Drafting the best defenses in the NFL

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<p>Get your tickets for the live show! https://lh-st.com/shows/09-01-2026-the-athletic-football-show-with-robert-mays/</p><br><p>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...</p><br><p>0:00 Welcome to the show</p><p>4:35 Houston Texans</p><p>10:14 Seattle Seahawks</p><p>16:02 Los Angeles Rams</p><p>22:01 Philadelphia Eagles</p><p>27:21 Denver Broncos</p><p>33:00 Cleveland Browns</p><p>42:23 Pittsburgh Steelers</p><p>49:18 Baltimore Ravens</p><p>53:30 Minnesota Vikings</p><p>59:09 Jacksonville Jaguars</p><p>1:06:01 Buffalo Bills</p><p>1:12:36 Kansas City Chiefs</p><p>1:15:44 New York Giants</p><p>1:20:20 New England Patriots</p><p>1:20:45 New Orleans Saints</p><p>1:20:57 Dallas Cowboys</p><p>1:25:50 Los Angeles Chargers</p><p>1:29:11 Indianapolis Colts</p><p>1:31:39 Recap</p><p>1:33:09 LIVE SHOW!</p><br><p>Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshow</p><br><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Senior Producer: Katy Duffy</p><p>Social Producer: Scott Krinch</p><br><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays</p><p>Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>