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LIVE BLOG: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders

A moment-by-moment look at the Week 11 Canadian Football League game from Mosaic Stadium
Randy Palmer
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4:02 p.m.
Brown in at quarterback for Hamilton, gets off four plays and the clock hits zeros! That's the ball game, Saskatchewan takes an utterly dominant 29 -9 victory in front of a sellout crowd at Mosaic Stadium!

3:58 p.m.
Lauther hits a field goal from 14 yards and it's 29-9 Saskatchewan with 59 seconds remaining.

3:57 p.m.
Stevens is into the game at QB and cranks off a few runs to get down to Hamilton eight with 1:19 remaining.

3:53 p.m.
Maier is into the game after Harris takes a big hit on a 30-yard completion to Johnson. Riders are at the Hamilton 21 with 2:43 left in the game.

3:47 p.m.
Back-to-back incomplete passes, an illegal formation penatly and a seven-yard sack by Johnson on third down and the Riders get the ball back on their own 39.with 6:17 to play in the game.That's six sacks for the Riders on the day.

3:42 p.m.
Lawler hauls in a 24-yard pass down the sideline to get into Riders territory at the 39 yard line.

3:40 p.m.
Lokombo nearly has an interception on the first play of the next drive, but it's quickly ruled that he trapped the ball on the turf.

3:37 p.m.
Harris pass to Johnson and pair of runs by Ouellette get down to Hamilton 38. Lauther comes on for a 46-yard field goal and it goes off left upright. No points, Riders lead 26-9 with 8:41 remaining in fourth quarter.

3:30 p.m.
Hamilton gets down to Riders 26, but an incomplete pass to Lawler and sack by Allen for a six yard loss stalls drive. That's five sacks for Saskatchewan thus far! Liegghio hits a 38-yard field goal and Riders lead 26-9 with 11:50 remaininig in the game.

3:23 p.m.
And that's the third quarter, Saskatchewan leading 26-6 with 15 minutes to go.

Robustelli's major...

3:21 p.m.
Hamilton gets the ball back on own 45. 

3:18 p.m.
TOUCHDOWN ROUGHRIDERS! It's turning into a romp now, as Robustelli hauls in a 15-yard pass over the middle for the major. 11 plays -- all for positive yardage -- taking 7:40 off the clock and covering 90 yards. 26-6 Saskatchewan with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

3:14 p.m.
Riders connect on seven straight plays for positive yardage to get into Hamilton's half, the offence is looking surgical at the moment.

And Milligan's interception...

The muffed punt...

3:07 p.m.
AGENT ZERO ALERT! Milligan Jr. comes up with a huge interception in the Riders end zone, gets the ball back out to 20 yard line. What even can you say about the Saskatchewan defence at this point?

3:46 p.m.
A nasty holding penalty by Ticats Barrow on Carney results in both players going down with injuries.

3:03 p.m.
Hamilton goes two and out, but McCray has the ball bounce off his shoulder pads, TiCats Horrall recovers the ball on Saskatchewan 12. Brutal turn of events for Riders.

2:59 p.m.
Chop block penalty costs Riders 15 yards back to Hamilton 45, Ouellette gets 11 back to set Lauther up for a 42-yard field goal. It's wide right, Hamilton concedes the single, Saskatchewan leads 20-6 with 9:58 left in third quarter.

2:55 p.m.
Riders are marching, couple of nice runs by Ouellete and a catch by Johnson and they're at the Hamilton 30.

Campbell's pick!

2:50 p.m.
And the Riders get the ball right back! Campbell intercepts a pass intended for Fields to the sideline, Saskatchewan gets the ball back on the Hamilton 40. TiCats challenge for roughing the passer as three Riders took him to the turf on the play. Play stands, Riders ball!

2:47 p.m.
Hamilton elects to take the ball to start the third quarter, giving the Riders the wind in the fourth quarter. Hamilton starts the second half from their own 40.

Lauther's ka-boot!

Roughriders first half stat leaders: Trevor Harris 8-for-12 passing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. A.J. Ouellette seven carries for 37 yards, Dohnte Meyers three catches for 76 yards. Jameer Thurman four tackles, Mike Rose three tackles and a sack.182 yards total offence.

Tiger-Cats first half stat leaders: Bo Levi Mitchell 10-for-14 passing for 131 yards. Greg Bell nine carries for 90 yards. Bell with four catches for 47 yards, Kenny Lawler only two catches for 38 yards. Kyler Fisher five tackles.

2:30 p.m.
Riders decide to go for a 59-yard field goal with the wind at Lauther's back, and it's good! Saskatchewan takes 19-6 lead into halftime!

2:29 p.m.
A 30-yard catch by Lawler gets Hamilton in Riders territory with 19 seconds left. Hamilton goes for it on third down but Mitchell fumbles and Hamilton recovers for a 16 yard loss back to the Hamilton 51. Riders get ball back with two seconds left.

2:23 p.m.
TOUCHDOWN ROUGHRIDERS! A 17-yard run by Oullette gets Riders down to Hamlton 29 and two plays later Harris changes the play at the line before finding Nield down the left side for the major! Four plays, 75 yards, 37 seconds off the clock. 16-6 Saskatchewan with 1:06 left in first half.

2:20 p.m.
A pass down the sideline to Robustelli is ruled incomplete, but coach Mace challenges and wins the pass interference call, Saskatchewan ball at the Hamilton 46 with 1:42 left in the half.

2:16 p.m.
Hamilton gets up to Riders 44, but Johnson and Carney get home off the edge for a seven-yard sack to push TiCats out of field goal range. A no yards penalty sets Saskatchewan up at their own 35 with 1:53 left in the half.

2:09 p.m.
A short pass and a five-yard sack by Ossai has Riders punting from deep in own zone, Hamilton gets the ball back on Sask 50 with 4:01 left in second quarter.

