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Uncategorized July 27, 2013

Pre-Game Breakdown: Tiger-Cats vs. Roughriders

Ticats.ca Staff

The Ticats will look to avenge last week’s loss last week in Regina when they play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday at Alumni Stadium in Guelph.  Hamilton will host the Riders for the second leg of their back-to-back matchup aim to notch their second win of the 2013 season.

At 1–3, the Ticats enter week 5 just a game out of first place in the East Division, and a win this Saturday against the first-place Roughriders could catapult them back to the top of the East standings. The Riders sit undefeated with the league’s best record at 4-0.

TIGER-CATS HISTORY vs. SASKATCHEWAN

  WINS LOSSES TIES PTS FOR PTS AGAINST
ALL-TIME  38 41  4 2,116 2,110
LAST 10 (TOTAL) 3 7   221 277
LAST 10 (vs. SSK at home) 3 7   235 287
IN 2012: 1 1   51 77
IN 2013 0 1   0 37

 
HEAD-TO-HEAD

BAKARI GRANT
TIGER-CATS RECEIVER
   PRINCE MILLER
ROUGHRIDERS DEFENSIVE BACK

BGWith six catches for 80 yards last week in Regina, Bakari Grant became the first Tiger-Cats receiver to lead the team in receiving yards for two straight games this season. He now sits at 19 catches and 254 yards through four games, leading the Ticats and ranking seventh in the CFL in both categories.

Grant,  Henry Burris’ number one target so far this season, is now on pace for over 1,000 receiving yards this season, which would double his previous career high (507).

In the last two games, Grant has tallied a total of 181 yards through the air; more yards than all but one other Tiger-Cats receiver has so far this season.

This week, Grant and the Ticats offence will attempt to overcome the same challenge for the second consecutive week, knocking off the undefeated Saskatchewan Roughriders.

 

Miller Through the first four weeks of the season, defensive back Prince Miller has compiled 17 tackles for the Roughriders, tying him for the team.

Miller is a part of a Roughrider defence which has completely stopped the run, yet allowed a league-high 305 yards per game through the air.

The Riders secondary has limited their opponents scoring and passing attack, allowing only five passing touchdowns and recording a CFL-leading five interceptions.

Miller is slated to start Saturday’s game on the boundary, and the responsibility for guarding Grant will likely fall to him.

This is only Miller’s third start this season, but it is his second consecutive start at boundary halfback. Last week, the Riders rookie led the team in tackles with six stops on the night, marking the second time he has done so in his three starts.

BURRIS CONTINUES ASSAULT ON CFL RECORD BOOK

Tiger-Cats QB Henry Burris finds himself among some legendary company as he continues his assault on the CFL record books.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

WR Dave Stala
Veteran receiver Dave Stala will make his first appearance of the season on Saturday night after spending the first four weeks on the nine-game injured list. In 2012, the Hamilton native ranked third on the team in receiving with 42 receptions for 655 yards and four touchdowns.

WR Greg Ellingson
Currently in his rookie season with the Tiger-Cats, Ellingson has been Mr. Consistency. With four catches in last week’s loss to the Roughriders, Ellingson now has at least four catches in three of his first four CFL games. His 237 yards receiving rank him 10th in the CFL in receiving

LB Brandon Isaac
Saturday night’s matchup will mark the first time that the newly-acquired linebacker will make suit up in Black and Gold. Before being released by the Toronto Argonauts on Tuesday, he had recorded 16 tackles and a quarterback sack. In his last two games against the Roughriders, he has compiled 12 defensive tackles and two sacks.

QB Henry Burris
After four weeks of action, Henry Burris sits second in the CFL with 1,115 passing yards. Against the Riders, Burris will continue to chip away at two milestones, needing just one completion to pass Ron Lancaster (3,384) and a touchdown to pass Matt Dunigan (306) on the all-time list. In the Ticats second meeting against Saskatchewan in 2012, Hank threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns.

DB Courtney Stephen
Last week in Saskatchewan, Courtney Stephen finished second on the team in tackles with six in his first CFL start. In two games, he has compiled a total of eight tackles – six defensive, two on special teams.

GAME NOTES

  • Opposing quarterbacks have only completed a 63.5% of their passing attempts against the Ticats defence – third lowest in the CFL.
  • Bakari Grant has led the Ticats in receiving for two consecutive weeks, totalling 13 receptions for 181 yards in the best two-game stretch of his career.
  • The Ticats defence has allowed opposing offences to complete the second fewest passes (73) in the CFL.
  • The current weather forecast calls for a te
    mperature of 20*C with a 90% chance of rain at kickoff.

 

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