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The Ottawa Redblacks haven’t just been bad offensively in their first six home games, but also darn near historically so.

The Redblacks’ average of 9.8 points per game at TD Place stadium is the lowest for any Canadian Football League team at home since the 1954 B.C. Lions (5.4), who were also an expansion franchise. Third-worst on that list were the 1950 Toronto Argonauts (9.9).

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As well, even though production on the road is more than twice that amount (20.0), 15 points per game overall is more than a field goal worse than the next-weakest Montreal Alouettes and more than a touchdown worse than any of the other seven clubs.

“With the exception of probably Calgary, every team’s scoring is down this year,” Redblacks offensive co-ordinator Mike Gibson said. “Everything is in cycles. Some years offences are ahead of defences, some years defences are ahead of offences.

“There are some outstanding defences in this league, and they all do something different. That’s the thing. If they all did the same things, with repetition you’d be able to do things. But everybody is having issues with scoring and staying on the field, and even Calgary at times last week (against B.C.) and a couple of weeks ago against Montreal.”