The 5-5 Saskatchewan Roughriders travel to Tim Horton’s Field in Hamilton Friday night to take on the 2-8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a Canadian Football League matchup which has huge playoff implications for both teams.
The Roughriders and Tiger-Cats are meeting for the second and final time in the 2017 regular season. Saskatchewan won 37-20 when the teams met at Mosaic Stadium on July 9. The Roughriders’ three-game winning streak ended Saturday, when they lost 48-28 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Hamilton is coming off a 26-22 decision over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday — the Tiger-Cats’ second straight victory after they opened the season with eight consecutive losses.
Both teams are still chasing playoff berths.
Saskatchewan Roughriders won the 1st matchup between the two teams Photo: Matt Smith
Saskatchewan although last in the West, is only a game behind the 6-5 BC Lions and two behind the Edmonton Eskimos who are 7-4 and have lost four of the last six. The Tiger-Cats at 2-8 are still in striking distance of first place in the weak East division with a game in hand over the third place Montreal Alouettes (3-7) and second place Toronto Argonauts who are 4-7 and two games in hand over Ottawa with their 4-7-1 record.
Roughriders quarterback Kevin Glenn suffered a bruised throwing hand in the Winnipeg loss and is expected to be a game time decision. If Glenn can’t go, backup Brandon Bridge would make his first regular-season start for Saskatchewan.
Hamilton will line up with rookie Jeremiah Masoli who has replaced Zach Collaros for the two wins.
Since that last game in July, Hamilton has undergone a complete coaching overhaul with head coach Kent Austin stepping off the sidelines and June Jones replacing him.
AFI, Yare Media and the CFL
American Football International is collaborating with Yare Media and the Canadian Football League to present 2017 CFL games live. This is more than a livestream. This is a stream of the top flight TSN network television broadcast.
If you can’t watch it live, each game is available for viewing through the remainder of the season.
LIVE STREAM PPV: CFL – Saskatchewan Roughriders @Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sept. 15 7p ( 1a Sept. 16 CEST)