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The 2018 CFL season was one to forget when it came to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ passing attack.

In 2018, the Riders were eighth in the CFL in passing yards (3,971), pass attempts (545), completions (331) and average gain per pass (7.3 yards).

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The Green and White was particular ineffective in scoring, finishing the year with a league-low 11 touchdown receptions.

If that wasn’t bad enough, not one of the Riders’ wide receivers caught a touchdown pass during the entire 2018 season.

The aforementioned statistics weren’t reflected by the Riders’ 12-6 record and how they played host to a playoff game for the first time since 2013 — albeit a 23-18 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Riders’ receivers were open during the defeat, but Brandon Bridge couldn’t connect.

The lack of passing production may have been the product of conservative play-calling and inexperience among many of the Riders’ receivers.