Edmonton scored another win, but Saskatchewan still a likely playoff, contender will need to work extra hard until the post season. Sean Fleming hit a 54 yard missed FG single at 3:08 of the 1st to put the Esks in the lead. Chris Szarka rumbled 6 yards for the TD at 7:23 of the 1st and a Rider lead. Paul McCallum made the convert. McCallum scored an enormous 75 yard single at 9:52 of the first and added to the Rider's lead. K.D. Williams recovered an Edmonton fumble and ran it 19 yards for the scored at 10:55 of the 1st. McCallum made the convert. John Avery caught a 31 yard TD pass from Ricky Ray at 0:21 of the 1st. Fleming made the convert. Fleming owned the rest of the quarter. He started with a 61 yard missed FG single at 4:04, followed by an 18 yard FG at 10:57 of the 2nd, continued with a 73 yard single at 12:53 of the 2nd, and ended with a 45 yard missed FG single at 6:18 of the 3rd. Ricky Ray took matters into his own hands and scored on a 1 yard TD run. Fleming scored the convert. McCallum made a 30 yard FG at 2:48 of the 4th. Terry Vaughn roped in an 11 yard Ray TD pass at 6:02 of the 4th. Fleming made the convert. Contrary to that play Quincy Jackson answered with an 11 yard TD pass reception from Nealon Greene at 11:39 of the 4th. McCallum made the convert. Fleming finished things off with a 15 yard FG at 12:51 of the 4th.
EDMONTON (CP) -- CFL action Saturday afternoon:
SUMMARY
First Quarter
Edm -- Single Fleming 54 3:08
Sask -- TD Szarka 6 run (McCallum convert) 7:23
Sask -- Single McCallum 75 9:52
Sask -- TD Williams 19 fumble return (McCallum convert) 10:55
Second Quarter
Edm -- TD Avery 31 pass from Ray (Fleming convert) 0:21
Edm -- Single Fleming 61 4:04
Edm -- FG Fleming 18 10:57
Edm -- Single Fleming 73 12:53
Third Quarter
Edm -- Single Fleming 45 6:18
Edm -- TD Ray 1 run (Fleming convert) 11:12
Fourth Quarter
Sask -- FG McCallum 30 2:48
Edm -- TD Vaughn 11 pass from Ray (Fleming convert) 6:02
Sask -- TD Jackson 11 pass from Greene (McCallyum convert) 11:39
Edm -- FG Fleming 15 12:51
Saskatchewan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10--25 |
Edmonton | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10--31 |
Attendance -- 44,480.
| Sask | Edm |
First downs | 16 | 27 |
Yards rushing | 110 | 189 |
Yards passing | 176 | 233 |
Total offence | 286 | 422 |
Team losses | 33 | 19 |
Net offence | 253 | 403 |
Passes made-tried | 18-27 | 16-28 |
Return yards | 141 | 131 |
Intercepts-yards by | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Sacks by | 0 | 6 |
Punts-average | 10-45.1 | 4-44.5 |
Penalties-yards | 11-88 | 8-46 |
Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.
Individual
Rushing: Sask -- Greene 9-65, Szarka 4-30, Shaw 6-9, Holmes 2-6; Edm -- Avery 22-157, Ray 6-32.
Receiving: Sask -- Henry 7-63, Armstrong 3-57, Jackson 4-27, Holmes 2-11, Ching 1-9, French 1-9; Edm -- Vaughn 8-113, Avery 4-52, Hervey 2-32, Tucker 1-19, Brazzell 1-17.
Passing: Sask -- Greene 17-26, 167 yds, 1 TDs, 0 ints, Holmes 1-1-9-0-0; Edm -- Ray 16-28-233-2-0.
