# Fox Sports: 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 their FanDuel salary. **Claimed:** Sep 11, 2026 **Pundit:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/fox-sports **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-daily-fantasy-football-week-1-picks-dfs-plays-values One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. > From the top players worth their high price tags to cheaper options who could outperform their salaries, here are our favorite DFS plays for Week 1's Sunday slate. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - “At this price, we're willing to take a chance on the upgraded unit against Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers.” - Kind: Fantasy Defense Calls · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals ## What others said about the same people - Pete Prisco on Cincinnati Bengals: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 88.1) - Derek Brown on Cincinnati Bengals: Brown picked the Bengals to beat the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers to win outright in New England and the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night. They were bullish on Jonah Coleman's rest-of-season value, expected Jonathan Taylor to play for the Colts, floated a Breece Hall trade, and did not expect DJ Reed to play in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b4014405-6764-427e-9708-679baf6b06de (scored 100) - Eric Mangini on Cincinnati Bengals: Mangini picked New England to beat Green Bay by more than a field goal, flagged Tampa Bay as their upset alert over Chicago, expects Kansas City to handle the Jets, took Buffalo over Minnesota, backed Cincinnati over Atlanta in Madrid, and updated their Super Bowl to Rams–Bengals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af0819c3-4662-44a2-a451-a08fa3b7e59a (scored 100) - Rich Eisen on Cincinnati Bengals: Previewing the Bengals-Falcons game in Madrid, Eisen expects Cincinnati to fall behind by two scores before Joe Burrow brings them back to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1814997c-9222-4ccd-85dc-fb144339b45f (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Cincinnati Bengals: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Cincinnati Bengals: Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said they wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17eb747a-90b1-472f-bb6d-e71c0c69133a (scored 64.29) ## More fantasy defense calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jacob Herlin on Cleveland Browns: Herlin published Week 7 fantasy D/ST rankings with projections for 28 team defenses, led by Houston, Minnesota and Cleveland. They also expect Cleveland to post a fourth straight top-10 fantasy defense result, and predicts Jalon Daniels starts another week for Tampa Bay while J.J. McCarthy takes over as the Giants' starter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf4a2992-3760-464e-b540-6182ebc4457f (scored 100) - Jake Ciely on Kansas City Chiefs: Seeley caps Kendrick Bourne as no more than a fantasy WR4, expects Adonai Mitchell to be the clear No. 2 in their passing game once healthy, believes Jordan Tyson should take over the No. 2 receiver role on talent, and names the Chiefs their top fantasy defense for Week 6 against the turnover-prone Chargers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/855d4d4c-12d2-43a3-9869-28873e515614 (scored 91.67) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kansas City Chiefs: Fitzmaurice expects Woody Marks to have the Texans backfield to themselves and handle the vast majority of carries while David Montgomery is out, likes Jaleel McLaughlin's chance to lead the Browns backfield given the injuries there, sees Kendrick Bourne as Arizona's clear No. 2 receiver after the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade, and thinks Jordan Tyson is more likely to return in Week 9 than Week 7. They also call the Chiefs far and away the best streaming defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/85a2f7fe-7f2a-456a-9a83-a75fb7f7f2f4 (scored 91.67) - Evan Silva on Baltimore Ravens: In their 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/180b1036-60e5-494b-9b4d-90b5dc3d6528 (scored 83.33) - Andrew Erickson on San Francisco 49ers: 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) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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