# Ian Rapoport: Rapoport expected Spencer Brown to be available for Buffalo on Sunday despite the missed practice time, saw Lamar Jackson returning from thumb surgery around Week 16 or 17 if Baltimore stays alive, said the Chargers have no intention of moving on from Justin Herbert, and expected George Pickens to play for Dallas. **Claimed:** Nov 13, 2026 **Pundit:** Ian Rapoport — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ian-rapoport **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/ESP8896108402.mp3 4 checkable claims — 3 availability calls and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > So I don't know for sure for sure that he's playing Sunday, but it seems like it's trending in that direction. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - “But I was told it was actually during the game, tried to go Wednesday, wasn't able to really go, but considered to be a minor injury. So I don't know for sure for sure that he's playing Sunday, but it seems like it's trending in that direction.” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Spencer Brown, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - “Sounds like he had a pretty good practice yesterday... like, I think he's got a pretty good chance of playing... my sense is Pickens goes this week” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: George Pickens, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - “If they can stay alive, then you are gonna get a Lamar Jackson return either in week 16. So they have Sunday, then they have Thursday. So it'd be week 16 slash 17 or for that last game of the season.” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Justin Herbert to stay with Los Angeles Chargers** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Spencer Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/spencer-brown - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - George Pickens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-pickens - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Lamar Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Justin Herbert — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/justin-herbert - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers ## What others said about the same people - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/baf85732-a389-4d56-8efe-5ce1e77fb8ae (scored 76.19) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d22cd22-c9e2-4e03-ac32-129a116a34d0 (scored 76.19) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/28009098-d828-4465-9c7f-f92dac661f0a (scored 61.9) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4535f610-1df1-45e9-a603-fae7ef72893f (scored 73.81) - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd29eda0-d993-4b00-af09-edb0051a4f4b (scored 76.19) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jose Sanchez on Keenan Allen: Sanchez expects Keenan Allen to play in the 49ers' game against Dallas in a limited role on passing downs, and argues an injury is more likely than not given age and injury history, meaning Allen will end up being more of the same at receiver for San Francisco. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ee391462-23a7-487d-ae3f-667d892af236 (not settled) - Gene Chamberlain on Dayo Odeyingbo: Chamberlain expects defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo to return from a quad injury either in the Bears' next home game against New Orleans or at Detroit on Thanksgiving, and sees the defensive line getting a boost upon that return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fc4db675-4292-4503-abc6-81abca8723c7 (not settled) - Derek Brown on David Montgomery: Brown picked Green Bay to beat Minnesota in the Week 10 meeting, and raised doubt that Garrett Wilson would play for the Jets coming out of concussion protocol, while also not expecting David Montgomery back this week. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99b66682-dd11-4ee3-af45-70c74b6fad8a (not settled) - Shanna McCarriston on Drew Lock: Previewing three Week 10 games, McCarriston expects the Steelers-Bengals rematch to be a close, exciting contest, with one team's four-game win streak ending. Notes that Deshaun Watson is set to return for Cleveland against Houston, and that Fernando Mendoza will make a first NFL start for the Raiders against Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0901b3fc-310e-4e0d-bf03-f27d67b600ee (not settled) - Jared Koch on Keylan Rutledge: Koch wrote that rookie left guard Keylan Rutledge is likely to miss the Week 10 game against the Browns, with fellow rookie Febechi Nwaiwu expected to make a first NFL start at left guard in place of Rutledge, ahead of the more experienced Wyatt Teller. Koch also expects the stinger absence to be brief. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/39edf825-af06-440e-a4e4-9fa612d73052 (not settled) - Michael David Smith on Jacob Saylors: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/73dd82df-1385-4037-8020-bf4ff296e2b5 (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. 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