# Ralph Ventre: Ventre expects both practice squad elevations, Frank Gore Jr. and Greg Dortch, to be active for the Bills' Thursday night Week 2 game against the Lions, and believes running back Ty Johnson will again be unavailable. **Claimed:** Sep 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Ralph Ventre — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ralph-ventre **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi/transactions-week-2-buffalo-bills-add-rb-and-wr-reinforcements-to-thursday-night-football-roster 3 checkable claims — 3 availability calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Both players will presumably be active when the Bills name their 48-man gameday roster 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Both players will presumably be active when the Bills name their 48-man gameday roster 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff for what will be the inaugural game at Highmark Stadium. (Week 2 vs. Detroit Lions)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Greg Dortch, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **The Gore decision is likely a result of Ty Johnson's presumed unavailability for the second week in a row. (Week 2)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Ty Johnson, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Both players will presumably be active when the Bills name their 48-man gameday roster 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff for what will be the inaugural game at Highmark Stadium. (Week 2 vs. Detroit Lions)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Frank Gore Jr., Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Greg Dortch — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/greg-dortch - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Ty Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-johnson - Frank Gore Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/frank-gore-jr ## What others said about the same people - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a81fc2f3-5937-4fe2-b19f-098cffc7a412 (scored 85.71) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6937b9aa-572a-4449-821a-32af833332f6 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11d340-9a85-435f-ba75-832fd87185ab (scored 83.33) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f42c4080-99e0-449b-b2fa-05e18ce6f922 (scored 92.86) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41f7100c-a241-4e65-b1d3-78bdcbe1e16e (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffa356f2-a1ca-4bd2-88cf-02bc5f2d829e (scored 85.71) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jay Morrison on Shemar Stewart: Morrison expects Shemar Stewart to appear on the Bengals' final injury report with a 'questionable' tag or no designation, and says that if Stewart is active against Houston, Cedric Johnson would likely be inactive. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc71041c-c1b5-4274-b398-b483d9e1ccfc (not settled) - Jason Harmon on DeeJay Dallas: Harmon argues that with Jordan Mason on injured reserve, promoted practice-squad back DeeJay Dallas has jumped rookie Demond Claiborne in Minnesota's running back pecking order and will likely get carries in Sunday's game at Soldier Field, while Claiborne's camp issues keep him off the field. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2760d494-ba94-43c0-82a1-46b809078f45 (not settled) - Rich Hribar on Aaron Donald: In his Week 2 Giants-Rams worksheet, Hribar treats Jaxson Dart as a consistent QB1, Stafford as a fringe QB1, Kyren Williams as a touchdown-dependent RB2, Nacua as a front-end receiver, Nabers as an upside WR2, Adams as a WR2/WR3, and Isaiah Likely as an upside TE1, while calling Corum marginal and the Rams tight ends touchdown-dependent TE2s. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84790379-62d8-453f-af18-4f08f6655538 (not settled) - Rich Hribar on Mansoor Delane: In his Week 2 Colts-Chiefs worksheet, Hribar assigns fantasy tiers to the key players: Mahomes as a fringe QB1, Daniel Jones as a 2QB-only option, Jonathan Taylor as a volume-based RB1, Kenneth Walker as a trust/spike play, Rashee Rice as a WR2, Pierce and Worthy as WR3/FLEX and WR4/FLEX, Downs as a WR4/FLEX, Allen as a touchdown-dependent FLEX, and Kelce as a back-end TE1. He also expects Kansas City to lean on the run and Mansoor Delane to return. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/60478066-29d3-4593-9f20-d9e53d2d9d29 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on Devontez Walker: An unsigned CBS Sports piece says Zay Flowers, who hasn't practiced all week with a hamstring injury, is in danger of missing at least one full game and is unlikely to suit up against the Saints, while Devontez Walker will make his season debut in that game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8603477a-55db-4748-9ace-462f93116891 (not settled) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Tua Tagovailoa: Backs Jets receiver Adonai Mitchell as a sleeper against Green Bay's suspect corners, and calls Drake London a sit candidate with Cooper Rush starting, expecting Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. to be unavailable in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af99d8c1-3bfc-49d2-ba5e-7f6acbdb7d43 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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