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The gloomy Leader-Post-mortem label still fits — at least to a degree — even though the Saskatchewan Roughriders are coming off a victory.

The response to Thursday’s 18-13 CFL conquest of the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats was still mournful in some circles, as Roughriders rooters lamented the sickly state of the offence.

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We will begin there during our weekly dissection of the Roughriders’ most-recent game.

FOUR-THOUGHT

The Roughriders have scored only four offensive touchdowns over their first four games of the 2018 CFL season.

The offence is consistent, mind you, having produced one major per week. Please hold your applause.

In an attempt to put the touchdown total in historical perspective, we contacted the CFL’s head statistician, Steve Daniel. Steve, as always, provided some numerical gems.

The Roughriders have scored their fewest offensive touchdowns at the four-game mark since 1995, when they had three such majors.