The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 8-1 for just the second time ever.

In 2013, the Green and White got off to a similar start before going on to win the Grey Cup. On Saturday, in what was hyped up as a “potential Grey Cup preview,” the Roughriders beat the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-9 in Week 11 of the CFL season in front of a sold-out crowd at Mosaic Stadium.

Here are 10 takeaways from the performance:

10 Thoughts

1. Based on the hype leading up to Saturday’s game, it was going to be hard for the two division-leading teams to live up to the expectations in what many dubbed a “Grey Cup preview.” And in the end, the Roughriders overcame a slow start and put together an overall solid offensive performance while Saskatchewan’s defence played remarkably well against the league’s hig

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