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The Elks had an opportunity to score the games opening points but kicker Dean Faithful missed the field goal, the Elks got on the board but only a single. One is the loneliest number, a popular song by Three Dog Night and also a theme for Edmonton’s game in Regina.

On the next Saskatchewan possession the Roughriders were Rollin’ down the field until a turnover on downs gave the ball back to Edmonton. The Elks had the ball to end the first quarter with a 1-0 lead.

In the second quarter the Elks kept living single when Jake Julien sent two punts into the end zone to make it a 3-0 game until the closing minutes of the first half Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris found Mitch Picton for gains of 39 and 17 yards on the final Saskatchewan drive of the half. The Roughriders got all the way down to the Edmonton eight yard line setting up a 16 yard field goal attempt. Brett Lauther sent the ball through the uprights tying the game at three, the score remained that way at half-time.

Everyone in Rider Nation was hoping there wouldn’t be a heartache tonight but did not have a peaceful easy feeling with the game being tied at half time. Would Rider Nation be celebrating good times at the end of the game or would it be Edmonton leaving on a jet plane with the two points and a rare win.

The Elks opened the scoring in the third quarter when Julien once again punted the ball into the end zone for an Edmonton single. All the single points, all the single points made it a 4-3 Elks lead. Later on in the third quarter the game’s first touchdown was scored when Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius was able to break on through to the other side of the goal line and score from one yard out. Edmonton took an 11-3 lead and the score stayed the same through three quarters of play.

To paraphrase a line from former Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora, the Saskatchewan Roughrid- ers couldn’t do diddly poo offensively for the first 58 minutes and 56 seconds of the game. The Roughriders trailed 11-3 with just over a minute to go in the fourth quarter. Harris once again connected with Picton this time for a four yard touchdown! The Riders found the end zone and now trailed 11-9. Sixty-four seconds remaining, Saskatchewan needed to go for two to tie the game.

On the ensuing play Trevor Harris remained clutch, finding Kendall Watson in the end zone for two! The two point convert was successful and the game was tied!

Then the CFL happened.

The old phrase never turn off a CFL game in the final three minutes because anything can and probably will happen was true in this one. Saskatchewan tied up the game with one minute and four seconds left in the game. The very next play Brett Lauther sent a booming kickoff over the head of the rookie Edmonton returner, CJ Sims, the ball bounced into the end zone for a single point. A more experienced returner would have known to bring the ball out and not give up the point in a tie game but the rookie American forgot that rule and gave the Riders the lead by conceding the cuffs and finally shots being fired. Police at the time said it was like a hockey brawl, but more in tents.”

• Headline at fark.com: “Good idea: Livening up the ballpark with events like a dog night or a fireworks show. Bad idea: Livening up the ballpark with a dog night and fireworks show on the same night.”

• Another one from fark. com: “Wimbledon dismayed to find its prayer rooms are being used by patrons to score lovelove.”

• Steve Simmons again, quoting the late sports columnist Jim Hunt, who posed a question to Argos QB Chuck Ealey, a religious man, after he threw five or six interceptions. Ealey explained it by saying it was ‘God’s will.’ Without missing a beat, Hunt from the back of the pack, said: “Can’t God read defences either?” Care to comment? E-mail brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca rouge. Saskatchewan led 12-11 on the Edmonton mistake.

In a New York Minute, anything can change. Saskatchewan now had the lead but Edmonton had plenty of time on the clock to try and get into field goal range. Taylor Cornelius from the shotgun formation found Maurice French over the middle for a 30 yard gain. The play was mired by controversy because it appeared Cornelius was over the line of scrimmage which would of negated the big play but Rider nation found out that you can’t always get what you want. The command centre ruled that Cornelius did not cross the line of scrimmage prior to the ball being thrown and the big play stood.

The Elks were moving the ball, they had it at the Saskatchewan 50 yard line with plenty of time on the clock. On first and 10 Taylor Cornelius’ pass was incomplete intended for former Roughrider

Kyran Moore. Second and 10 at the Saskatchewan 50-yard line, Edmonton lines up in the shotgun formation. Taylor Cornelius looks down-field for his Edmonton teammate instead finds Nic Marshall of Saskatchewan, Marshall intercepts Cornelius to seal the win for the Roughriders. For the second consecutive week Marshall was the hero with the game winning interception. On the next play Saskatchewan would kneel down to kill the clock and end the game.

Final score Riders 12 Elks 11.

The Roughriders improve to three wins and one loss but a lot of fans on social media feel the record isn’t pretty, it just looks that way. The Roughriders are off to a strong start and have a 3-1 record but it’s a long way to the top if you want to Rock and Roll. Next up is a home date with the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.

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