“Touchdown Tommy” has arrived in Rider Nation.
With just 11 seconds left on the clock, Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Tommy Nield hauled in a three-yard strike from quarterback Trevor Harris, lifting the Green and White to a 24–21 win over the B.C. Lions in a dramatic West Final at a sold-out Mosaic Stadium.
The win sends the Roughriders back to the Grey Cup, where they’ll face the Montreal Alouettes next Sunday in Winnipeg.
For Nield, who joined Saskatchewan this season after winning a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024, said the moment was everything a player dreams about.
TOMMY NIELD GIVES SASKATCHEWAN THE LEAD WITH 11 SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK! 😱😱😱 #CFL pic.twitter.com/sxTDSbUdNV
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 9, 2025
“Yeah, it felt amazing just to make a play for the team,” Nield told Teagan Witko on the 620 CKRM Cooperators Rider Broadcast Network postgame show. “That’s all you can ask for, to make a play like that in a moment like that. It’s an incredible feeling, and we’ve got another game next week.”
The crowd roared when the catch was ruled a touchdown after a brief review, a moment that left Mosaic Stadium collectively holding its breath but not Nield.
“I mean, I knew I caught it. It was just making sure I got that confirmation.”
The Riders’ receiving corps had its share of ups and downs through the night, battling tight coverage from the Lions' secondary before coming alive when it mattered most. Nield praised the group’s resiliency and chemistry.
“Our receiving group is incredible, man, from the top down. We play as a true unit, and when we’re firing on all cylinders, it’s dangerous. It could be anyone’s day, and I love going and playing with those guys, man. It’s so fun.”
The late-game heroics capped off a gritty performance by Harris, who engineered a textbook two-minute drill, completing clutch passes to Samuel Emilus, Kian Schaffer-Baker and Dohnte Meyers before finding the 26-year-old Nield in the front of the end zone.
Now, the 25-year-old Nield and the Riders have their sights set on the CFL’s biggest stage, the 112th Grey Cup.
“This is why you play, to win, to go to the championship games, to have that opportunity to play in the big ones. There’s nothing more you could ask for. I’m just grateful to be in this position.”
A grateful province joins him. Next stop Winnipeg. The Green and White are Grey Cup-bound.
