Ian RapoportSep 18, 2026

Rapoport gave status calls on several injured stars heading into Week 2: they expect Joe Burrow to play Sunday though maybe not at full health, thinks Kyler Murray is likely to start if they get full practice participation, would be surprised if Joey Porter Jr. plays this weekend, and expects Aaron Donald to debut on Monday night against the Giants.

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Waiting4 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 4Settled4 still waiting

4Waitingnot graded yet

What Ian Rapoport said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

He's gonna play, but how close to a 100% is he gonna be?

Ian Rapoport, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Pat McAfee Show (podcast)
The episode: PMS 2.0 1627 - Thursday Night Football Recap, NFL Week 2 Preview/Picks, Nick Saban, Ian Rapoport, Stanford Steve, Ole Miss Head Coach Pete Golding, & AJ Hawk
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1Availability Calls“He's gonna play, but how close to a 100% is he gonna be? ... he didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday ... going into Sunday (Week 2)”
2Availability Calls“my understanding has been the target has been Monday night football at home against the Giants ... but the hope is that he plays on Monday night.”
3Availability Calls“You see the trainer leave with Porter. You know, we'll see what his status is this weekend. I'd be a little surprised if he plays.”
4Availability Calls“And then Kyler, you know, if he can get to a full participation today, then I would say it's likely he starts Sunday.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
“He's gonna play, but how close to a 100% is he gonna be? ... he…”¹	Availability Calls	—	—	—	—
“my understanding has been the target has been Monday night…”²	Availability Calls	—	—	—	—
“You see the trainer leave with Porter. You know, we'll see what…”³	Availability Calls	—	—	—	—
“And then Kyler, you know, if he can get to a full participation…”⁴	Availability Calls	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 4 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

4 checkable claims — 4 availability calls — 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.

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 Calls Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals
“He's gonna play, but how close to a 100% is he gonna be? ... he didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday ... going into Sunday (Week 2)”
VerdictWaiting
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2Availability Calls Aaron Donald Los Angeles Rams
“my understanding has been the target has been Monday night football at home against the Giants ... but the hope is that he plays on Monday night.”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Availability Calls Joey Porter Jr.Pittsburgh Steelers
“You see the trainer leave with Porter. You know, we'll see what his status is this weekend. I'd be a little surprised if he plays.”
VerdictWaiting
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4Availability Calls Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals
“And then Kyler, you know, if he can get to a full participation today, then I would say it's likely he starts Sunday.”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

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