{"id":171460,"date":"2025-09-26T21:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171460\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T21:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:20:16","slug":"3-keys-to-victory-for-saskatchewan-edmonton-in-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/171460\/","title":{"rendered":"3 keys to victory for Saskatchewan, Edmonton in Week 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDMONTON \u2014 The Edmonton Elks play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan spent Week 16 on a bye and is on top of the West Division with a 10-3 record.<\/p>\n

Edmonton has dropped back-to-back games and will be playing with heavy hearts after the passing of owner Larry Thompson earlier this week.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s three keys to victory for both teams ahead of Saturday\u2019s 7:00 p.m. ET kickoff, which can be watched on TSN in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n

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SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n

1. BYE BABY BYE<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan is 1-1 off a bye week this season, and the most recent one came at a good time, considering the defence surrendered a season-high 48 points to Montreal in Week 15. Head coach Corey Mace needs strong efforts from defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr., linebacker C.J. Reavis<\/a> and lineman Micah Johnson<\/a> to keep the Elks\u2019 offence off the board.<\/p>\n

2. SAMUEL EMILUS MAKES HIS RETURN<\/p>\n

The last time Samuel Emilus<\/a> played was back in Week 8 when the Riders downed the Elks, 21-18, thanks in large part to 113 yards and a touchdown from the team\u2019s star receiver. He returns after dealing with a knee injury, and will be needed to help the offence move downfield.<\/p>\n

3. A RESTED TREVOR HARRIS<\/p>\n

A late-season bye should benefit veteran quarterback Trevor Harris<\/a>. One of the league\u2019s most proficient passers over his 13 seasons, he\u2019ll aim to take advantage of an Elks secondary that\u2019s allowing 297.1 yards per game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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EDMONTON ELKS<\/p>\n

1. NO MORE MORAL VICTORIES<\/p>\n

Edmonton\u2019s last two losses have come by a total of three points, but with just four games left and being on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, it\u2019s all about coming away with a win this week. A full 60-minute effort and strong play in all three phases will be needed.<\/p>\n

2. HOME SWEET HOME<\/p>\n

The Elks may possess a 5-9 record, but have played to a 3-3 mark at home. The players hope their fans will help them create an uncomfortable atmosphere for the Riders.<\/p>\n

3. QUARTERBACK SHOWDOWN<\/p>\n

Realistically, the quarterback could be a key to victory every single week, but this matchup is a can\u2019t-miss, as it\u2019s veteran versus veteran. Cody Fajardo<\/a> threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns in that Week 8 loss to Saskatchewan, a performance head coach Mark Kilam would take his chances with again.<\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW:<\/p>\n

This is the final meeting between Saskatchewan and Edmonton this season.
\nSaskatchewan is 5-1 on the road.
\nKickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET, and can be watched on TSN in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EDMONTON \u2014 The Edmonton Elks play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. Saskatchewan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-171460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}