{"id":133106,"date":"2025-09-10T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133106\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T06:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:24:09","slug":"riders-focused-only-on-next-opponent-not-10-2-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/133106\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders focused only on next opponent, not 10-2 record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 10-2 and at the top of the CFL standings \u2014 but there\u2019s no celebrating in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>For the CFL club, their current record reads 0-0 heading into another game.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I would tell you on our goal sheet was to win 10 games, I would be lying to you,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/09\/08\/jamie-nye-trevor-harris-deserves-another-year-with-the-riders-if-he-wants-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quarterback Trevor Harris<\/a> said. \u201cIt\u2019s great we are where we are right now, but that only means we have given ourselves the right to be 10-2 right now and be in a position where we have this small lead in the west but we know that what we have done up to this point doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it comes down to is how we approach the rest of the season. If we don\u2019t come at it with a killer instinct, then we will really regret it. We\u2019re just 0-0 and looking to come away with a win this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan is coming off a big win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Banjo Bowl on Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/09\/06\/riders-win-in-winnipeg-for-first-time-since-2018-defeat-bombers-in-banjo-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 21-13 win<\/a> allowed the Riders to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/08\/31\/tevaughn-campbell-ends-bombers-comeback-riders-win-34-30-in-labour-day-classic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sweep the annual Labour Day<\/a> home-and-home series with their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that win, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/09\/06\/riders-aim-to-earn-first-win-in-winnipeg-since-2018-in-banjo-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Riders were 0-9<\/a> since 2018 in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to go to Winnipeg and win. We had to go to Winnipeg and win. It\u2019s been year after year where it\u2019s almost like we\u2019ve said that but it was a different feeling rolling into last weekend,\u201d defensive tackle Micah Johnson said. \u201cI don\u2019t have no problem saying that meant something special. That just wasn\u2019t another regular-season game for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paired with a Calgary Stampeders loss to the Edmonton Elks, the Riders have a bit more breathing room in a tight CFL West Division as the club inches closer to clinching a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the Riders will look to keep its winning ways going against the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff for the game is set for 5 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/green-zone-game-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Zone pregame show<\/a> begins at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a unique challenge in front of us with Montreal and their defence and co-ordinator and personnel they have. If we don\u2019t bring it this week, we will be humbled real quick and everyone goes from talking about how awesome 10-2 is to \u2014 is the sky falling situation,\u201d Harris said. \u201cWe have a one-week sprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Riders held a walkthrough practice on Tuesday. Fullback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2024\/08\/16\/albert-awachie-back-in-green-and-white-shortly-after-argos-release\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Albert Awachie<\/a> (hand), defensive back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/05\/13\/tevaughn-campbell-returns-from-nfl-hoping-to-help-lead-the-riders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tevaughn Campbell<\/a> (head), safety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2023\/09\/03\/jaxon-ford-excited-for-first-labour-day-classic-with-riders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxon Ford<\/a> (knee), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2022\/06\/23\/family-and-football-intertwined-for-riders-nelson-lokombo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">safety Nelson Lokombo<\/a> (ankle), linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2023\/10\/06\/c-j-reavis-road-to-the-cfl-filled-with-hurdles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C.J. Reavis<\/a> (leg), and defensive back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2025\/02\/05\/marcus-sayles-signs-two-year-extension-with-saskatchewan-roughriders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Sayles<\/a> (leg) all were listed as non-participants.<\/p>\n<p>Wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjme.com\/2024\/04\/02\/where-i-wanted-to-be-riders-emilus-excited-about-extension\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Emilus<\/a> (knee) was limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 10-2 and at the top of the CFL standings \u2014 but there\u2019s no celebrating&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-133106","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\/133106","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=133106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}