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Canadian Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Edmonton 28, Saskatchewan 13
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 4, 2017
Where: Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan
Attendance: 31627
Eskimos 28, Roughriders 13: Mike Reilly threw for 294 yards and ran for three touchdowns as Edmonton rolled past host Saskatchewan to clinch third place in the West Division.

Reilly completed 21-of-27 passes without throwing an interception and gained 29 yards on 10 rushes for the Eskimos (12-6), who finished the regular season with a five-game winning streak and will meet Winnipeg in the opening round of the playoffs. Brandon Zylstra made three catches for 72 yards and Sean Whyte returned from a leg injury to kick a pair of field goals in his first game since July 28 as Edmonton avenged a 54-31 loss on Aug. 25.

Brandon Bridge was 12-of-18 for 162 yards and a touchdown for the Roughriders (10-8), who will cross over to the East Division and face either Ottawa or Toronto in the first round. Marcus Thigpen caught a TD pass and also rushed for a score as Saskatchewan lost for only the fourth time in the last 12 contests.

Edmonton carried a 1-0 lead into the second quarter and expanded it when Reilly ran 2 yards for a touchdown 13 seconds into the period. Whyte made it 11-0 with a 30-yard field goal before Bridge got Saskatchewan on the board with a 12-yard scoring pass to Thigpen with 3:34 left in the opening half.

Whyte gave the Eskimos a 14-7 advantage by converting a 19-yard kick early in the third quarter and the Roughriders had a chance to forge a tie but missed the extra point after Thigpen rushed for an 8-yard TD with 7:05 remaining. Edmonton pulled away in the fourth as Reilly ran for a pair of 1-yard scores, locking up a first-round matchup against the Blue Bombers next weekend.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Reilly ended the regular season with a league-leading - and franchise-record - 5,830 passing yards and tied with Ottawa's Trevor Harris for first place with 30 touchdown tosses. ... Edmonton was without RB Brandyn Thompson, who also will miss the playoffs due to a ruptured Achilles. ... Saskatchewan hasn't swept a season series against the Eskimos since 1969. ... Roughriders WR Bakari Grant eclipsed the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time in his seven-year career, finishing with 1,033 after making three catches for 38 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Edmonton   Saskatchewan
C.J. Gable Player Marcus Thigpen
17 Attempts 7
70 Yards 32
4.1 Avg Yards 4.6
0 Touchdowns 1
10 Long 9
Receiving
Edmonton   Saskatchewan
Brandon ZylstraPlayer Rob Bagg
3 Receptions 5
72 Yards 50
24.0 Avg Yards 10.0
0 Touchdowns 0
40 Long 13
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Edmonton 393 99 294 3 2 0 3.0 0
Saskatchewan 318 93 225 2 0 0 0.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Saskatchewan will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Roughriders have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .857 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Eskimos have a W/L % of .909 after a win and .167 after a loss.