# Jacob Herlin: Herlin ranks all 32 team defenses for Week 3 with projected points allowed, sacks, turnovers and fantasy points, putting Seattle first against a Mariota-led Washington and Miami last against the Chiefs. They also expect Sam Darnold not to start for Seattle this week despite returning to practice.

**Claimed:** Sep 22, 2026
**Pundit:** Jacob Herlin — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jacob-herlin
**Outlet:** FantasyPros — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fantasypros
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.fantasypros.com/2026/09/lets-stream-defenses-week-3-2026-fantasy-football/

2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 fantasy defense ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 55 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> This appears to be a pretty good week for streaming, with several widely-available teams facing favorable matchups.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **32 fantasy defenses ranked for Week 3**
  - Kind: Fantasy Defense Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 55.04 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- “Darnold is expected to return to practice this week, but he doesn’t seem likely to start. (Week 3)”
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Sam Darnold — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-darnold
- Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks

## What others said about the same people

- Jeremy Brener on Drew Lock: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100)
- Rich Eisen on Sam Darnold: Eisen expects Sam Darnold to remain in Minnesota rather than leave in free agency, and believes the Browns will trade Myles Garrett out of the conference, to an NFC team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2bab8f84-0dc0-4acd-88d5-539898948d95 (scored 0)
- Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100)
- Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100)
- Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100)
- John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (scored 100)

## More fantasy defense rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Nick Raducanu: Raducanu lists their top five fantasy Defense/Special Teams waiver-wire streaming targets for Week 6, headed by the Chiefs at home off a bye and followed by the Bills, Falcons, Giants and Colts. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a6c10f1-ac98-477f-9354-8a45f2e7c599 (scored 75)
- Nick Raducanu: They rank five team defenses as must-start fantasy plays for Week 10, ordering Houston, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Miami and Kansas City based on favorable matchups. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc45951b-7dfb-4284-bd0a-8b0d01872ac0 (not settled)

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Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages.

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