DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: ROUGHRIDERS AT ESKIMOS
SASKATCHEWAN (3-4) AT EDMONTON (7-1)
WHEN: 7:30 pm MT, Friday, August 25/2017
WHERE: Commonwealth Stadium
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Network, Sirius/XM CH 167
FORECAST: Sunny, 22 degrees Celsius
REFEREE: Tom Vallesi
THE LINE: Eskimos favoured by 5.5-points
RIDERS: Road 0-3, Vs West 1-3
ESKS: Home 4-0, Vs West 2-1
RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 6TH
QB Kevin Glenn is 6th in CFL passing (2104 yards, 14 TD, 7 INTs) … WR Naaman Roosevelt is 7th in CFL receiving (538 yards, 3 TDs) … RB Cameron Marshall is 5th in rushing (390 yards, 2 TDs) … Riders are 4th in points scored and 4th in sacks allowed.
ESKS OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Mike Reilly is 3rd in passing (2685 yards, 15 TDs, 5 INTs) … WR Vidal Hazelton is 4th in receiving (560 yards, 4 TDs) …. RB LaDarius Perkins is 9th in rushing (205 yards, 0 TD) … Esks are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.
RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DE Willie Jefferson and DE Toby Antigha lead the team is sacks (4) … LB Henoc Muamba leads in tackles (29), DB Ed Gainey leads the CFL in INT (4) … Riders are 2nd in points allowed and 8th in sacks.
ESKS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 2ND
DE Odell Willis leads in sacks (6) … LB Kenny Ladler leads in tackles (43) … Severall are tied for the team lead in INT (1) … Esks are 4th in points and 2nd in sacks.
RIDERS SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 8th in FG percentage (82.4%) … P Josh Bartel is 5th in punting average (44.0) … LB Glenn Love leads in special teams tackles (10).
ESKS SPEC TEAMS: K/P Hugh O’Neill is 8/10 on field goals with a punting average of 45.7 … DB Cauchy Muamba leads in STT (11).
NOTES: Saskatchewan is 3rd in turnover ratio (+3) while Edmonton is 4th (+1) … The Riders are the CFL’s least-penalized team while Edmonton is most-penalized … The 2-game season series will conclude November 4 at Mosaic Stadium … Friday is the Eskimos’ Purolator Tackle Hunger game. Fans are asked to bring a non-perishable food item and/or cash donation for Edmonton Food Banks … A CFL season-high crowd of 36,000+ is expected.
RP
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