# Evan Silva: In his 2020 fantasy defense/special teams rankings, Silva puts the Steelers first, the 49ers second and the Ravens third, citing pass rush, favorable early schedules and game scripts. **Claimed:** Jul 31, 2020 **Pundit:** Evan Silva — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/evan-silva **Outlet:** Establish The Run — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/establish-the-run **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://establishtherun.com/evan-silvas-d-st-rankings-and-tiers/ 3 checkable claims — 3 fantasy defense calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 3 have settled, averaging 52.8 out of 100, against 36.1 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Tier One: Steelers (DST1) > 49ers (DST2) > Ravens (DST3) *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **San Francisco 49ers defense to finish 2nd among fantasy defenses** - Kind: Fantasy Defense Calls · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - **Baltimore Ravens defense to finish 3rd among fantasy defenses** - Kind: Fantasy Defense Calls · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 58.33 out of 100, against 33.33 for a naive guess - **Pittsburgh Steelers defense to finish 1st among fantasy defenses** - Kind: Fantasy Defense Calls · About: Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Baltimore Ravens: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 97.62) - Nate Tice on Baltimore Ravens: Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100) - Steven Ruiz on Baltimore Ravens: Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 100) - Richie Bradshaw on San Francisco 49ers: Bradshaw picks the 49ers to beat the Cardinals in their Week 3 matchup, predicting a final score of 27-14 in San Francisco's favor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/56e0c2a3-ddff-46f8-8359-2a546546a29c (scored 83.33) - Tracy Sandler on Baltimore Ravens: Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/74f12600-9587-488a-af00-2e8c11643531 (scored 100) - Carmen Vitali on Baltimore Ravens: In the show's weekly picks segment Vitali took the Broncos over the Rams, the Ravens over the Cowboys in Rio, Tampa at home over Minnesota, the Bills over the Chargers and the Eagles on the road in Chicago. She also agreed that Caleb Williams would be out roughly two to three weeks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/948bc684-6a05-4cb4-a5ff-72861da00102 (scored 100) ## More fantasy defense calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Andrew Erickson on Kansas City Chiefs: In his Week 2 'Beyond the Waiver Wire' column, Erickson makes a long series of buy/sell/add calls on individual players (sleepers vs. busts), plus a few specific role, availability and outlook predictions — notably that Jahmyr Gibbs scores again Thursday night, that Drew Lock remains Seattle's starter, and that Kenneth Walker III leads the NFL in rushing yards. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55c34eef-78e3-4dfe-af5d-5caa64a5d313 (not settled) - Fox Sports on Cincinnati Bengals: FOX Sports Research's Week 1 daily fantasy column names its favorite DFS values at each position — Jared Goff, Justin Herbert, Kyler Murray, Saquon Barkley, Ashton Jeanty, Justin Jefferson, Chris Olave, Tetairoa McMillan and Trey McBride — plus the Bengals as a cheap punt defense, arguing each will outproduce his FanDuel salary. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9064294e-4d0f-42c9-9df6-e9c57c7c2863 (not settled) - Steve Krebs on Houston Texans: In a standard-scoring mock draft from the 12th slot, Krebs projects big seasons for James Cook and Chase Brown, breakouts from DeVonta Smith, Colston Loveland, Parker Washington and Quentin Johnston, a top-five fantasy finish for Dak Prescott, and a top-two fantasy defense in Houston. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/64b4c44c-a0fb-4d0f-bdd1-8261594e2b99 (not settled) - Derek Brown on Dallas Cowboys: Brown predicts Jordan Mason tops 1,000 rushing yards, picks the Bengals and Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl with top-12 fantasy defenses, and touts Parker Washington, Christian Watson, Casey Concepcion, Dontavion Wicks, Malik Willis, Jordan Love and Tyler Shuck as values while souring on Brian Thomas Jr.'s early season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c85efba7-8816-4153-9851-0d9e5c7d3b30 (not settled) - Nathan Jahnke on Los Angeles Rams: PFF's redraft fantasy defense rankings place the Los Angeles Rams as the No. 1 fantasy defense, crediting offseason additions for turning their defense into an elite unit. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0578e23f-5ec2-4b72-9dee-b921403d575b (not settled) - Steve Krebs on New England Patriots: In a 12-team PPR mock draft write-up, Krebs makes several forward-looking calls: Brock Bowers rebounding past 100 catches, Bhayshul Tuten leading Jacksonville's backfield and finishing top-15, Jadarian Price serving as Seattle's bell cow, MarShawn Lloyd stepping into a starting role, the Patriots D/ST finishing top-five, kicker Harrison Mevis landing in the top 10, and upside bench picks Jaylin Noel and Malik Washington climbing their depth charts. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/456097bd-d37b-4f22-9aed-89505f76054c (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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