It was just a week ago that the Saskatchewan Roughriders blew a 22-0 first half CFL lead to the Edmonton Eskimos en route to a 38-33 loss. On Sunday afternoon, it looked for a moment like history was repeating itself. The Riders led 23-0 at halftime before the Hamilton Tiger-Cats came roaring back with 16 third quarter points. Hamilton would tie the score at 23-23 early in the fourth quarter before the hosts pulled it out with a late touchdown and field goal to win 33-23.
After the game, Roughriders coach Ken Miller talked about the importance of not losing in the same fashion in back to back weeks:
"We didn't want to do that again, "In the first half in particular it was sensational. In the third quarter we gave up some points ... but overall our defence played pretty good."
Hamilton head coach Marcel Bellefeuille said there was no moral victory in coming close with a big comeback:
"You've got to play 60 minutes to win in the CFL, you can't play 30 minutes."
An important component of the Roughriders victory was their improved rushing attack. Wes Cates becoming the first Roughrider to rush for more than 100 yards this season as he finished with 117. After the game, Cates spoke of his accomplishment:
"It was not as much for myself but more for the naysayers. Yeah I needed a big game like that to stop the rumours and stop people from talking bad about me."
Saskatchewans defensive line also starred, completely shutting down the Hamilton rushing attack limiting the Tiger-Cats runners to a mere 31 yards on the ground.
Hamilton starting QB Quinton Porter, in particular, struggled against the Saskatchewan defense. Kevin Glenn replaced him after the first quarter and finished the game 12-for-27 with 183 yards. Porter was 1-for-5 for only three yards before he was yanked.
The Tiger-Cats now have a bye week before they return to action August 29th on the road against the Edmonton Eskimos. Saskatchewan will head east to take on the CFL best Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.
After the game, Roughriders coach Ken Miller talked about the importance of not losing in the same fashion in back to back weeks:
"We didn't want to do that again, "In the first half in particular it was sensational. In the third quarter we gave up some points ... but overall our defence played pretty good."
Hamilton head coach Marcel Bellefeuille said there was no moral victory in coming close with a big comeback:
"You've got to play 60 minutes to win in the CFL, you can't play 30 minutes."
An important component of the Roughriders victory was their improved rushing attack. Wes Cates becoming the first Roughrider to rush for more than 100 yards this season as he finished with 117. After the game, Cates spoke of his accomplishment:
"It was not as much for myself but more for the naysayers. Yeah I needed a big game like that to stop the rumours and stop people from talking bad about me."
Saskatchewans defensive line also starred, completely shutting down the Hamilton rushing attack limiting the Tiger-Cats runners to a mere 31 yards on the ground.
Hamilton starting QB Quinton Porter, in particular, struggled against the Saskatchewan defense. Kevin Glenn replaced him after the first quarter and finished the game 12-for-27 with 183 yards. Porter was 1-for-5 for only three yards before he was yanked.
The Tiger-Cats now have a bye week before they return to action August 29th on the road against the Edmonton Eskimos. Saskatchewan will head east to take on the CFL best Montreal Alouettes on Friday night.
About the Author:
Ross Everett is a consulting handicapper for Sports-1 and an authority on horse race and CFL football betting . He's a published expert on handicapping theory, as well as stock and investment strategy. He contributes to a number of websites providing insight on how to bet on NFL football, hockey and mixed martial arts.
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