1:56 p.m.
Riders defence finally comes through big, stuffing Lawrence for a one-yard gain and then getting to him again for no yards on a screen pass after a holding penalty. Als punt, Riders ball on their own 19 with 5:15 to play in the first half.
1:53 p.m.
Lawrence has a 20-yard run up the middle and Als are up to the Riders 41.
1:51 p.m.
Couple of first down catches by Emilus and the Riders are up over midfield to the Montreal 43. Drive stalls there, and Lauther has a 52-yard field goal attempt in his return to Mosaic Stadium. Right down the middle and it's 8-3 Montreal with 9:10 left in the first half.
1:44 p.m.
Montreal gets up to their own 29 and punt, it's not a good one, Riders start on their own 40 with 12:19 to play in the half.
1:40 p.m.
Another two-and-out, Riders punt, Montreal ball on their own 22 after a holding penalty.
1:38 p.m.
Riders start their next drive from their own 28 and get up to the 30 to close out the first quarter.
1:35 p.m.
And touchdown Montreal. Busted coverage lets Hollins get wide open over the middle, he catches a pass at the eight and walks in untouched. A drive that the Riders could have snuffed a couple of times ends in disaster, where have we seen this before? Seven plays, 82 yards, 8-0 Montreal with 23 seconds left in the quarter.
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1:32 p.m.
Handful of short plays get Als close to midfield, and a couple of missed tackles leads to a 23-yard run by Lawrence to Riders 37. Same thing as last week.
1:24 p.m.
Drive stalls there, Riders punt and Als get the ball back on their own 28. 5:03 left in first quarter.
1:23 p.m.
Nice swing pass and run by Ouellette, first down pass to Emilus and short run by Ouellette and the Riders are up over midfield.
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1:20 p.m.
Incompletion on nice coverage by Sayles and great coverage on a flush and scramble and Als are punting. Riders ball on their own 24.
1:16 p.m.
Emilus has a short catch and a shovel pass to Ouellette is stuffed for nothing, Riders punt. Als ball on their own 32 with 9:55 left in the opening 15.
1:10 p.m.
Als get over midfield up to the Riders 48, but the drive stalls there and Montreal punts. It stops in the end zone for a rouge, 1-0 Montreal with 11:16 to play in the first quarter.
1:08 p.m.
Montreal start from their own 33 to start their first series.
1:02 p.m.
Saskatchewan wins the toss, defers to the second half, and Montreal will have the ball first to get things started.
12:57 p.m.
Plaza of Honour inductees Rob Bagg, Dan Clark and Paul McCallum are on the field, the teams are on the field, and we're minutes away from kick-off in this huge game!
12:39 p.m.
Here are Luc's Three Keys to the Game for Saskatchewan:
1 – Riders need to get back to fundamentals and make tackles. This isn’t hockey, we don’t bodycheck. The Riders can’t miss tackles, have to wrap guys up and get guys on the ground. Stop letting guys with the ball get extra yards after you've had hands on them.
2 – Have to see more of Tommy Stevens. His presence on the field means the Riders are on schedule and in a lot of third-and-ones and third-and-goals. When the Riders are winning, it seems like Stevens is out there all the time, so get him out there all the time but putting him in short yardage situations.
3 – Ball has to cross the goal line. Riders have to score touchdowns, not settle for field goals. It’s great to see consistency at the kicking position, but the Riders need the points and touchdowns are those points. Put those big three receivers to good use and get the job done on drives.
11:02 a .m.
Going to be a beautiful fall day for some football, though the teams' kickers might argue differently. Temperature will be around 18 C at kickoff under mainly sunny skies, but winds will be brisk, coming out of the southwest at 30 km/h with gusts to 50. There’s no chance of precipitation.
11:01 a.m.
The Rider Broadcast Network is on the air, with Teagan Witko and Wes Cates bringing fans plenty of special guests to break down what to expect from today’s contest. Then Dave Thomas and Luc Mullinder will have the game call when things kick off at 1 p.m.
11 a.m.
Well, folks, it’s all come down to this.
It’s the second meeting of back-to-back games between the 2025 Grey Cup finalists, it’s a huge game with playoff implications, it’s the Saskatchewan Roughriders taking on the Montreal Alouettes at Mosaic Stadium!
After a couple of weeks of convoluted scenarios with regards to who makes the playoffs out of the West Division and the Riders hanging on for their playoff lives, things have boiled down to the nitty gritty.
Simply enough, Saskatchewan wins and they’re finally, officially in.
That’s because the Edmonton Elks did the Riders a huge favour on Friday night when they took a 35-27 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. As a result, if the Riders win and they finish tied at 9-9 with Winnipeg and Calgary after next week’s slate of games, they’ll land fourth place and the cross-over spot into the East Division.
Their task won’t be easy this afternoon, though not quite as hard as last week.
Saskatchewan is coming off an ugly 44-24 loss last week in Montreal where the Alouettes ran away with things in the second half.
The 13-3 Als saw their playoff picture settled weeks ago, though, and they’ve opted to rest a handful of big-time veterans in advance of their postseason run. As a result, quarterback Davis Alexander and 1,000-yard receivers Tyson Philpot and Tyler Snead and running back Stevie Scott III will be on the sidelines this afternoon.
Dustin Crumb gets the start at pivot for Montreal, and as Saskatchewan saw last week, he’ll still have plenty of weapons to work with, including receivers Jerreth Sterns and Charleston Rambo, both of whom had huge games against the Riders.
Saskatchewan, meanwhile, had incredibly good news this week. Sam Emilus and KeeSean Johnson both returned to the receiving corps, and combined with Kian Schaffer-Baker, give quarterback Trevor Harris all three of his key receivers for the first time since late July.
So things are shaping up nicely for Saskatchewan today, now they just have to go out and get the job done.
Saskatchewan’s depth chart:
Montreal’s depth chart:
