Roughriders looking for payback against Stampeders on Saturday
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On Saturday night in Week 12 of the CFL season, the Roughriders — who are off to an 8-1 start for just the second time in team history — will visit the 6-3 Calgary Stampeders, who have been the only team to beat the Green and White this season.
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In that Week 6 game on July 12, which was postponed by a day due to poor air quality, the Stampeders got out to a 17-3 halftime lead before closing out the 24-10 victory.
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'We know that we're better than that,' said Roughriders linebacker C.J. Reavis. 'I feel like we've got a good chance to come out there and get our lick back.
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'It's always good getting hit in the mouth … I think it was a good reality check for us and at the perfect time.'
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Against Calgary, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 428 yards and three touchdowns while running back Dedrick Mills had 85 yards along the ground.
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And watching the film on that game as they prepare for the rematch this week has shown the Roughriders a few things they can clean up.
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It has also served as a bit of motivation for a team that leads the West Division by four points at the midway mark of the season.
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'We're going to have to watch that tape again this week, and if that's what it takes to motivate the guys to get it going,' said head coach Corey Mace. 'When they go back and watch the (film) in what we identified as our worst game of the year, yeah they're going to have to see that over and over and over again.
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Offensively, Saskatchewan was limited to 10 points in that game, which is the only time the Green and White have been held to fewer than 20 points this season.
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However it wasn't as if they were shut out completely as the offence still racked up 427 net yards and 22 first downs.
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'We moved the ball very, very effectively, but they do a tremendous job of keeping you out of the end zone,' said quarterback Trevor Harris, whose team was one-for-three in the red zone. 'They've done that all year.
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'But a half click here, half click there on a certain play here or there and it's an explosive. And on certain plays where we did get explosives, it's a half click here, a half click there and they probably have a sack or a bat down, or whatever it may be.'
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This week, the Roughriders have added a few wrinkles in the offensive game plan, knowing that Calgary will do the same defensively.
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'Teams usually play a team slightly different,' said offensive coordinator Mueller. 'They do what they do, but they play certain players and certain teams and certain play callers or coordinators a certain way.
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