Elks look to right their ship on the road against the Riders
Global News
The Edmonton Elks will play their second consecutive road game on Thursday night as they look for win number one of the season as they battle the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Elks will look to exact some revenge Thursday as they visit the Riders at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
The Edmonton Elks opened their 2023 CFL regular season schedule on June 11 at home to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Elks had numerous chances to win the game, including three cracks at the Riders one yard line, but came up short losing 17-13.
The Elks are still looking for their first win of the season. Their 0-4 start is their worst since the 2010 season. The Riders come in to Thursday’s game off a bye week and have a 2-1 record.
The Elks will end a tough stretch which saw them play three games in 12 days, including a 26-7 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks last week in our nation’s capital.
The Elks could only produce 253 yards of offence and one offensive touchdown which came from recevier Maurice Ffrench. The Elks rookie was the best player on the field for the green and gold as he caught six passes (eight targets) for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Elks allowed 375 yards of offence including 208 rushing yards. The Elks have given up at least 100 yards rushing in each of their first four games have given the most rushing yards on average per game with 164.
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After starting Jarret Doege last week in Ottawa, the Elks will turn back to Taylor Cornelius as their starting quarterback on Thursday. Cornelius was pulled during the Elks 43-31 loss to the Toronto Argonaust after going 14 of 18 for 135 yards passing and one touchdown. Cornelius, who has 440 passing yards this season to go with two touchdowns and one interception, said sitting was tough but he did his best to stay positive knowing his chance would come again at some point.
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