GAME 15 : BC Lions vs CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Game Time : Friday, October 11 at 7pm MDT McMahon Stadium
Televised : TSN, ESPN3
Third game between BC and Stampeders this season. The series are tied right now with each team won one game a piece. Calgary won Week 1 at McMahon Stadium 44-32 while the Lions defeated Stamps in BC Place 26-22 on Week 8. After this game, they will meet for one last game on the final game of the regular season. A win by Calgary will clinched them at least a home game in the playoffs. Calgary dominated Winnipeg last week 38-11 while the Lions lost the game at home against the Riders 31-17.
OFFENSE :
622 yards of total offense last week against the Bombers, 5th highest in the Stamps history. Stamps rushed for 261 yards and passed for 361 yards.
RB Jon Cornish won double weekly awards (Player of the Week and Canadian Player of the Week). Last week he rushed for 17 times for 208 yards 2 TDs and caught 24 receiving yards. This season against BC Lions, he rushed 39 times for 245 yards, TDs in 2 games.
WR Joe West came back in a bang after sitting out for 9 games. He caught 8 passes for 120 yards. He played against BC this season so far and had a great game in Week 1. He caught 5 times for 51 yards and 2 TDs in Week 1.
Calgary's offense is 1st in pretty much all categories. Points per game (31.9), TDs scored (44), Total yards per game (95.7), Rushing yards per game (143.2) and QB sacks allowed (28).
BC defense is 3rd in Points allowed per game, 5th in TDs allowed, 1st in passing yards allowed, 2nd in rushing yards allowed and 6th in QB sacks.
DEFENSE :
The defensive players last week was between DE Cordarro Law and DB Derrius Brooks.
Stats for Cordarro Law : 4 tackles, sacked QB Max Hall once and knocked 1 pass. Against BC this season : 4 tackles, QB sacks in Week 1.
DB Derrius Brooks : 5 tackles, 1 INT and 2 pass knockdown. Against BC, he had 5 tackles, 1 INT, 2 pass knockdowns in 2 games this season.
Stampeders is 2nd in points allowed, 3rd in TDs allowed, 3rd in passing yards per game allowed, 5th against the rush and first in QB sacks allowed. On the other hand they are playing BC offense is in the middle of most categories : 4th in Points per game, TDs scored, Rushing yards, 6th in Total yards per game, Passing yards per game.
SPECIAL TEAM :
Special Team gave one kickoff rerturn for a TD. They lost a couple of players (Alvin Bowen and Wilkerson DeSouza) to injuries. 6'4" Import LB from UCLA Glenn Love is auditioning for special team and defense this week. There is a possibility he will be dress for the game. Non-import S Keenan MacDougal and DLine Ben D'Aguilar are possible to be back in the lineup tomorrow after being injured this season.
GO STAMPS GO!!!!!
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