DUTCH KING CONSTRUCTION PREVIEW: BANJO BOWL XVI

SASKATCHEWAN (7-3) AT WINNIPEG (8-3)

WHEN: 2:00 pm MT, Saturday, Sept. 7/2019
WHERE: IG Field, Winnipeg
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, CJOB
FORECAST: Cloudy, 15 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Bombers favoured by 1.5-points

RIDERS: Road 2-2, Vs West 3-1
BOMBERS: Home 5-0, Vs West 5-1

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Cody Fajardo is 4th in CFL passing (2412 yds, 9 TDs, 2 INTs) … WR Shaq Evans is 5th in receiving (751 yds, 3 TDs) … RB William Powell is 3rd in rushing (656 yds, 9 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

BOMBERS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Chris Streveler makes his 1st Banjo Bowl start (332 yds, 2 TDs, 5 INTs) … REC Nic Demski is their leading active receiver (356 yds, 3 TDs) ,.. Streveler is their leading active rusher (336 yds, 7 TDs) … Bombers are 2nd in points scored and 4th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RDM, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (12) and is #2 in forced fumbles (4) … DB Loucheiz Purifoy and LB Derrick Moncrief lead in INT (3) … Moncrief leads in defensive tackles (47) … Riders are 4th in points allowed and 3rd in sacks.

BOMBERS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Willie Jefferson is #2 in CFL sacks (9) and is #1 in forced fumbles (5) … DB Winston Rose leads the CFL in INT (7) … DB Chandler Fenner leads the team in tackles (57) … Bombers are 2nd in points allowed and 4th in sacks.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 13/15 on field goals (Long – 57) … P Jon Ryan is #1 in punting average (51.1) and #1 in singles (8) … Kyran Moore leads in PR yds and Loucheiz Purifoy leads in KR yds … RB Kienan Lafrance leads the team in special teams tackles (12).

BOMBERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Justin Medlock is 22/26 on field goals (Long – 55) and 7th in punting (43.8) … C. Nelson leads in PR, Lucky Whitehead leads in KR … FB Mike Miller leads the CFL in special teams tackles (17).

NOTES: The Bombers lead the Banjo Bowl series 8-7 all-time since its inception in 2004 … Winnipeg is +9 in the turnover ratio (2nd) while Saskatchewan is -1 (5th) … The Bombers are the CFL’s least-penalized team while the Riders are #8 … Bomber QB Chris Streveler is 2-4 as a starter while the Riders’ Cody Fajardo is 7-2 … Riders WR Shaq Evans leads the CFL in avg yards-per-catch (17.5) … RB William Powell leads the CFL in TDs (9) … Saskatchewan won Labour Day Classic LVI by a scored of 19-17 on Sunday to open this home-and-home series.

RP
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