{"id":114166,"date":"2017-08-26T01:54:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T05:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=114166"},"modified":"2019-05-26T12:11:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T16:11:27","slug":"roughriders-defence-comes-up-with-two-big-interceptions-in-rout-of-eskimos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/26\/roughriders-defence-comes-up-with-two-big-interceptions-in-rout-of-eskimos\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughriders defence comes up with two big interceptions in rout of Eskimos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saskatchewan added another major before halftime as Glenn completed a shovel pass under pressure to Cameron Marshall, who took it 21 yards for the TD. (Wikimedia commons, Fair use)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

EDMONTON\u2014 The Saskatchewan Roughriders entered this week determined not to let their road losing streak continue.<\/p>\n

Jovon Johnson and Kacy Rodgers each returned interceptions for touchdowns in the third quarter as the Roughriders came back from a bye week with a big 54-31 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders (4-4) hadn’t won on the road in the West Division since Sept. 7, 2014\u2014 a span of 15 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a big focus,\u201d said Saskatchewan receiver Duron Carter. \u201cWe know the stats, we see them all of the time on TV. We had to come out and play a complete game, especially on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came out and played like this was our home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin Glenn was 19 of 31 for 240 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for the Roughriders, who won their second straight.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan also scored 37 points off of turnovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those games that you can’t explain,\u201d said Riders head coach Chris Jones. \u201cWe had a blocked punt for a touchdown and Mike (Reilly) had a couple of misreads and we were fortunate to get our hands on some footballs, and that doesn’t happen very often.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Reilly struggled, completing 15-of-26 passes for 160 yards and two interceptions as Edmonton (7-2) dropped its second-straight game and first at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThird quarter, for sure, things just kind of snowballed,\u201d Reilly said. \u201cI just made one mistake after another and I can’t do that sort of stuff, obviously.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I’ll take it as an opportunity to learn from it, get better and use it as a motivator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan struck first seven minutes in, as Naaman Roosevelt made a diving catch to reel in a seven-yard Glenn TD pass. It was just Glenn’s second touchdown on the road this season.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders added to their lead with two minutes left in the opening quarter after Willie Jefferson blocked an Eskimos punt and then scooped the ball up at the 22-yard line and took it into the end zone to give the visitors a 14-0 lead.<\/p>\n

The Eskimos briefly woke up early in the second frame as a 33-yard Reilly pass to Brandon Zylstra led to a one-yard QB keeper. However, the convert was blocked and picked up by Carter, who went the distance for two points in Saskatchewan’s favour. The Riders added a field goal to make it 19-6.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan added another major before halftime as Glenn completed a shovel pass under pressure to Cameron Marshall, who took it 21 yards for the TD.<\/p>\n

Edmonton continued to be its own worst enemy in the third, as Reilly was picked off by Johnson, who ran it in for a 40-yard TD.<\/p>\n

Then, on the Eskimos’ next possession, Rodgers made another interception on Reilly, returning it 50 yards to the end zone.<\/p>\n

Edmonton got a wonky one of its own to start the fourth as Saskatchewan fumbled a punt and Cauchy Muamba fell on it for an Esks’ touchdown, with an added two-point convert.<\/p>\n

An Eskimos lost fumble eventually led to a four-yard rushing TD by Vernon Adams Jr. Edmonton countered with a nine-yard rushing major by LaDarius Perkins and two-point convert, before Carter reeled in a 12-yard pass for a TD for Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

Edmonton got a late touchdown on a 20-yard pass from James Franklin to Bryant Mitchell.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders return home to face Winnipeg next Sunday while the Eskimos travel to Calgary for the annual Labour Day Classic on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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