The Saskatchewan Roughriders are opening their season against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday at 5 p.m. MST. .The Roughriders ended last season in the West Division Final losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21-17 with the Bombers going on to win the Grey Cup. .The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished last season losing to the Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup for the second straight year..Last season, the Roughriders had some difficulty winning in the middle of the season after starting the season 5-1 and then finished the campaign with a 4-1 streak. .It looked like the Roughriders were on their way to the Grey Cup last year and many of the same players will try to atone for last year’s missteps, including quarterback Cody Fajardo..Fajardo has his two favourite passing targets back on the offence with wide receiver Shaq Evans and slotback Duke Williams..The Roughriders and Tiger-Cats game could be one of the better Week 1 games as the betting lines are narrow, with the Roughriders favoured to win in a lower-scoring defensive game..The Roughriders' defence added Darnell Sankey, Larry Dean, and Charleston Hughes..Sankey had a league-leading 97 tackles last season with the Calgary Stampeders..The three-time division all-star Dean missed last season because of his Achilles..One of the CFL’s most dangerous pass rushers, Hughes, is back after a season with the Toronto Argos where he underperformed..“I know it might come off to other people that I’m starting to decline or my game is starting to fall off, but I’m exactly where I want to be,” Hughes told the media. .The Roughriders’ two preseason games on TSN pulled in the top ratings for the sports network.
