Blanchard’s 57-yard field goal lifts Elks to win
REGINA – Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. The West Division-leading Elks improved to 6-1 and are off to their best start since 2017 when they were 7-0. The Riders, second in the West, slipped to 4-2 on an emotional night for the hosts.Alex Hale kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to give the Riders a late 34-33 lead.Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo had a big night, passing for 510 yards and four touchdowns.
- ▪REGINA – Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.
- ▪The West Division-leading Elks improved to 6-1 and are off to their best start since 2017 when they were 7-0.
- ▪The Riders, second in the West, slipped to 4-2 on an emotional night for the hosts.Alex Hale kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to give the Riders a late 34-33 lead.Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo had a big night, passing for 510 yar
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- ▪ Blanchard’s 57-yard field goal lifts Elks to 36-34 win over Roughriders — The Globe and Mail
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REGINA – Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. The West Division-leading Elks improved to 6-1 and are off to their best start since 2017 when they were 7-0. The Riders, second in the West, slipped to 4-2 on an emotional night for the hosts.Alex Hale kicked a pair of fourth-quarter field goals to give the Riders a late 34-33 lead.Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo had a big night, passing for 510 yards and four touchdowns. He completed 25 of 32 passes.The Riders took a 28-27 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter when quarterback Trevor Harris connected with Dhel Duncan-Busby on a seven-yard touchdown pass.
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