July 11, 2012

Numbers Game – Week 3

Take a closer look at some of the interesting numbers and statistics from Friday’s game and looking ahead to Saturday night.

211:  Times the Argos and Ticats have played each other.

69.5:  Kilometres between Rogers Centre and Ivor Wynne, the shortest distance between stadiums in the CFL.

83,111:  Combined passing yards between Henry Burris and Ricky Ray, the equivalent of 755 football fields, 75.9 kilometres or 137 CN Towers.

1873:  The first time these two teams played one another, making it one of the oldest rivalries in pro sports.

154:  All-purpose yards by Chevon Walker last week in B.C.

12.3:  Average yards per touch for Walker this season, after amassing 322 yards on just 26 touches over two games — the most in the CFL.

46:  Grey Cups that have been played in Toronto, making this season the 47th.

2009:  The last time Toronto won a regular season game at Ivor Wynne, defeating the Ticats 30-17 on July 1

276-202:  The Ticats all-time record at home.

16-10:  Henry Burris’ head-to-head record against Ricky Ray, regular season and playoffs.

74.7:   Ricky Ray’s completion percentage in 2012 so far.

173:  Yards in penalties for Toronto this season, the third-most in the CFL.

805:  Yards of offence for the Ticats thus far, the second-most in the CFL.

9:  Defensive tackles needed for Markeith Knowlton to pass Calvin Tiggle and move into third place for all-time defensive tackles as a Tiger-Cat.

66.5:  Cory Boyd’s average rushing yards per-game against the Tiger-Cats in his CFL career.

0:  Special Teams touchdowns by Chad Owens against the Tiger-Cats in his CFL career.

Chances left to see the Tiger-Cats play Toronto at Ivor Wynne stadium.