This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He added two more sacks, four defensive tackles and four pressures. Hughes later recorded his 100th career sack and first as a Rider. The 34-year-old defensive end set the tone with a pressure on quarterback Ricky Ray on the Argos’ first offensive play. It was quite the Riders debut for Hughes, an 11th-year CFLer who recorded three sacks in a game for the seventh time in his career. With Brandon Bridge’s proven ability to come off the bench, the Riders appear to have an effective 1-2 punch at quarterback. The performance earned Collaros another start, which will come Thursday against the host Ottawa Redblacks. However, he rebounded nicely, completing 18 of 25 passes for 203 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.Ĭollaros was poised in the pocket and moved the offence effectively while relying primarily on intermediate passes. He struggled early, completing one of his first four pass attempts and being sacked twice. One good start deserves another when it comes to the Riders’ quarterbacks.Ĭollaros started on Friday, ending months of speculation as to the identity of the Riders’ starting quarterback. The Regina Leader-Post’s Murray McCormick provides a look at five takeaways from the Riders’ victory:
