DOUBLE Z AG SALES PREVIEW: SASKATCHEWAN AT TORONTO

ROUGHRIDERS (7-5) AT ARGONAUTS (3-8)

WHEN: 5:00 pm Sask Time, Saturday, Sept. 22/2018
WHERE: BMO Field Toronto
FORECAST: Sunny, 16 degrees Celsius
THE LINE: Riders favoured by 3-points
REFEREE: Dave Foxcroft

RIDERS: Road 3-2, Vs East 3-3
ARGOS: Home 3-3, Vs West 2-5

RIDERS OFFENSE: RUSH 3RD, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 7TH
QB Zach Collaros is 7th in CFL passing (1640 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INTs) ... SB Jordan Williams-Lambert leads the team in receiving (551 yards, 2 TDs) ... RB Tre Mason is the rushing leader (583 yards, 0 TDs) ... Riders are 5th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

ARGOS OFFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 7TH, OVERALL 8TH
QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson is 8th in CFL passing (1316 yards, 8 TDs, 3 INTs) ... WR SJ Green leads in receiving (610 yards, 3 TDs) ... RB James Wilder Jr. leads in rushing (617 yards, 3 TDs) ... Argos are 8th in points scored and 3rd in sacks allowed.

RIDERS DEFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 3RD
DE Charleston Hughes leads the CFL in sacks (13) ... LB Sam Eguavoen leads the team in tackles (53) ... DB Loucheiz Purifoy leads in INT (3) ... Riders are 5th in points scored and 2nd in sacks made.

ARGOS DEFENSE: RUSH 8TH, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 8TH
DL Cleyon Laing leads the team in sacks (4) ... LB Alden Darby leads in INT (2) ... LB Marcus Ball leads in tackles (44) ... Argos are 9th in points allowed and 9th in sacks made.

RIDERS SPECIAL TEAMS: K Brett Lauther in #2 in CFL FG percentage (92.3%) ... P Josh Bartel has a 41.6 yard average ... Kyran Moore is the active leader in PR yards (2 TD) ... Marcus Thigpen is the active leader in KR yards (1 TD) ... LB Alex Gagne and DL Chad Geter lead in special teams tackles (13).

ARGOS SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Zachary Medeiros is 60% on FG with a punting average of 47.3 ... Martese Jackson leads in KR and PR yards.

NOTES: Riders are #2 in turnover ratio (+8) while the Argos are 9th (-10) ... Toronto is #1 in fewest penalties allowed while Saskatchewan is #6 ... In the teams' only other meeting, the Riders beat the Argos 27-19 in Week 1.

RP
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