.

Trench Counter (TC) Rankings

1. San Francisco 49ers: 9.8
2. New England Patriots: 9.4
3. Houston Texans: 8.4
4. Denver Broncos: 6.1
5. New York Giants: 4.2
6. Atlanta Falcons: 3.7
7. Washington Redskins: 3.4
8. Green Bay Packers: 3.0
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2.7
10. Seattle Seahawks: 2.5
11. Chicago Bears: 2.1
12. Baltimore Ravens: 0.9
13. San Diego Chargers: 0.2
14. Detroit Lions: 0.1
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: 0.1
16. Minnesota Vikings: -0.1
17. Carolina Panthers: -0.2
18. Indianapolis Colts: -0.4
19. Cincinnati Bengals: -0.8
20. Miami Dolphins: -1.4
21. Cleveland Browns: -1.6
22. Dallas Cowboys: -2.1
23. St. Louis Rams: -2.3
24. Philadelphia Eagles: -3.0
25. Oakland Raiders: -4.1
26. Buffalo Bills: -4.2
27. Arizona Cardinals: -4.2
28. New York Jets: -4.4
29. Tennessee Titans: -6.1
30. New Orleans Saints: -6.4
31. Kansas City Chiefs: -8.2
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -8.4

Total Rushes/Completions (TRC) Rankings
1. Houston Texans: 15.0
2. Pittsburgh Steelers: 8.7
3. Kansas City Chiefs: 7.1
4. Seattle Seahawks: 5.3
5. Green Bay Packers: 4.8
6. Denver Broncos: 4.1
7. New England Patriots: 3.9
8. Atlanta Falcons: 3.9
9. Dallas Cowboys: 3.6
10. Detroit Lions: 3.5
11. Indianapolis Colts: 3.5
12. Washington Redskins: 3.4
13. San Francisco 49ers: 2.9
14. Chicago Bears: 2.8
15. Cincinnati Bengals: 2.1
16. Philadelphia Eagles: 1.4
17. New York Giants: 0.9
18. San Diego Chargers: 0.8
19. New York Jets: -0.8
20. Buffalo Bills: -0.9
21. Arizona Cardinals: -2.7
22. Oakland Raiders: -3.2
23. Miami Dolphins: -3.3
24. Cleveland Browns: -4.0
25. St. Louis Rams: -4.4
26. New Orleans Saints: -5.9
27. Minnesota Vikings: -7.1
28. Carolina Panthers: -7.5
29. Baltimore Ravens: -8.8
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -9.0
31. Tennessee Titans: -10.6
32. Jacksonville Jaguars: -14.9