PRESS BOX SPORTS BAR LIONS AT RIDERS PREVIEW
B.C. LIONS (2-1) AT SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (0-2)
WHEN: Saturday, July 16/2016, 5:00 pm Sask Time
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium, Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, 620 CKRM Rider Network, ESPN3, Sirius/XM CH 167
FORECAST: Cloudy, 22 degrees Celsius
REFEREE: Kim Murphy
THE LINE: Bodog – Riders by 2
RIDERS: Home 0-1, Vs West 0-1
LIONS: Road 1-0, Vs West 1-0
RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 4TH
QB Darian Durant is 7th in CFL passing (627 yards, 67.4%, 5 TDs, 0 INTs) … WR Ricky Collins Jr. leads the club in receiving (171 yards, 1 TD) … RB Curtis Steele is the club’s rushing leader (108 yards, 0 TDs) … Sask is 4th in average points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed (1).
LION OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Jonathan Jennings is 8th in passing (608 yards, 58.6%, 1 TD, 1 INT) … SB Shawn Gore is their receiving leader (232 yards, 0 TDs) … RB Jamall Johnson is BC’s rushing leader (120 yards, 0 TDs) … BC is 8th in average points scored and 6th in sacks allowed (8).
RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 3RD
DE A.C. Leonard is the Rider sack leader (2) … CB Justin Cox leads in INT (1) … LB Greg Jones leads in tackles (12) … Sask is 8th in average points allowed and 9th in sacks.
LION DEFENSE: RUSH 4TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
DL Alex Bazzie leads the league in sacks (3) … DBs Loucheiz Purifoy and Ryan Phillips lead in INT (1) … LB Adam Bighill leads the club in tackles (21) … BC is 1st in fewest points allowed and 2nd in sacks.
RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 6/7 on FGs (L-45) … P Josh Bartel is 6th in punting average (43.8) … Kendial Lawrence leads in PR and KR yards.
LION SPEC TEAMS: K/P Richie Leone is 5/8 on FGs (L-44) and 7th in punting average (43.5) … Chris Rainey leads in PR and KR yards … TJ Lee leads in ST tackles (3).
PARK AND RIDE: Jump on the Press Box Sports Bar party bus for Saturday’s game. For $50 you’ll get a game ticket, transportation to and from the game, a Rod Pedersen burger and Molson product.
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