DUTCH KING PREVIEW: ROUGHRIDERS AT ALOUETTES

SASKATCHEWAN (4-3) AT MONTREAL (3-3)

WHEN: 5 pm MT, Friday, Aug. 9/2019
WHERE: Percival Molson McGill Stadium
FORECAST: Cloudy, 22 degrees Celsius, 30% POP
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN+, CKRM, TSN 690
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 2-points

RIDERS: Road 1-2, East 2-2
ALS: Home 3-1, West 1-1

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 2ND
QB Cody Fajardo is 2nd in CFL passing (1705 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs) … WR Shaq Evans is 2nd in CFL receiving (587 yards, 2 TDs) but is questionable for the game … RB William Powell is 3rd in CFL rushing (520 yards, 7 TDs) … Riders are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

ALS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 4TH
QB Antonio Pipkin returns from the Injured List (114 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) … WR BJ Cunningham leads the team in receiving (345 yards, 1 TD) … RB William Stanback is 2nd in CFL rushing (592, 4 TDs) but is out this game … Als are 5th in points scored and 5th in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH,M PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (10) … DB Loucheiz Purifoy leads the team in INT (2) … LB Derrick Moncrief leads the team in tackles (36) … Riders are 5th in points allowed and 2nd in sacks made.

ALS DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 8TH
DB Ciante Evans leads the team in INT (2) … DB Patrick Levels leads the club in tackles (41) … Als are 6th in points allowed and 9th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Gabe Ferraro is 6/8 on field goals in relief of injured Brett Lauther (Long – 48) … P Jon Ryan is 2nd in CFL punting avg (49.5) … Kyran Moore leads in PR and Louchiez Purifoy leads in KR (1 TD) … The special teams tackles leaders are Kienan Lafrance and Alex Gagne (9).

ALS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Boris Bede is 14/17 on field goals (Long – 52) and 5th in punting (44.5) … Stefan Logan still leads in PR and KR yards but is no longer with the team … J-S Blanc leads in special teams tackles (8).

NOTES: Montreal is #1 in CFL turnover ratio (+10) while Sask is 8th (-8) … The Riders are 5th in penalties while the Alouettes are 7th … Saskatchewan hosts the Alouettes on September 14 to conclude their 2-game season series.

RP
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