DUTCH KING CONSTRUCTION PREVIEW: RIDERS AT STAMPEDERS

SASKATCHEWAN (10-4) AT CALGARY (9-5)

WHEN: 7:30 PM MT, Friday, Oct. 11/2019
WHERE: McMahon Stadium Calgary
FORECAST: Clear, 0 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Stamps favoured by 2.5-points

RIDERS: Road 3-3, Vs West 4-2
STAMPS: Home 5-2, Vs West 5-1

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Cody Fajardo is 3rd in CFL passing (3440 yds, 14 TDs, 7 INTs) … WR Shaq Evans is 5th in CFL receiving (1096 yds, 5 TDs) … RB William Powell is 5th in rushing (836 yds, 10 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

STAMPS OFFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 3RD
QB Bo Levi Mitchell starts (2196 yds, 9 TDs, 8 INTs) … WR Reggie Begelton is 3rd in receiving (1134 yds, 7 TDs) … RB Kadeem Carey (I-L) leads the team in rushing (422 yds, 2 TDs) … Stamps are 4th in points scored and 1st in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (15) … DB Loucheiz Purifoy and DB Derrick Moncrief lead in INT (3) … LB Solomon Elimimian leads in defensive tackles (65) … Riders are 3rd in points allowed and 3rd in sacks made.

STAMPS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
DL Cordarro Law leads the team in sacks (9) … CB Tre Roberson is #2 in CFL INT (7) … LB Cory Greenwood (I-L) leads the team in tackles (79) … Stamps are 4th in points allowed and 5th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 7th in FG pct (84.6) … P Jon Ryan leads the CFL in punting avg (50.2, 11 singles) … PR leader is Kyran Moore, KR leader is Purifoy … LB Alex Gagne leads in special teams tackles (16).

STAMPS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Rene Parades is 8th in FG pct (82.9) … P Rob Maver is 7th in punting avg (43.6) … PR/KR leader is Terry Williams … N. Holley leads in special teams tackles (17).

NOTES: Calgary is #1 in turnover ratio (+10) while Saskatchewan is #5 (+5), and hasn’t allowed a turnover in 3 straight games … Calgary is #2 in least-penalized, Sask is #8 … Calgary leads the 2-game season series 1-0 after a 37-10 win in Week 4 at Mosaic Stadium.

RP
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(Photo: Mark Stephen)