# Greg Auman: Auman describes the Minnesota Vikings as arguably owning the best defense in the NFL this season, framing them as an elite unit the Saints will struggle to score on. **Claimed:** Oct 6, 2026 **Pundit:** Greg Auman — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-auman **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/falcons-relished-chance-silence-saints-show-world-how-good-can One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > they play host to arguably the league's top defense in the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Minnesota Vikings defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings ## What others said about the same people - Adam Carlson on Demond Claiborne: Carlson argues that with DeeJay Dallas signed to the 53-man roster, the Vikings should release rookie running back Demond Claiborne, who has been inactive and losing snaps to Dallas, rather than cutting other inactive players. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cc7980ea-401e-48f5-9a37-737f23c60f4a (scored 0) - Greg Jennings on Minnesota Vikings: Jennings backed the Vikings to upset the Lions in Detroit, put chips on the Steelers over the Browns, and took the Chiefs to win in Denver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f2a33e52-9cab-46bf-a1bf-a5a8e87a5244 (scored 0) - John Breech on Minnesota Vikings: Breech picked the Vikings to beat the Lions 19-16 behind Brian Flores' defense, and the Chiefs to edge the Broncos 20-16. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c901d78a-b051-4594-a028-b6b324979605 (scored 47.62) - Tyler Sullivan on Minnesota Vikings: Sullivan's Week 8 upset alert column flags five favorites he expects to lose: he picks the Falcons over the Buccaneers, the Raiders over the Jets, the undefeated Vikings over the Lions, the Ravens (with Lamar Jackson returning) over the Bills, and the Browns over the Steelers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ca06895-a1db-4f4e-b814-270f5ecea69c (scored 0) - John Breech on Minnesota Vikings: Breech made score predictions for all Week 8 games, including the Bills beating the Ravens either way on Lamar Jackson's status, the Vikings edging the Lions, the Browns sweeping the Steelers, the Chiefs winning in Denver and the Seahawks handling the Bears on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c56260f-14b4-4708-b8e0-c7a2b156d964 (scored 47.62) - Matt Verderame on Minnesota Vikings: Verderame argues the 0-5 Titans are headed for a premium pick in the 2027 draft, possibly No. 1 overall, and that Cam Ward isn't the long-term answer. He also sees Minnesota, now 5-0, continuing to roll with two winnable games against the Colts and Lions ahead. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c54e256-2540-4f7f-8040-9454b66c3106 (scored 0) ## More position group finish The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Zachary Pereles on Baltimore Ravens: Pereles grades the Brissett trade well for both sides, projecting Brissett as Baltimore's Week 10 starter who gives the Ravens a workable but below-average offense, and identifying the Chargers and Panthers games as winnable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/883b3e26-6021-4fe9-bc77-d8daec04922c (not settled) - Jordan Dajani on Chicago Bears: In a set of bold predictions for the 2026 season, Dajani picked Joe Burrow for MVP, Liam Coen for Coach of the Year, the defending champion Seahawks to miss the playoffs, and the Bears to win Super Bowl LXI. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b3c75e1-6367-4e3f-bf61-7e8d3c398b2b (not settled) - Chris Long on Green Bay Packers: Previewing the Week 9 slate, Chris Long expects the Saints to beat Cleveland, the Colts to beat Dallas, New England to edge Green Bay, and Baltimore to beat the Chargers on Monday night. He also calls the Packers a top-10 defense once Micah Parsons returns, names his top six quarterbacks of the season, and expects Brandon Ayuk to be released, with Will Lee and Trevion Henderson sidelined this week. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/623f8e00-789e-4239-9edc-5e1285346b9d (not settled) - Connor Rogers on Chicago Bears: Rogers agreed the Bears have the NFL's best offense, picked Minnesota as the league's best total defense, and picked Jacksonville to beat Baltimore on Thursday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f137eeee-71a3-4de4-bfa0-50699d23e147 (not settled) - Chris Simms on Chicago Bears: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; he also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0fd4647-2de8-4a5f-bac2-950fed303ee9 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on Chicago Bears: Bahns argues the Jeffery Simmons trade makes the Bears a top-tier championship contender, projecting them to be the best team of 2026, possibly the league's highest-scoring offense, with Caleb Williams on an MVP track, and sees Chicago securing a top-four seed with the No. 1 seed in play. He also sees the quarterback injuries dropping the Ravens toward a last-place finish in the AFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/661bfa1f-027b-4da9-8ada-5214b78319b6 (not settled) --- 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. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=greg-auman