Roughriders hold 14-3 lead in second quarter of Grey Cup
With time winding down in the first half, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have opened up a 14-3 lead over the Montreal Alouettes in the 97th Grey Cup at MacMahon Stadium in Calgary.
Luca Congi had an opportunity to get the Roughriders on the board early but his 42-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left. But he made amends on his second attempt, connecting from 40 yards out to give the Roughriders a 3-0 lead.
The usually high-powered Alouettes offence did not register a first down in their first three possessions. On their fourth possession, Anthony Calvillo fumbled the ball, Keith Shologan picked it up and rumbled down to 8-yard line. From there, Darian Durant hit Andy Fantuz for the touchdown for a 10-0 lead after the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Calvillo drove the Alouettes into enemy territory and Damon Duval put the Alouettes on the board with a 28-yard field goal. On the 8-play, 44-yard drive, Ben Cahoon became the all-time leading receiver in Grey Cup history.
Midway through the frame, the Alouettes were driving again before Kerry Carter was stripped of the ball. Roughies' linebacker Anton McKenzie scooped it up before going out of bounds for the second Alouettes turnover.
With time winding down in the first half, Congi converted on another field goal, this time from 44 yards out. Punter Louie Sakoda followed that up with a single point when Larry Taylor decided to take a knee on the kick-off.
On the injury front, Roughriders' leading receiver Weston Dressler is out with a broken leg and punter Jamie Boreham (neck) is out in favour of Sakoda, who played well in the West Final.
For the Alouettes, middle linebacker Shea Emry is in the lineup despite a knee injury and will rotate with Ramon Guzman.
In a poll on TSN.ca with over 20,000 votes, the Roughriders were the choice of 67% of CFL fans.
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