Stephen LebitschOct 26, 2026
Recapping the Giants' overtime win, Lebitsch predicts Devin Singletary will stay off the inactive list for the rest of the season as long as he's healthy, and that Deonte Banks is playing his way toward a new contract.
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What Stephen Lebitsch said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt's probably safe to say that the man nicknamed "Motor" won't be seeing the inactive list again this year so long as he's healthy.
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- The piece
- Four Downs: Biggest Factors in Giants’ 27-21 OT Win Over Texans
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- 1Deonte Banks to sign a new deal with New York Giants“Banks is quickly earning a new contract with his play in 2026, and it's a great sign for a secondary marred by injuries and poor coverage metrics in recent seasons.”
- 2Devin Singletary — “won't be seeing the inactive list again this year so long as he's healthy”“It's probably safe to say that the man nicknamed "Motor" won't be seeing the inactive list again this year so long as he's healthy.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deonte Banks to sign a new deal with New York Giants1 | Contract Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Devin Singletary — “won't be seeing the inactive list again this year so long as he's healthy”2 | Roster Spot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 contract call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Contract CallsDeonte BanksNew York Giants
Deonte Banks to sign a new deal with New York Giants
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Roster Spot CallsDevin SingletaryNew York Giants
Devin Singletary — “won't be seeing the inactive list again this year so long as he's healthy”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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