GOLD’S GYM EAST ROUGHRIDERS AT STAMPEDERS PREVIEW

SASKATCHEWAN (2-14) at CALGARY (12-4)
Saturday, 1:00 pm, McMahon Stadium
TSN, ESPN3, CKRM Rider Radio Network

RIDERS: Road 0-7, vs West 1-8
STAMPS: Home 7-1, vs West 6-2

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 3RD
Brett Smith (1-6) starts at quarterback (1544 yds, 12 TDs, 9 INTs) … SB Weston Dressler is the leading receiver (799 yds, 4 TDs) … RB Anthony Allen is the leading rusher (471 yds, 2 TDs) … Riders are 7th in points scored and 9th in sacks allowed.

STAMPS OFFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 5TH
Bo-Levi Mitchell (27-6) starts at quarterback and is the CFL’s 2nd-leading passer (4302 yds, 23 TDs, 13 INTs) … SB Eric Rogers is the CFL’s receiving leader (1352 yds, 1 TD) … RB Jerome Messam is 2nd in CFL rushing (826 yds, 2 TDs) … Stamps are 3rd in points scored and 2nd in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 9TH
DE John Chick is 5th in the CFL sack race (10) … DB/LB Macho Harris leads the club in INT (3) … LB Jeff Knox Jr. is 2nd in CFL tackles (101) … Riders are 9th in points allowed and 9th in sacks.

STAMPS DEFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
DE Freddie Bishop III is 3rd in CFL sacks (11) … LB Keon Raymond leads in INT (4) … LB Deron Mayo leads in tackles (69) … Stamps are 2nd in points allowed and 3rd in sacks.

RIDERS SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 1/1 on FGs and 3/3 on converts … P Ray Early is 3rd in punting average (45.0) … Tristan Jackson leads in KR yardage and Nic Demski leads in PR yards (1 TD) … Dylan Ainsworth leads in ST tackles (12).

STAMPS SPEC TEAMS: K Rene Parades is 4th in FG percentage (88.1%) … P Rob Maver is 2nd in punting average (45.6) … Tim Brown leads in KR and PR yards … LB Karl McCartney and DB Adam Thibault leads in ST tackles (12).

INTANGIBLES:  The referee is Al Bradbury … The Stampeders are favoured by 14-points and lead the season series 1-0 … The forecast calls for a high of 10 degrees with a 30% chance of showers and wind gusting to 50 km/h … Calgary is 2nd in turnover ratio (+6) while Saskatchewan is 9th (-13) … Calgary is the least-penalized team while the Riders are 8th.

RP