{"id":689344,"date":"2026-05-23T21:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/689344\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:43:10","slug":"live-blog-saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/689344\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE BLOG: Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A moment-by-moment look at the CFL pre-season game between the Roughriders and Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon<\/p>\n

2:01 p.m.

\nIt\u2019s going to be an absolutely perfect day for football in Saskatoon, with a temperature of 23 C and winds out of the southwest at 15 km\/h expected at kickoff. It\u2019ll be mainly sunny throughout the game, with no precipitation in the forecast. And, because of course someone will ask, no smoke!<\/p>\n

2:00 p.m.

\nIt\u2019s the game fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Saskatoon have been waiting for, as the Green and White take the field against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium in a few hours\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

The Riders have spent the last two weeks in the Bridge City working their way through the first stages of training camp, and it all comes to a head with today\u2019s Canadian Football League preseason contest at the home of the U of S Huskies.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan is coming off a 20-15 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in their preseason opener last weekend, but as the depth chart will attest too<\/a>, they\u2019ll be taking the field with a much, much different roster this time around. Both the starting offence and defence feature a ton of veterans from their Grey Cup-winning campaign, so fans can expect a much smoother and cohesive unit this time around.<\/p>\n

Conversely, this is the first exhibition game for the Blue Bombers, who like the rest of the CFL didn\u2019t play in Week 1 of the preseason.<\/p>\n

You can catch all the action on the Riders Broadcast Network, with the pre-game show hitting the air at 2 p.m., followed by Dave Thomas and Luc Mullinder with the game call at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan\u2019s depth chart:<\/p>\n

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Winnipeg\u2019s depth chart:<\/p>\n

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