OTTAWA \u2014 Preparation shouldn\u2019t be a problem for the BC Lions or Ottawa REDBLACKS on Friday night, as both teams are coming off Week 12 byes.<\/p>\n
BC heads to TD Place Stadium with a 5-6 record.<\/p>\n
Ottawa sits at 3-8.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s three keys to the game for both teams ahead of Friday\u2019s 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff, which can be watched on TSN in Canada, on CBSSN in the U.S. and CFL+ internationally.<\/p>\n
RELATED BC LIONS<\/p>\n 1. CAN NATHAN ROURKE KEEP THE OFFENCE ROLLING?<\/p>\n The Lions\u2019 307 points scored are the second most in the West Division, and Nathan Rourke<\/a> has been leading the way. Rourke is trying to eclipse the 300-plus passing yard mark for the seventh time in his last eight games and will face a REDBLACKS secondary surrendering 281.8 per game.<\/p>\n 2. PASS DEFENCE<\/p>\n The bye week came at a good time for BC\u2019s pass defence, as they\u2019d allowed 305 or more yards through the air in three of their last four games, including 443 to Nick Arbuckle<\/a> in Week 12. Despite the rough patch, the defensive secondary led by Jamal Peters<\/a> \u2014 who\u2019s a game-time decision with a knee issue \u2014 Robert Carter Jr., and Ronald Kent Jr.<\/a> still lead the league in average yards allowed at 260.5. Regardless of who\u2019s under centre for Ottawa, they\u2019ll aim to take their options away.<\/p>\n 3. BALL SECURITY<\/p>\n BC possesses a league-worst -11 turnover ratio and has lost nine fumbles. Giving Ottawa extra offensive chances, especially at home, won\u2019t fly if they hope to head back west with a win.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n OTTAWA REDBLACKS<\/p>\n 1. BETTER IN THE FIRST QUARTER<\/p>\n Ottawa has scored one point in the first quarter over its past five games, a statistic that\u2019s as equally unbelievable as it is troubling. With the Lions\u2019 offence able to strike quickly, putting points on the board early is critical to staying in the game.<\/p>\n 2. CAN DUSTIN CRUM COME THROUGH?<\/p>\n Dru Brown<\/a> remains out with a knee injury, but the good news is Dustin Crum<\/a> had his best game of the season the last time out when he completed 23-of-29 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Edmonton.<\/p>\n 3. IF IN DOUBT, HAND IT OFF<\/p>\n Daniel Adeboboye<\/a> and William Stanback<\/a> should play an important role in head coach Bob Dyce\u2019s offence. Not only has their opponent struggled to limit yards on the ground, coughing up the second most league-wide, but it\u2019s been a strength of the duo, who have accumulated a combined 775.<\/p>\n NEED TO KNOW:<\/p>\n BC and Ottawa will play again in Week 15 in Vancouver.
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\nKickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, and can be watched on TSN in Canada, on CBSSN in the U.S. and CFL+ internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2014 Preparation shouldn\u2019t be a problem for the BC Lions or Ottawa REDBLACKS on Friday night, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-128545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}