DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: LIONS AT ROUGHRIDERS
B.C. (5-2) at SASKATCHEWAN (2-4)
WHEN: Sunday, August 13/2017, 6:00 pm
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, 620 CKRM Network, ESPN2, Sirius/XM CH 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 27 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: BC favoured by 2.0
REFEREE: Tom Vallesi
RIDERS: Home 2-1, Vs West 0-3
LIONS: Road 3-1, Vs West 2-2
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 5th in CFL passing (1784 yards, 11 TD, 6 INTs) … RB Cameron Marshall is 3rd in CFL rushing (344 yards, 1 TD) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 8th in receiving (458 yards, 3 TD) … Riders are 6th in points scored and 4th in fewest sacks allowed.
LIONS OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 1ST
QB Jonathan Jennings returns after missing last week (853 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) … RB Jeremiah Johnson is #2 in rushing (417 yards, 5 TDs) … WR Brian Burnham is #3 in receiving (546 yards, 2 TDs) … Lions are 3rd in points and 8th in sacks.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Willie Jefferson leads the Riders in sacks (4) and quarterback pressures (15) … LB Henoc Muamba leads the team in tackles (25) … CB Jovon Johnson leads in knockdowns (6) … SASK is 5th in points allowed and 7th in sacks made.
LIONS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 5TH
LB Solomon Elimimian leads the CFL in tackles (52) … DE Craig Roh leads the club in QP (9) … DBs Ronnie Yell and TJ Lee lead in INT (2) … Lions are 4th in points allowed and 5th in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 4th in field goal percentage (86.7%) … P Josh Bartel is 7th in punting average (42.9) … Nic Demski leads in PR yards (L23) …. Greg Morris leads in KR yards (L47) … LB Glenn Love leads in STT (10).
LIONS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Ty Long is 5th in FG percentage (86.4%) and #1 in punting (46.7) … Chris Rainey leads in KR yards (L64) and PR yards (L28) … LB Jordan Herdman leads in ST tackles (9).
NOTES: BC is +3 in turnover ratio (2nd) while Saskatchewan is -3 (7th) … Riders are #3 in fewest penalties taken while the Lions are 4th … Today is the final game of the 2-game season series. BC won last week 30-15 in Vancouver … Sunday is the Purolator Tackles Hunger Game. Bring a non-perishable food item and/or a donation for the Regina Food Bank. Last year the Riders finished 8th in the CFL in donations.
RP
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