Michael David SmithNov 13, 2026
Smith wrote that despite a questionable designation with a rib injury, Amon-Ra St. Brown is extremely unlikely to miss the Lions' game against the Patriots in Germany, and also expects Jared Goff, Brian Branch, Jacob Saylors and DJ Wonnum to all play Sunday after full practices.
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What Michael David Smith said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromUnofficially, it is extraordinarily unlikely that St. Brown would miss this game.
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- Lions list Amon-Ra St. Brown as questionable vs. Patriots in Germany
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- 1Availability Calls“running back Jacob Saylors ... will be good to go on Sunday”
- 2Availability Calls“Unofficially, it is extraordinarily unlikely that St. Brown would miss this game.”
- 3Availability Calls“pass rusher DJ Wonnum, but they all practiced in full the last two days and will be good to go on Sunday.”
- 4Availability Calls“Other Lions dealing with injuries this week are quarterback Jared Goff ... but they all practiced in full the last two days and will be good to go on Sunday.”
- 5Availability Calls“safety Brian Branch ... will be good to go on Sunday”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “running back Jacob Saylors ... will be good to go on Sunday”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Unofficially, it is extraordinarily unlikely that St. Brown…”2 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “pass rusher DJ Wonnum, but they all practiced in full the last…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Other Lions dealing with injuries this week are quarterback…”4 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “safety Brian Branch ... will be good to go on Sunday”5 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 5 availability calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 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.
1Availability CallsJacob SaylorsDetroit Lions
“running back Jacob Saylors ... will be good to go on Sunday”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsAmon-Ra St. BrownDetroit Lions
“Unofficially, it is extraordinarily unlikely that St. Brown would miss this game.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsD.J. WonnumDetroit Lions
“pass rusher DJ Wonnum, but they all practiced in full the last two days and will be good to go on Sunday.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Availability CallsJared GoffDetroit Lions
“Other Lions dealing with injuries this week are quarterback Jared Goff ... but they all practiced in full the last two days and will be good to go on Sunday.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Availability CallsBrian BranchDetroit Lions
“safety Brian Branch ... will be good to go on Sunday”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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