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Presenting the chance to salvage the weekend, we are provided with the opportunity to smile again with the Riders in Calgary game. The Riders, of course, had the bye last week so they are still wallowing in their glorious win. GAME PREVIEW By The Numbers 3 – Straight games Glenn has made 30 or more completions. No quarterback in CFL history has gone four consecutive games with 30 or more completions. 5 – Number of field goals made by Paredes last week. It was the seventh time in his career that he was a perfect five-for-five. 7 – Passing touchdowns for both Glenn and Mitchell heading into Week 5, tied for second in the league 14 – Consecutive games Mitchell has thrown for a major. His next touchdown pass will be the 100th of his career. 116 – Yards needed by Glenn to become the seventh player in CFL history to reach the 50,000 yard mark. THE SKINNY This is the first of three meetings between the Stampeders and the Riders in 2017. Calgary has swept the series against the Riders for the past three seasons, winning last year’s contests 35-15 and 19-10. Calgary also has a history of dominating Saskatchewan at McMahon with a recent 9-0-1 record. The last time the Roughriders won at McMahon Stadium was eight years ago back on Aug. 1, 2009. The Riders have not have had a lot of success coming off the bye week as of late, losing their past two games after a long rest. While history favours the Stamps, Calgary will have to find a way to stop the Riders’ surging offence if it hopes to come out with a win. Saskatchewan leads the league in points per game (31) and yards per game (424) heading into Week 5. ?‍? Are the Riders that good in the offensive dept? ?‍? Is Kevin Glenn going to keep lighting it up on Offence? ?‍? The optimism is riding high on the Rider forum, many, many picking a Rider win. ?‍? As I said, the weekend can be salvaged with a Rider loss. It can almost be forgotten with a Calgary over Sask. thrashing.