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CFL Game #83 Notes & Trends - Winnipeg vs Calgary:
Turnover Excellence: It is widely known that forcing Turnovers is a Bombers' specialty. The most telling number is their T/O Ratio. From 2012 to 2015, Winnipeg was -60 but since 2016 are +56 (2016: #1 at +29, 2017: #2 at +14, 2018: #1 at +13).
Turnovers Forced: Winnipeg leads the CFL with 45 Takeaways while Calgary is right behind at #2 with 44. In the Calgary- Winnipeg rivalry only ONE game has been won since 2011 by the team committing more Turnovers.
Winnipeg Coming Off ...: The Bombers come in off their first shutout since July 28, 2006 over Hamilton (29-0) and just their second since 1988. It was a CFL record 33rd time in their history that they had shut out an opponent.
Injury Toll?: and The Stampeders averaged 32.2 points and 412 Net Yards per game in their first 13 contests; but just 19.0 points and 260 Net Yards per game in the last 3 contests.
Matt Nichols 4 in a row & 0-8: The Bombers' #1 QB has won his last 4 starts and is now up to 8-5 .625 in 2018, #3 in the CFL behind Mitchell at .750 (12-4) and Collaros at .692 (9-4). Nichols has never beaten Calgary as a starter however going 0-4 with Winnipeg and 0-4 with Edmonton vs Calgary. Nichols is 0-8 vs Calgary and 37-18 .673 against everyone else.
All-time Passing rankings: Bo Levi Mitchell has risen to #23 all-time with 23,921 yards and needs 227 to pass Roy Dewalt. The #20 slot all-time held by Russ Jackson (24,593) is just 672 yards ahead of him. Mitchell is 2 TD passes short of 150 career. Matt Nichols now ranks #47 all-time at 16,069 yards with Reggie Slack next ahead (16,173).
100+ Tackles / Defensive Plays Race: Alex Singleton leads the CFL with 107 ahead of Adam Bighill at 101. Bighill leads the CFL in Total Defensive Plays with 121 to Singelton's 118. They are among 9 players with multiple 100+ Tackle seasons.
Singleton has become the 9th player in CFL history to record back-to-back 100+ DT seasons and the second Canadian to do so (Kevin Eiben 2004-05). Bighill has tied Barrin Simpson at 4 seasons of 100+ and they trail only Willie Pless with 7 100+ seasons.
Dressler 10K: Weston Dressler needs 27 yards to become the 17th player to make it to 10,000 career receiving yards. He can pass Jeremaine Copeland (10,015) with 43 yards.
Reception Streaks: Weston Dressler now at 124 straight games with a reception tying Jamel Richardson for the 6th longest streak in CFL history. Next ahead at #5 is Tony Gabriel's 131 games in a row across 1973-1981.
Inside the 10: Justin Medlock and Rob Maver are #1 & #2 in the CFL with 25 of these punts this year.
Andrew Harris: Trails William Powell by 93 yards heading into Week #20 but has already surpassed his career high being at 1,269 yards on a career-high 222 carries (matching his 222 in 2015). He has 5 games of 100+ yards but only ONE of those (Nov 1/13) has come against Calgary. On Aug 25/18, Calgary held Harris to his season-low of 13 yards and a long gain of just 5 yards.
Mitchell All-Time QB Win % / 6-0 at Winnipeg: After last week's defeat, Bo Levi Mitchell's career winning % is now 68-14 .821 with a 12-4 .750 mark in 2018. Mitchell's all-time record as a starter at McMahon Stadium is now 38-5 .884 after the loss to BC. On the road Mitchell is 30-8-2 .775 overall and a perfect 6-0 at Winnipeg.
Micah Johnson - More sacks every year: of the last 4 games. He is up to #2 in the CFL with 12 which has extended his unique career feat. Johnson has increased his Sack total in every season of his career - 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 & 12, and is up to 39 in a total of 79 games.
Mike Miller 156 ST: The New Brunswick native is up to 156 in his career and that ranks him #12 all-time, 2 back of #11 Ray Biggs at 158 and 5 short of the Top 10. Miller has recorded at least one ST Tackle in 90 of his 138 career games.
Turnover Productivity: The Blue Bombers have recorded 7 games this season where 10 or more of their points came directly off of the Turnovers they have forced. They lead the CFL with 141 points off T/Overs (28% of their 497 total points).
FGs: Justin Medlock comes in with a current FG streak of 9 in a row; Rene Paredes has made 13 of his last 14 FG attempts.
Darvin Adams: Needs 98 yds to reach 1,000 for the 2nd straight year. He has 56 catches with 13 of 20+ depth variety (#4 rank).
Chris Streveler: Has played a key role of late and his runs have produced 63 yards in the last two games.
Adam Bighill: Registered a single-game career high of 3 Sacks in Winnipeg's last game. He has 27 tackles in his last 3 outings.
Mitchell W-L Streaks: The Stamps' #1 QB has never had a 3-game losing streak as a starter and must win this week to avoid it.
Taylor Loffler INTs: Did not make an interception in his first 13 games this year but 3 in the last 3 games.
TOP Turnaround: The Bombers have a 32:43 to 27:16 edge in the last 4 games. The previous 4? Just 28:16 of TOP on average.
Last game: Winnipeg did not permit the Riders a single 2nd down situation under 2-&-4 yards. SSK ended up just 5-of-19
Throwing deep: 17 of Bo Levi Mitchell's CFL-best 33 TD passes have been of a depth of 20 yards or more.
No Sacks: Calgary did not allow a Sack last week and that makes it 6 times in 2018 with ideal protection for their QBs._______________________________________________________________________________________