# Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell: Connor claimed the Patriots have the league's best defense, and argued the Eagles' early wins could carry them to 12 or 13 wins once their offense figures things out. **Claimed:** Sep 21, 2026 **Pundit:** Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/connor-boston-connor-campbell **Outlet:** The Pat McAfee Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-pat-mcafee-show-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP5742247415.mp3 2 checkable claims — 1 position group finish and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > We have the best defense in the freaking league, and we hit the hardest out of any team in the league. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **New England Patriots defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Philadelphia Eagles to finish with ? wins** - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: too vague to check ## Who this take is about - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles ## What others said about the same people - Nate Tice on Philadelphia Eagles: 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 0) - Steven Ruiz on Philadelphia Eagles: 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 0) - Nate Tice on New England Patriots: Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de (scored 100) - Matt Harmon on Philadelphia Eagles: Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21a71025-ab65-4716-ac2c-e77ad5ce3348 (scored 100) - Ty Schmit on Philadelphia Eagles: While taking the Bears to cover, he said he expects the Eagles to win Monday night in Chicago in a tight game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/118b8db9-3aa5-429d-925b-8683b0f17024 (scored 0) - Darius Butler on Philadelphia Eagles: He trusts Jalen Hurts over the Bears' quarterback situation and picked Philadelphia to beat Chicago on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d98968c9-3fd0-44cf-af9d-e305f0a97648 (scored 0) ## More position group finish The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Pat Fitzmaurice on Green Bay Packers: In a Week 4 waiver-wire column, Fitzmaurice made a few forward-looking roster claims: Rashod Bateman remains Baltimore's clear No. 2 receiver, Caleb Douglas should become Miami's top receiver when healthy, Fernando Mendoza will eventually take over for Kirk Cousins in Las Vegas, and Green Bay may have the league's worst offensive line. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4716d512-a5ae-4755-82b9-794c55bb03ba (not settled) - Nick Wright on Seattle Seahawks: Wright argued Justin Herbert has always been supporting-cast dependent rather than elite, said the Bills are the likely winner over the Chargers, and then gave straight score predictions for five Week 3 games, calling Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0f98756-17d9-44ae-81c3-391a7ba9bc66 (not settled) - Joshua Poniatowski on Baltimore Ravens: Poniatowski argues Zay Flowers will be a top-10 fantasy receiver the rest of the season, that Baltimore's new offense finishes top-five in scoring, and that Chuba Hubbard remains Carolina's lead back while Jonathon Brooks is out. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b10d1e5e-43b1-4853-975f-f072b2b8bfeb (not settled) - Adam Amin on Buffalo Bills: Amin suggested Buffalo may have the best offense in the NFL while explaining the Lions' defensive struggles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c976cf25-4234-42a4-995a-c2eaef90dde8 (not settled) - Nick Wright on Seattle Seahawks: On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/afa6070a-4229-4b28-a922-31d609ad1adf (not settled) - Ty Schmit on Green Bay Packers: Schmidt declared the Packers' offensive line the worst unit of its kind in the NFL by a wide margin. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ce1bcb17-8d92-4521-8ed3-01e972dbfd91 (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=connor-boston-connor-campbell