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Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Eskimos:

Saskatchewan 2012:

8-10 Regular Season Record lost in West Division Semi-Final in Calgary.

 

Edmonton 2012:

7-11 Regular Season Record lost in East Division Semi-Final in Toronto.

 

ALL TIME SERIES Since 1949: GP  W    L   T  PCT

Edmonton                                    197 113 82 2   .579

Saskatchewan                             197  82 113 2  .421

 

2012 Season Series: Edmonton 2 Saskatchewan 1

Recent games:

Oct 13/12   at Edmonton Edmonton 37 Saskatchewan 20

Aug 10/12  at Edmonton Edmonton 28 Saskatchewan 20

Season Kick-Off Numbers:

Saskatchewan: Has had the most success in season openers in recent years having won 5 of 6 since 2007 (losing only in 2011 at home to Edmonton). In the last 12 years, the Riders are 9-3 in season openers.

 

Edmonton: Is the only CFL club to have won their season opener in each of the last two years. Over the last four years, the opener for the Eskimos has matched their season success. They won their first game in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and made the playoffs; in 2010 they dropped their season opener and finished out of post-season play at 7-11.

 

A Look At the 2012 Rosters:

Saskatchewan: Has clearly added the most experience in 2013 at 3.5 years per man compared to just 2.3 heading into 2012. Their roster in 2013 has played over 1,000 more CFL games than the 2012 opening day roster and features 36 players with at least two previous CFL campaigns.

 

Here’s a Look at Today’s Rider Depth Chart:

Rider Roster Reg 1

 

 

Edmonton: Has a young roster averaging just 2.5 years per man and only 15 players with 4 or more previous seasons. Their roster has played a combined 1,833 games heading into 2013, more than 400 less than the CFL average.

QB Experience: If this is the age of record setting field goal success, it is even more that of the CFL quarterback. Of the league’s all-time Top 6 leading passers, three are still starters playing at or near the top of their careers. All-time leader Anthony Calvillo will be making his 271st career start in the opener (his 20th year) and carries a 165-105 W-L record (155-75 with Montreal in 14 seasons). He needs just 1,506 yards to reach 80,000 and ranks #4 all-time in CFL regular season games played with 322. This will be the 14th straight season he has been his team’s QB starter in Week #1.

After a 2012 season of 43 TD passes to set a new career high mark, Hamilton’s Henry Burris sits at #5 all-time with 46,602 yards. He has started 168 CFL regular season games for a 90-75-3 WL record heading into his 15th season. He has thrown at least 20 TD passes in each of the last 9 seasons. Toronto’s Ricky Ray captured his third Grey Cup ring last year and ranks #6all-time with 44,590 passing yards. His 67.0% career completion % ranks #2 all-time behind Dave Dickenson and the opening week of 2013 will see him make his 163rd career start (86-75-1).

At #11 all-time is Calgary’s Kevin Glenn who has 36,708 yards in his career, 2,333 yards out of the all-time Top 10.

Saskatchewan’s Darian Durant has a career record as a starter of 36-34-1 and is making career start #72 this week. He

already sits in 33rd all-time in passing yards with 18,557 and has made two Grey Cup starts. BC’s Travis Lulay has started 43 games in his CFL career for a 27-16 mark (.628) and has both a league’s Most Outstanding Player and Grey CUP MVP Award to his credit (from 2011). He posted a streak of 26 consecutive games with at least one TD pass (ended in 2012).

 

The above six players topped the CFL in pass efficiency in 2012.

Winnipeg features Buck Pierce whose career has been plagued in recent years by injuries which are a by-product of how hard he plays. Buck has 62 career starts and a solid record of 34-27-1 with BC and the Blue Bombers. His 14,113 career passing yards rank #47 all-time. Edmonton will likely be starting Mike Reilly to begin 2013 and he was key free agent signing in the off-season but has just two career starts (1-1). Reilly is backed up by Kerry Joseph who ranks #16 all-time at 27,244 yards.

 

RIDERS BY THE NUMBERS IN 2013:

All-Time Record: 505 – 571 – 24

All-Time Record on the Road: 207 – 322 – 12

All-Time versus EDM: 82 – 113 – 4

Darian Durant

6 touchdown passes needed to reach 100.

434 rushing yards needed to reach 2,500.

1,443 passing yards needed to reach to reach 20,000.

Weston Dressler

13 touchdowns needed to reach 50

475 receiving yards needed to reach 6,000

Chris Getzlaf

344 receiving yards needed to reach 4,000

 

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