The Argos travel northeast to Tigerville for a 7 pm kickoff in clear 60-70 degree temperatures. The Argos have had more success on the road against the Crusaders, winning by an average of 29 points vs by 3 at home.
Statistically the teams are very similar in their style of play- the Argos are just more efficient at it and score twice as many points on offense while giving up about the same on defense as the Crusaders. This difference in efficiency shows up most dramatically in the red zone where the Argos are 12/15 on offense and 2/6 on defense vs 3/8 on offense and 10/16 on defense for the Crusaders. The Argos get there and score more often and stop the other team from doing the same more efficiently than the Crusaders.
The difference between the teams also shows up on the turnovers where the Argos cough it up less (5 vs 9) and steal the ball more often (7 vs 4) than the Crusaders. The Argos also sack the QB more (14 vs 8) and protect the QB (6 vs 10) better. The Argos are also better at converting first downs on offense and have a slight edge at stopping conversions on defense.
The two teams pass and run in the same proportion with the passing offense and defense producing roughly the same numbers. The kicking and kick coverage is the same with the Argos slightly better at punt returns and the Crusaders slightly better on kickoff returns. The Argos are more productive at running the ball and slightly better at stopping the run.
The Crusaders are much better at not penalizing themselves with 50 yards less of penalties per game, but this advantage does not overcome the clear offensive efficiency, turnover margin and sack advantages of the Argos. Argos repeat their historical pattern and win by 28.
Statistically the teams are very similar in their style of play- the Argos are just more efficient at it and score twice as many points on offense while giving up about the same on defense as the Crusaders. This difference in efficiency shows up most dramatically in the red zone where the Argos are 12/15 on offense and 2/6 on defense vs 3/8 on offense and 10/16 on defense for the Crusaders. The Argos get there and score more often and stop the other team from doing the same more efficiently than the Crusaders.
The difference between the teams also shows up on the turnovers where the Argos cough it up less (5 vs 9) and steal the ball more often (7 vs 4) than the Crusaders. The Argos also sack the QB more (14 vs 8) and protect the QB (6 vs 10) better. The Argos are also better at converting first downs on offense and have a slight edge at stopping conversions on defense.
The two teams pass and run in the same proportion with the passing offense and defense producing roughly the same numbers. The kicking and kick coverage is the same with the Argos slightly better at punt returns and the Crusaders slightly better on kickoff returns. The Argos are more productive at running the ball and slightly better at stopping the run.
The Crusaders are much better at not penalizing themselves with 50 yards less of penalties per game, but this advantage does not overcome the clear offensive efficiency, turnover margin and sack advantages of the Argos. Argos repeat their historical pattern and win by 28.
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