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Uncategorized July 6, 2013

Pre-Game Breakdown: Ticats vs. Eskimos

Ticats.ca Staff

The University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium will host its first regular season CFL game on Sunday (5 p.m., TSN / AM900 CHML) when the Tiger-Cats battle the Edmonton Eskimos in their home opener.

Both teams enter Sunday’s game looking for their first win of the season after dropping their week 1 contests.  The Tiger-Cats lost a 39-34 heartbreaker that came down to the final play while the Eskimos suffered a 39-18 drubbing at the hands of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.


TIGER-CATS HISTORY vs. EDMONTON

  WINS LOSSES TIES PTS FOR PTS AGAINST
ALL-TIME  29 53 1 1,856 2,147
LAST 10 (TOTAL) 3 7   279 266
LAST 10 (vs. EDM at Home) 7 3   289 216
IN 2012: 1 1   71 43

 
HEAD-TO-HEAD

HENRY BURRIS
TIGER-CATS QUARTERBACK
   EDMONTON ESKIMOS
SECONDARY

1After leading the CFL in passing and setting the Ticats record for single-season passing yards, completions and touchdowns in 2012,  Henry Burris picked up right where he left off in the 2013 season opener in Toronto.

Against the Argonauts, Burris completed 24 of 37 passing attempts for 361 yards and three touchdowns. After Friday’s performance, Smilin’ Hank has now thrown for 300+ yards in three of his last four regular season games.

In his 14 seasons, Burris has played a total of 27 games against the Edmonton Eskimos and has thrown for 300+ yards in 16 of his 27 meetings with the Esks. Burris completing 43 of 68 passes for 692 yards and five touchdowns in last year’s two-game season series against Edmonton.

   EsksThe  Eskimos arrive in Guelph on Sunday looking for their first win of the year and will be relying on their defence to lead the way. Despite losing to Saskatchewan in a one-sided affair last week, the Eskimos defence enters week 2 having allowed the fewest passing yards (209) among all CFL teams.

Additionally, the Esks’ secondary only allowed Saskatchewan to convert in a 2nd down situation on 10 of 21 attempts.

In 2012, Edmonton’s defence ranked first in forced turnovers with 49,  27 of those turnovers coming from interceptions by their secondary.

In two games vs. the Ticats last season, Edmonton picked off Henry Burris five times while holding Burris to a 57.1 passing percentage the last time the teams met in 2012.

 

RECORD-SETTING DEBUT

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

WR Simon Charboneau-Campeau
With Andy Fantuz on the injured list, Charboneau-Campeau is in line to make his first career start.  The sophomore receiver’s best CFL performance to-date came against Calgary on August 9 when he had 45 yards on three receptions.

DL Shomari Williams
After missing week 1 due to injury, Canadian defensive lineman Shomari Williams will make his Black and Gold debut on Sunday against the Eskimos. Williams recorded a career-high 59 defensive tackles with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2012 before signing with Hamilton as a free agent on February 15. Last year against Edmonton, he registered 15 defensive tackles in three games.

DB Arthur Hobbs
Hobbs will make his CFL debut as he fills the void left by injured defensive back Dee Webb. In two pre-season games, Hobbs recorded two defensive tackles, two special teams tackles and made two interceptions.

GAME NOTES

  • Rookie receiver Greg Ellingson hauled in six passes for 120 yards – the third highest total by all receivers in week 1 – in his CFL debut.
  • Kent Austin heads into Sunday night’s matchup with a 3-1 lifetime record against the Edmonton Eskimos as a head coach.  Austin is currently on a three game winning streak against the Eskmios, with his only loss coming on July 20, 2007.
  • In 27 career games against the Eskimos, Henry Burris averages 286.8 passing yards per game.
  • In the Tiger-Cats two games versus Edmonton in 2012, Burris had a completion percentage of 63.2%.
  • Burris needs three touchdown passes to tie Matt Dunigan (306) for the 5th most TD passes in CFL history.
  • Unless he is one of the Tiger-Cats four scratches, rookie defensive back Neil King will make his CFL debut against his brother, Eskimos long snapper Ryan King.
  • Andy Fantuz missed one game due to injury in 2012.  In that game, Henry Burris threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns.

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