DUTCH KING PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT OTTAWA

ROUGHRIDERS (0-1) AT REDBLACKS (1-0)

WHEN: 5:30 pm Sask Time, Thursday, June 20/2019
WHERE: TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, ON
BROADCAST: TSN, CKRM, TSN 1260, ESPN+
FORECAST: Rain, 21 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: RedBlacks favoured by 5.5-points

RIDERS: Road (0-1), Vs East (0-1)
REDBLACKS: Home (0-0), Vs West (1-0)

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
QB Cody Fajardo makes his first career start (7/17, 57 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs) … WR K.D. Cannon leads the club in receiving (4/66 yards, 0 TDs) … RB William Powell is 4th in CFL rushing (104 yards, 1 TD) … Riders are 8th in points scored and 6th in fewest sacks allowed.

REDBLACKS OFFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 2ND
QB Dominique Davis is 3rd in CFL passing (29/44, 276 yards, 0 TDs, 4 INTs) … REC R.J. Harris leads the team in receiving (6/82, 0 TDs) … RB Moses Madu is 3rd in CFL rushing (112 yards, 0 TDs) … RedBlacks are 3rd in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
LB Derrick Moncrief leads in sacks (1) and tackles (7) … Riders are 2nd in points allowed and 5th in sacks made.

REDBLACKS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
A. Williams, M. Wakefield and A. Ellis lead in sacks (1) … CB Johnathon Rose leads in knockdowns (2) and interceptions (1) … RedBlacks are 5th in points allowed and 1st in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther is 1/2 on field goals (Long – 41) … P Jon Ryan is 4th in punting average (45.6) … Christion Jones leads in PR yards and Loucheiz Purifoy leads in KR yards.

REDBLACKS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Lewis Ward is 3/3 on field goals (Long – 44) … P Richie Leone is 1st in punting average (56.1) … Ryan Lankford leads in KR and PR yards.

NOTES: Riders are 7th in turnover ratio (-3) while the RedBlacks are 5th (+0) … The teams will meet again August 24 at Mosaic Stadium … The RedBlacks swept last season’s 2-game season series … Last week Saskatchewan lost 23-17 at Hamilton while Ottawa won 32-28 at Calgary … In Week 3, Saskatchewan hosts Toronto while Ottawa has a bye.

RP
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