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Roughriders Beat Lions 24–21 on Last-Second TD to Reach Grey Cup

Saskatchewan will face Montreal in Winnipeg on Nov. 16.

Overview

  • Tommy Nield caught a three-yard touchdown with 11 seconds remaining to finish a 74-yard, seven-play drive after the Roughriders trailed 21-17 with 1:03 left.
  • Head coach Corey Mace chose a short field goal from the five-yard line with under three minutes to go, and Brett Lauther’s 13-yarder cut the deficit to four.
  • Saskatchewan’s defense produced back-to-back two-and-outs late in the fourth quarter to give the offense a final chance.
  • Defenses controlled the first half with 11 combined punts, and B.C.’s lone score came on a nine-play, 103-yard march capped by Nathan Rourke’s four-yard run.
  • The victory sends Saskatchewan to its first Grey Cup since winning the title in 2013.