GAME NOTES :
Calgary
RB Jon Cornish(concussion), RB Matt Walter(concussion), OL Brander Craighead(ankle), WR Maurice Price(broken finger), LS Randy Chevrier(undisclosed), LB Alvin Bowen(knee), LB Max Caron(knee), DE Ben D'Aguilar(knee) are OUT. Healthy scratches are : SB Nik Lewis, DL Demonte Bolden, DL DeQuin Evans, CB Brandon McDonald.
Ottawa
DE Justin Phillips(broken leg), WR Kierre Johnson(arm), DB Jovon Johnson(bicep), LB Anton McKenzie(bicep), OL Joe Eppele(shoulder), DE Chris McCoy(hand), OT Nate Menkin(upper body), DE Marlon Smith(undisclosed), KR Tim Maypray(undisclosed), DT Moton Hopkins(undisclosed), DB Seth Williams(undisclosed) are OUT.
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Stampeders are averaging over 114 rushing yards per game, 2nd highest total in the CFL. Stamps only starts one Canadian player on defense (DT Corey Mace).
Charleston Hughes with 5 sacks is now 4 sacks behind Riders John Chick after Chick plastered Wpg QB Drew Willy 3 times in this week's game.
Key to winning against Ottawa is to keep Burris in pocket and rush him into throwing the ball. That's when Burris makes his mistakes. Another is to keep RB Chevon Walker in check. The guy is elusive and can make defense miss. Walker can also catch the ball and gain some yardage after the catch.
Avoid unnecessary penalties and turnovers.
This is the time for the offense to shine. Yes Stamps are 4-1 this season but 3 of those wins are because of the defense and 1 win was because of the special team. Offense are out of sync so far not because of BLM. Some of the blames are drop passes and turnovers(fumbles).
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