Drafting the best defenses in the NFL

Get your tickets for the live show! https://lh-st.com/shows/09-01-2026-the-athletic-football-show-with-robert-mays/Tired: Ranking. Wired: Drafting. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman draft who they think will be the best defenses in the NFL. Three drafters, five teams apiece, whoever's quintet ends the season with the best EPA per play wins. Derrik is on the clock...0:00 Welcome to the show4:35 Houston Texans10:14 Seattle Seahawks16:02 Los Angeles Rams22:01 Philadelphia Eagles27:21 Denver Broncos33:00 Cleveland Browns42:23 Pittsburgh Steelers49:18 Baltimore Ravens53:30 Minnesota Vikings59:09 Jacksonville Jaguars1:06:01 Buffalo Bills1:12:36 Kansas City Chiefs1:15:44 New York Giants1:20:20 New England Patriots1:20:45 New Orleans Saints1:20:57 Dallas Cowboys1:25:50 Los Angeles Chargers1:29:11 Indianapolis Colts1:31:39 Recap1:33:09 LIVE SHOW!Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshowHost: Robert MaysCo-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave HelmanExecutive Producer: Michael BellerSenior Producer: Katy DuffySocial Producer: Scott KrinchFollow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.socialFollow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.socialFollow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.socialFollow Robert on X: @RobertMaysFollow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_Theme song: HauntedWritten by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love SongsCourtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.