Josh AlperOct 22, 2026
Alper suggests that Tyler Warren and Sauce Gardner, both absent from practice for a second straight day, are in doubt to play against the Vikings on Sunday.
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What Josh Alper said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromtheir practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability against the Vikings on Sunday.
- Where it was published
- NBC Sports
- The piece
- Tyler Warren, Sauce Gardner remain out of practice for Colts
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- 1Availability Calls“Tight end Tyler Warren (groin) and cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf) did not practice for the second straight day... their practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability against the Vikings on Sunday.”
- 2Availability Calls“their practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability against the Vikings on Sunday.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Tight end Tyler Warren (groin) and cornerback Sauce Gardner…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “their practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability…”2 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 availability calls — 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.
1Availability CallsTyler WarrenIndianapolis Colts
“Tight end Tyler Warren (groin) and cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf) did not practice for the second straight day... their practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability against the Vikings on Sunday.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsSauce GardnerIndianapolis Colts
“their practice absence doesn't bode well for their availability against the Vikings on Sunday.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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