PRESS BOX SPORTS BAR RIDERS AT ESKIMOS PREVIEW
SASKATCHEWAN (0-1) at EDMONTON (0-1)
WHEN: Friday, July 8/2016, 8:00 PM
WHERE: Commonwealth Stadium
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN2, CKRM Rider Network, Sirius/XM CH 171
FORECAST: Cloudy, 20 degrees Celsius/68 Fahrenheit, 40% POP
RIDERS: Road 0-0, Vs West 0-0
ESKIMOS: Home 0-1, Vs West 0-0
RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Darian Durant has thrown for 310 yards (64.6%, 1 TD, 0 INT) … WR Naaman Roosevelt leads in receiving (113 yards) .. RB Curtis Steele is the club’s leading rusher (61 yards) … SASK is 9th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.
ESKIMO OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 2ND, OVERALL 2ND
QB Mike Reilly has thrown for 383 yards (70%, 1 TD, 0 INT) … WR Derel Walker leads in receiving (149 yards) … RB John White is the rushing leader (43 yards) … EDM is 1st in points scored and 5th in fewest sacks allowed.
RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 5TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
DE A.C. Leonard leads the club in sacks (2) … LB Greg Jones leads in tackles (6) … The club has not yet recorded an interception … SASK is 8th in points allowed and 6th in sacks.
ESKIMO DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 9TH, OVERALL 9TH
DL Marcus Howard and Almondo Sewell are tied for the team’s sack lead (1) … DB Cord Parks leads in tackles (8) … DE Odell Willis leads in INT (1) … EDM is 9th in points allowed and 5th in QB sacks.
RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 3/4 on FGs (L-35) … P Josh Bartel is 7th in CFL punting (44.9, L-53) … KR/PR Kendial Lawrence leads in kickoff and punt return yardage … LB Otha Foster leads in ST tackles (2).
ESKIMO SPEC TEAMS: K Sean Whyte is 5/5 on FGs (L-39) … P Grant Shaw is 8th in punting average (41.0) … Kenzel Doe leads in punt return and kickoff yardage … LB Kenny Ladler leads in ST tackles (2).
NOTABLES: Darian Durant starts his 100th career game Friday night, moving him into 24th place all-time in CFL history … The referee is Tom Vallesi … The Riders are -3 in turnover ratio (9th) while the Eskimos are +2 (2nd) … SASK is the least-penalized time in the CFL while EDM is 3rd … Eskimo quarterback Mike Reilly was 0-3 against SASK in his first three starts but has won the last five straight.
PRESS BOX: Watch the game at the Press Box Sports Bar and enter to win a trip for two to the 2016 Grey Cup in Toronto. Ask your server for details.
RP
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