DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: 2017 CFL EASTERN SEMIFINAL
SASKATCHEWAN (10-8) AT OTTAWA (8-9-1)
WHEN: 12:00 pm Sask Time, Sunday, November 12/2017
WHERE: TD Place Stadium
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN2, 620 CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167/171
FORECAST: Mainly sunny, +4 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: RedBlacks favoured by 2-points
REFEREE: Kim Murphy
RIDERS: Road 5-4, Vs East 6-2
REDBLACKS: Home 3-5-1, Vs West 3-6-1
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 6TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (4038, 25 TDs, 14 INTs) … WR Duron Carter is 9th in receiving (1043, 8 TDs) .. RB Kienan Lafrance is the club’s leading *active* rusher (273, 2 TDs) … Riders are #4 in points scored and #7 in sacks allowed.
REDBLACKS OFFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Trevor Harris is 4th in passing (4679, 30 TDs, 11 INTs) … WR Greg Ellingson is #3 in receiving (1459, 12 TDs) … RB William Powell is #2 in CFL rushing (1026, 5 TDs) … RedBlacks are #5 in points scored and #3 in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Willie Jefferson leads the club in sacks (8) and quarterback pressures (37) … LB Henoc Muamba leads in tackles (86) … DB Ed Gainey led the CFL in INT (10) … Riders are #2 in points against and #8 in sacks made.
REDBLACKS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 6TH
DE Avery Ellis leads in sacks (6) … LB Taylor Reed leads in tackles (94) … S Antoine Pruneau leads in INT (4) … RedBlacks are #3 in points allowed and #6 in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is #3 in field goal percentage (85.7%) and was 47/47 on converts in the regular season … P Josh Bartel is 7th in punting average (43.9) … Christion leads in punt return and kickoff return yards … Denzel Radford is the special teams tackles leader (24).
REDBLACKS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Brett Maher is #5 in field goal percentage (82%) and 19/25 on converts … Maher is #2 in punting average (46.7) … Diontae Spencer leads in punt return and kickoff return yards … Keelan Johnson leads in special teams tackles (29).
NOTES: Riders are #2 in turnover ratio (+12) while the RedBlacks are #7 (-12) … Ottawa is #2 in penalties while Saskatchewan is #5 … The teams split the 2-game season series, each winning on the road, each by one point … Saskatchewan and Ottawa haven’t met in the playoffs since the 1976 Grey Cup.
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