REGINA — Midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday night, a steady stream of Saskatchewan Roughriders headed towards the exits at Mosaic Stadium. …
After a slow first half, the Calgary Stampeders beat theoff the Riders after halftime, with a pair of scintillating rushing performances and defensive dominance leading the charge.
The Riders may have technically still had some life left in them heading into Saturday’s matchup, but they looked dead-on-arrival. It was not a preview of things to come. It was just a brief reprieve for the Riders before the ugliness that was on its way. Maier completed 15-of-24 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown, but it will be the running game that puts fear in the hearts of future opponents.
The Stamps’ defence had an answer for everything the Riders threw their way, and the guys in green never got anywhere near the end zone other than after Philpot’s fumble.