DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: RIDERS AT ARGOS
SASKATCHEWAN (7-6) AT TORONTO (7-7)
WHEN: 2:00 pm Sask Time, Saturday, October. 7/2017
WHERE: BMO Field Toronto
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM Ch 167
FORECAST: Partly cloudy, 23 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Argos favoured by 2-points
REFEREE: Tom Vallesi
RIDERS: Road 3-4, Vs East 4-1
ARGOS: Home 5-2, Vs West 1-5
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (3436 yards, 21 TDs, 12 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 6th in CFL receiving (929 yards, 7 TDs) … RB Kienan LaFrance is the team’s leading active rusher (198 yards, 2 TDs) … Former Browns 1st round pick Trent Richardson makes his CFL debut in the Rider backfield … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 7th in fewest sacks allowed.
ARGOS OFFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 5TH
QB Ricky Ray is 2nd in CFL passing (4079 yards, 21 TDs, 8 INTs) … WR S.J. Green is 3rd in receiving (1102 yards, 7 TDs) … RB James Wilder Jr. is their leading rusher (552 yards, 2 TDs) … Argos are 7th in points scored and 9th in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 5TH
DE Willie Jefferson leads the CFL in sacks (8) and Quarterback Pressures (27) … LB Henoc Muamba leads the team in tackles (64) … DB Ed Gainey leads the CFL in INT (8) … Riders are 3rd in points against and 7th in sacks.
ARGOS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 2ND
DL Victor Butler is tied for the CFL sack lead (8) … LB Bear Woods leads in tackles (79) … C. Vaughn leads the club in INT (3) … Argos are 4th in points allowed and #1 in sacks.
RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 4th in FG percentage (84%) … P Josh Bartel is 7th in punting average (44.3) … Christion Jones is the CFL’s PR yards leader while Greg Morris leads the Riders in KR yards … Denzel Radford leads in ST tackles (16).
ARGOS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Lirim Hajrullahu is #5 in FG percentage (82.6%) and 8th in punting average (44.0) … Martese Jackson leads in PR and KR yards … Levi Noel leads in ST tackles (21).
NOTES: Riders are #2 in turnover ratio (+11) while the Argos are #4 (-3) … Saskatchewan is #5 in penalties and Toronto is #7 … Saskatchewan beat Toronto 38-27 in Week 6 in Regina … Rider WR Duron Carter had 9 receptions for 131 yards and 2 TDs that day.
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