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Uncategorized August 1, 2013

Pre-Game Breakdown: Tiger-Cats at Eskimos

Ticats.ca Staff

The Ticats are looking to put another win under their belt before the bye week when they travel to Edmonton this weekend to take on the Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium.

After back-to-back losses to the 5–0 Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Tiger-Cats face the 1–4 Edmonton Eskimos, with both teams looking to tally their second victory of the season. The last time these two teams met, the Eskimos grabbed a 30-20 win in a sloppy affair in monsoon-like conditions in Guelph  Both teams will hope for better weather this weekend in Edmonton for the week two rematch (9 p.m. ET, TSN / AM900 CHML).

TIGER-CATS HISTORY vs. EDMONTON

  WINS LOSSES TIES PTS FOR PTS AGAINST
ALL-TIME  29 54  1 1,856 2,147
LAST 10 (TOTAL) 3 7   286 277
LAST 10 (in Edmonton) 1 9   240 345
IN 2012: 1 1   71 43
IN 2013 0 1   20 30

 
HEAD-TO-HEAD

JAMALL JOHNSON
TIGER-CATS LINEBACKER
   HUGH CHARLES
ROUGHRIDERS RUNNING BACK

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Veteran linebacker Jamall Johnson has been a solid contributor to the Tiger-Cats defence in 2013. Johnson, who has made the transition to middle linebacker this year, has displayed his leadership of a young Ticats defence as he leads the team in tackles with 19. 

When the Ticats and Eskimos last met in week two, Johnson contributed a team-leading five defensive tackles and a sack, but it was not enough to hold off Edmonton’s rushing attack that had 177 yards. 

In his last three trips to Commonwealth Stadium, Johnson had recorded a total of 12 defensive tackles and two sacks, with his best performance coming on July 9, 2011 when he finished second on the team with six tackles. 

  

Charles

Charles is currently ranked sixth in the league and has provided 254 yards on 42 touches to an Eskimos offence that has yet to find its groove.

Although the Eskimos rushing offence sits fourth in the league with an average of 103.4 yards per game, Hugh Charles has been held to less than 50 yards in four out of five weeks this season. Charles best game of 2013 was in Edmonton’s 30-20 victory over Hamilton as he scampered for 119 yards, 70 of which came on his only touchdown of the game.  Since being awarded CFL Player of the week honours in week two, he has compiled a total of 113 yards, an average of 37.7 yards per game, to the Eskimos struggling offence. 

 In last year’s series finale in Hamilton, Charles was limited to 67 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. 

HOW THE TICATS AND ESKIMOS MEASURE UP

Check out how the Tiger-Cats and Eskimos measure up in seven key statistical categories…

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

DL Torrey Davis
After being sidelined for the first five week weeks of the season due to a knee injury suffered in the Ticats first pre-season game vs. Montreal, defensive tackleTorrey Davis will finally get his first start of 2013. Davis, acquired via trade with Calgary last September, made 24 defensive tackles and two sacks in 2012.  

OL Tim O’Neill
With Marwan Hage out due to injury, offensive lineman Tim O’Neill will be called into action at centre. The seven-year CFL veteran started in all 18 games last season, and was named the Ticats Most Outstanding Lineman in 2012.

DB Dee Webb
Dee Webb will make his return to the lineup this week after suffering a hamstring injury in the second quarter of the Tiger-Cats week one loss to Toronto. In 18 starts in 2012, Webb set a new career high with 64 defensive tackles and two interceptions. 

WR Onrea Jones
Aside from a starting role at receiver, Onrea Jones will fill the void as the Ticats punt returner this week with Lindsey Lamar out due to a concussion.  Last week, Jones returned three kicks for 67 yards and five punts for 28 yards. 


GAME NOTES

  • In the last four games, Ticats receiver Bakari Grant has had at least five catches for 60+ yards.
  • As a Ticat, Henry Burris has thrown for 926 yards and six touchdowns in three games vs. Edmonton, an average of 308.7 yards and two touchdowns per game.
  • In week 2, the Tiger-Cats defence held the Edmonton offence to just 136 net yards passing.
  • Through five games, the Tiger-Cats have lost 97 man games due to injury.
  • Luca Congi has only missed one of his 13 attempt field goals (92.3 percent) in his last six games vs. Edmonton.  
  • For more game notes, click here.              

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