DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: BANJO BOWL XIV
SASKATCHEWAN (5-4) AT WINNIPEG (7-3)
WHEN: 1:00 pm Sask Time, Saturday, Sept. 9/2017
WHERE: Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM CH 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 26 degrees Celsius/78 degrees Fahrenheit
THE LINE: Bombers favoured by 2 points
REFEREE: Andre Proulx
RIDERS: Road 1-3, Vs West 3-3
BOMBERS: Home 4-1, Vs West 2-3
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (2730 yards, 19 TDs, 8 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 4th in CFL receiving (738 yards, 5 TDs … RB Cameron Marshall is 4th in CFL rushing (490 yards, 2 TDs) but is inactive this week … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 4th in fewest sacks allowed.
BOMBERS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 4TH
QB Matt Nichols is 4th in passing (3005 yards, 19 TDs, 7 INTs) … WR Darvin Adams is 6th in receiving (704 yards, 5 TDs) … RB Andrew Harris is 2nd in rushing (599 yards, 4 TDs) … Bombers are 2nd in points scored and 6th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DEs Willie Jefferson and Toby Antigha are tied for the team sack lead (5) … Jefferson leads in Quarterback Pressures (20) … DB Ed Gainey leads in INT (6) … LB Henoc Muamba leads in tackles (39) … Riders are 3rd in points against and 6th in sacks.
BOMBERS DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 8TH
DE Jamaal Westerman leads in sacks (6) … DB T.J. Heath leads in INT (4) … S Taylor Loffler leads in tackles (44) … Bombers are 8th in points allowed and 4th in sacks.
RIDERS SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 8th in FG percentage (81.8%) … P Josh Bartel is 6th in punting average (44.4) … Nic Demski leads in PR yards and Greg Morris leads in KR yards … Denzel Radford is the special teams tackles leader (11).
BOMBERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Justin Medlock is 7th in FG percentage (83.3%) and 8th in punting average (43.6) … Kevin Fogg leads in PR yards and Ryan Lankford leads in KR yards … Jovan Santos-Knox leads in special teams tackles (14).
NOTES: Saskatchewan is 2nd in the CFL in turnover ratio (+9) while Winnipeg is 3rd (+3) … The Bombers are the least-penalized team while the Riders are #4 … The 3-game season series will be decided on Saturday with each team at 1-1 … Winnipeg is 7-6 all-time in the Banjo Bowl … Winnipeg SB Weston Dressler is 42 yards away from joining the CFL’s Top 25 all-time.
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