Jack Markowski#61 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 13, 2026
Markowski writes that with no practice window opened, Pittman Jr. is unlikely to play against Cincinnati, while Ben Skowronek appears ready to return for that same game.
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What Jack Markowski said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHis 21-day practice window has yet to be opened, and it appears unlikely that he'll play vs. Cincinnati as a result
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- 1Availability Calls“His 21-day practice window has yet to be opened, and it appears unlikely that he'll play vs. Cincinnati as a result”
- 2Availability Calls“Skowronek appears good to go ahead of this week's bout with the Bengals, however”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “His 21-day practice window has yet to be opened, and it appears…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Skowronek appears good to go ahead of this week's bout with the…”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 CallsMichael PittmanPittsburgh Steelers
“His 21-day practice window has yet to be opened, and it appears unlikely that he'll play vs. Cincinnati as a result”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Availability CallsBen SkowronekPittsburgh Steelers
“Skowronek appears good to go ahead of this week's bout with the Bengals, however”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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