{"id":272749,"date":"2025-11-09T20:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/272749\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:22:18","slug":"roughriders-off-to-grey-cup-after-beating-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/272749\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughriders off to Grey Cup after beating Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Jeff DeDekker<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted November 8, 2025 9:44 pm<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated November 8, 2025 11:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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REGINA \u2013 Tommy Nield\u2019s three-yard touchdown reception with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 24-21 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final Saturday, sending the Riders to the Grey Cup.<\/p>\n

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Trailing 21-17 with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter, the Riders drove 74 yards in seven plays to score the game-winning touchdown and punch their ticket to the Grey Cup. The Riders will play the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

The Alouettes advanced to the championship game with a 19-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division final earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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The Riders held a 14-7 lead in the third quarter only to see the Lions score two touchdowns to go ahead 21-14.<\/p>\n

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The Riders were first-and-goal from the B.C. five-yard line with three minutes remaining but after two incompletions, head coach Corey Mace decided to settle for a field goal rather than gambling on third down. Lauther\u2019s 13-yard field goal cut the deficit to 21-17 with 2:42 remaining.<\/p>\n

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The Saskatchewan defence forced back-to-back two-and-out possessions to give their offence an opportunity to win the game.<\/p>\n

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Defences controlled the first half of Saturday\u2019s game, played before a sellout crowd of 33,350 at Mosaic Stadium. The teams combined for 11 punts in the half, six by the Riders and five by the Lions.<\/p>\n

B.C. scored the lone touchdown of the half on a nine-play, 103-yard drive late in the second quarter. B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke, who was five-for-five passing on the drive, scored on a four-yard run with 4:09 left in the half to give the Lions a 7-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan trimmed the lead to 7-4 as Brett Lauther connected on a 22-yard field goal on the final play of the half.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan returns to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013 when they defeated the Tiger-Cats 45-35.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2025.<\/p>\n

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