The Saskatchewan Roughriders are headed to the Grey Cup.
Trevor Harris tossed a three-yard touchdown to Tommy Nield with 11 seconds to play, lifting the Riders to an exciting 24-21 win over the B.C. Lions in the CFL’s Western Final Saturday at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
The Lions held a 21-17 lead late and had two chances to put the game away with any type of sustained drive, but a pair of two-and-outs left the door open for the Saskatchewan comeback victory. The Riders will meet the Montreal Alouettes in the league’s championship game Nov. 16 in Winnipeg.
Harris passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Riders. Kian Schaffer-Baker had the other Saskatchewan touchdown, with kicker Brett Lauther booting three field goals and two converts.
Nathan Rourke tossed for 290 yards and a TD for B.C. and also rushed for a pair of touchdowns. Keon Hatcher had the other B.C. touchdown, with Sean Whyte adding three converts.
The first half was a defensive struggle.
In the first quarter, the only scoring was a 63-yard single from Saskatchewan punter Jesse Mirco just over three minutes in, giving the Riders a 1-0 lead after 15 minutes.
The Lions managed the sole touchdown of the half, with Rourke scrambling and carrying it in himself for a four-yard TD to cap a long drive. Whyte’s convert made it 7-1 B.C. with 4:14 to play.
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Saskatchewan replied with Lauther’s 22-yard field goal as time expired to make it 7-4 at the half.
The Riders dominated the third quarter.
They took the opening drive and marched down the field. Facing a third and goal from the B.C. three-yard line, Harris was given plenty of time by his offensive line and found Schaffer-Baker open across the middle in the end zone. Lauther’s convert made it 11-7 for Saskatchewan.
After B.C.’s sixth two-and-out of the game, the Riders got the ball back, but A.J. Ouellette fumbled and it was recovered by B.C.’s Dewayne Hendrix at the Saskatchewan 40.
The Lions then proceeded to give the ball back, when Rourke’s pass from the Riders’ seven-yard line bounced off the hands of Keon Hatcher to former Lion Marcus Sayles for an interception.
With 1:49 left in the quarter, Lauther connected on a 34-yard field goal, and the Riders led 14-7 after three quarters.
Just 1:26 into the fourth, Rourke spotted a wide open Hatcher in the end zone from 19 yards out, and Whyte’s conversion tied things at 14-14.
Following a Saskatchewan punt, the Lions produced another impressive drive. On a second-and-10 deep in Riders territory, Rourke produced an amazing escape play, fighting off several Riders defenders and flipping a near-underhand pass to Butler for a first down inside the 15.
Rourke finished the drive himself, scoring from two yards out. Whyte’s convert gave B.C. a 21-14 lead with 6:18 to play.
Saskatchewan responded, as Harris drove them down to the B.C. five. On second down, Schaffer-Baker couldn’t hang on to a Harris pass in the end zone. Facing a third-and-goal and needing seven points to tie, the Riders opted for a field goal, with Lauther’s 13-yarder making it 21-17 with 2:42 to play.
Another untimely B.C. two-and-out gave Saskatchewan the ball back at their own 36 with 1:57 to play.
B.C.’s defence forced a two-and-out of their own, and a Riders punt gave the Lions possession again with 1:40 remaining. On second down, Rourke attempted a quarterback draw, but was easily stopped by the Riders, who once again got the ball back, this time at their own 33 with 1:03 to play.
Harris quickly drove the Riders into scoring position, and faced a first-and-goal from the B.C. three with 14 seconds to play. With 11 seconds left on the clock, he found Nield in the end zone for the winning touchdown. Lauther’s conversion completed the scoring at 24-21.
NOTES: The Lions last won a playoff game in Saskatchewan in 2008, with current head coach Buck Pierce as their QB… Samuel Emilus had nine catches for 100 yards for the Riders, with Ouellette rushing 17 times for 113 yards… The Alouettes earned their spot in the Grey Cup as José Maltos Dìaz kicked a 45-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19-16 in the Eastern Final.