Drafting the best defenses in the NFL

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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 show
4:35 Houston Texans
10:14 Seattle Seahawks
16:02 Los Angeles Rams
22:01 Philadelphia Eagles
27:21 Denver Broncos
33:00 Cleveland Browns
42:23 Pittsburgh Steelers
49:18 Baltimore Ravens
53:30 Minnesota Vikings
59:09 Jacksonville Jaguars
1:06:01 Buffalo Bills
1:12:36 Kansas City Chiefs
1:15:44 New York Giants
1:20:20 New England Patriots
1:20:45 New Orleans Saints
1:20:57 Dallas Cowboys
1:25:50 Los Angeles Chargers
1:29:11 Indianapolis Colts
1:31:39 Recap
1:33:09 LIVE SHOW!

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Host: Robert Mays
Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Senior Producer: Katy Duffy
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