CFL: ROURKE, RHYMES, WALL NAMED WEEK 9 TOP PERFORMERS

TORONTO — Nathan Rourke, Dominque Rhymes and Titus Wall are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 9 of the 2022 season.

The three players were chosen by a panel of judges made up of Matt Dunigan and Marshall Ferguson of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL league office.

QB | NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS

• Career-high – and new Canadian single-game passing record – 477 yards
• 34-of-37 passing (91.2 per cent – a new CFL record) and five touchdown passes
• 25 rushing yards on five carries and his fifth rushing major of 2022
• Fourth game of 300+ passing yards and second for 400+
• Leads the league in passing yards (2,418), passing touchdowns (21) and completion percentage (81.3 per cent)
• Fourth Top Performer of the Week honour (Weeks 1, 3 and 8)
• Highlights:
  • Lions end the first quarter with a touchdown
  • Whiteheads scores 69-yard touchdown pass
  • Rourke records 5^th touchdown pass of the half

WR | DOMINIQUE RHYMES | BC LIONS

• Nine receptions for 91 yards (10.1-yard average), career-high three touchdowns
• Four second down conversion receptions
• New personal-best of eight touchdown receptions
• Leads team with 582 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, second in receptions (38)
• Highlights:
  • Rhymes has the hat trick with 3 TDs in the first half

DB | TITUS WALL | CALGARY STAMPEDERS

• Two interceptions and a touchdown
• Returned first interception for a 46-yard touchdown
• First career multi-interception game
• Five defensive tackles and one special teams tackle
• 2022 rookie season: three interceptions (tied for first), 30 defensive tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two touchdowns
• Highlights:
  • Wall goes 46-yards to the house
  • Wall gets his second pick of the night