DUTCH KING CONSTRUCTION PREVIEW: BOMBERS AT RIDERS

WINNIPEG (9-5) AT SASKATCHEWAN (9-4)

WHEN: 5:00 pm MT, Saturday, Oct. 5/2019
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
FORECAST: Cloudy, 5 degrees Celsius
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, CJOB
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 6-points

RIDERS: Home 6-1, Vs West 3-2
BOMBERS: Road 3-4, Vs West 6-1

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 4TH
QB Cody Fajardo is 3rd in CFL passing (3140 yards, 13 TDs 7 INTs, EFF 103.7) … WR Shaq Evans is 9th in CFL receiving (903 yards, 4 TDs) .,.. RB William Powell is 3rd in rushing (791 yards, 10 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed

BOMBERS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Chris Streveler gets the start (1002 yards, 6 TDs, 8 INTs, EFF 79.0) … WR Kenny Lawler leads the club in receiving (499 yards, 2 TDs) … RB Andrew Harris is #1 in rushing (1021 yards, 3 TDs) … Bombers are 2nd in points scored and 5th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the league in sacks (15) … LB Derrick Moncrief and DB Loucheiz Purifoy lead the team in INT (3) … LB Solomon Elimimian leads the team in tackles (57) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks made.

BOMBERS DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 5TH
DE Willie Jefferson is 2nd in CFL sacks (11) … DB Winston Rose leads the league in INT (8) … LB Chandler Fenner leads the team in tackles (68) … Bombers are 2nd in points allowed and 4th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 8th in FG percentage (18/22) … P Jon Ryan is #1 in punting average (50.5, 9 singles) … Kyran Moore leads in PR yards and Purifoy leads in KR yards … The special teams tackles leader is Alex Gagne (15).

BOMBERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Justin Medlock is 9th in FG percentage (80.6) and 6th in punting average (44.1, 1 single) … J. Grant leads in PR yards, Lucky Whitehead leads in KR yards … The special teams tackles leader is Mike Miller (22).

NOTES: Winnipeg is 2nd in turnover ratio (+11) while Saskatchewan is 5th (+1) .. The Bombers are #2 in fewest penalties while the Riders are 8th … It is the annual Military Appreciation Game for the Riders … Please stop by our tailgate party beginning at 2:00 pm hosted by the Royal Regina Rifles and The Rod Pedersen Show at the Regina Armoury, adjacent north of Mosaic Stadium!

RP
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