Saskatchewan 27, Toronto 24
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 7, 2017
Where: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance:
15102
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Roughriders 27, Argonauts 24: Brandon Bridge came off the bench to throw for 292 yards and two touchdowns while Tyler Crapigna kicked an 18-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift visiting Saskatchewan past Toronto.
Bridge completed 20-of-28 passes after replacing an ineffective Kevin Glenn, who was yanked after going 3-of-8 for 29 yards, in the second quarter to help the Roughriders (8-6) take sole possession of third place in the West Division. Caleb Holley caught two passes for 86 yards and a touchdown while Naaman Roosevelt made eight catches for 77 yards and a score as Saskatchewan came back from a 13-point deficit.
Ricky Ray was 29-of-39 for 341 yards and two touchdowns for the Argonauts (7-8), who missed a chance to clinch the East Division title. S.J. Green had five receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown while Martese Jackson also made a TD catch for Toronto, which had won its previous three games.
Crapigna (34 yards) and Lirim Hajrullahu (42) traded field goals in the first quarter before Jackson turned a screen pass into a 31-yard touchdown on the first play of the second to put Toronto in front 10-3. Hajrullahu connected on kicks from 16 and 19 yards to stretch the Argonauts' lead to 13 points before Bridge found Roosevelt in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard score with 12 seconds left in the first half to pull Saskatchewan within 16-10 at intermission.
Crapigna converted a pair of field-goal attempts and Bridge hit Holley in stride for a 75-yard scoring strike on the last play of the third quarter to put the Roughriders on top 24-17. Ray threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Green with 3:27 remaining to forge a tie before Crapigna kept his nerve in the final seconds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto LB Bear Woods, who leads the team with 79 tackles, missed the game with an upper-body ailment. … Saskatchewan RB Trent Richardson, who was selected third overall in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, was held to 20 yards on five carries in his CFL debut. … Argonauts RB James Wilder Jr. made seven catches for 89 yards and gained another 72 on the ground before suffering a head/neck injury in the fourth quarter.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Saskatchewan
|
392 |
71 |
321 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Toronto
|
451 |
110 |
341 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Argonauts have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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Saskatchewan will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Roughriders have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .833 after a loss.