2:03 p.m.
A short run and three pass straight pass completions get Hamilton into Saskatchewan territory at the 52. The drive stalls there, though, as a short run and sack for a nine yard loss by Sanders has Hamilton punting. That goes out of bounds at the 11 and the Riders are backed-up to start their next drive with 5:40 left in the half

Meyers' touchdown:

1:57 p.m.
TOUCHDOWN ROUGHRIDERS! Meyers strikes again, getting wide open, hauling in a pass to the sideline at the Hamilton 22 and going the rest of the way for the major. Riders decide to go for two and Ouellette busts through for two. One play, 58 yards, 9-6 Saskatchewan lead with 10:31 left in first half.

1:52 p.m.
Back-to-back incomplete passes and Hamilton is punting from their own 27. A 20-yard return by McCray sets Saskatchewan up at own 52 with 11:06 remaining in first half.

1:46 p.m.
Nothing doing on this drive as an incomplete pass and near interception sends the Riders to the sideline. Hamilton gets ball back on own 15 after an illegal block penalty. Nice job by punter Couch to flip the field there.

1:43 p.m.
Riders will have a long field to start the second quarter after an illegal block sets them up at their own 18.

1:39 p.m.
Hamilton goes two-and-out, Riders will get the ball back to start the second quarter trailing 6-1.

Here's Talbert's diving interception...

1:36 p.m.
Drive stalls out at Hamilton 20, Lauther has 28-yard field goal attempt and is wide right, Roughriders settle for single point. 6-1 TiCats with 33 seconds left in first quarter.

1:34 p.m.
Riders are on the move, with three straight complete passes getting down to Hamilton 24.

1:29 p.m.
The defence comes up big again, getting a sack from Rose for a four-yard loss and holding Bell to a short gain on second down. Liegghio has 21-yard field goal and he makes it, 6-0 Hamilton with 5:07 to play in first quarter.

1:25 p.m.
Three straight plays for 10-plus yards have Hamilton into red zone on Saskatchewan 19.

1:20 p.m.
Riders get into Hamilton territory, but a pass to Johnson to the sideline results in a diving interception by Talbert, TiCats ball at Hamilton 39.

1:17 p.m.
Hamilton gets ball down to Riders nine, but the defense stiffens, stuffs Bell on on a run up the middle and then get to a scrambling Mitchell and stopping him at the four. Liegghio has an 11-yard field goal and he makes it, 3-0 TiCats with 10:19 remaining in first quarter.

1:14 p.m.
First pass Lawler goes long down the sideline and results in a pass interference call, Hamilton gets ball on Saskatchewan 25.

1:12 p.m.
A short run by Ouellette and near interception on a pass over the middle has the Riders going two-and-out. Hamilton starts their first series at their own 43.

1:09 p.m.
Riders get the ball at their own 28 to get things started, but McCray nearly broke off a big run...

1:06 p.m.
Hamilton wins the coin toss and have deferred to the second half, Riders get the ball first but are facing the wind. Kick-off is in moments!

12:53 p.m.
TiCats safety Stavros Katsantonis -- who is second on the team with 41 tackles to go along with his three interceptions -- was a game-time decision and has been ruled out.

12:29 p.m.
The Roughriders are 3.5 point favourites and Luc tis going with the Riders to cover the spread and win by at least six points.

11:52 a.m.
In case folks haven't heard, the game is the first sellout of the season at Mosaic Stadium, with 33,000 fans expected to cheer on the Green and White in just over an hour's time!

11:45 a.m.
It'll be another warm and beautiful day for football, mainly sunny and 26 C at kickoff and getting up to 29 C in the later afternoon. It'll be a breezy one with winds from the southeast at 30 km/h gusting to 50 km/h. Air quality is clear.

It’s Week 11 in the Canadian Football League and we have another showdown between first place teams as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium!

The Roughriders have been the class of the CFL thus far this season and hold a 7-1 record, tops in both the West Division and the entire league. Hamilton is 6-3 and are in first place in the East Division.

The two teams met in Hamilton way back in Week 2 on June 14, with the TiCats staging a late-game rally before falling 28-23 to the Riders.

Saskatchewan is coming off their second bye week after talking a 34-6 win over Montreal in Week 9. Hamilton lost 41-38 to B.C. in Week 10.

Teagan Witko, Justin Dunk and Wes Cates are currently hosting the pre-game show live from Mosaic Stadium, Dave Thomas and Luc Mullinder will have the game call at 1 p.m. on the 620 CKRM Co-operators Rider Broadcast Network.

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The Roughriders depth chart. For the first time this season Saskatchewan has the same line-up as their previous game, offering a bit of consistency that they hope will lead to back-to-back comfortable wins. 

Trevor Harris once again leads the offence into battle, having completed 161 of 214 pases for 2,183 yards, 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Harris’ 119.7 quarterback efficiency is the best in the CFL.

KeeSean Johnson and Dohnte Meyers lead the receiving corps, with Johnson having 43 catches for 565 yards and three touchdowns, while Meyers has 35 catches for 565 yards and four majors. A.J. Ouellette is the featured running back and has 107 carries for 564 yards and three touchdowns.

Linebacker Jameer Thurman leads the team with 44 tackles, Malik Carney and Shane Ray each have four sacks. Defensive backs Rolan Milligan Jr. and Tevaughn Campbell each have two interceptions.

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The Tiger-Cats depth chart. Kenny Lawler is the player to watch for Hamilton, with his 43 catches for 783 yards second best in the CFL, while his eight touchdowns through the air are tops in the league.

Bo-Levi Mitchell gets the start at quarterback for Hamilton and has completed 232 of 335 passes for 2,856 yards, 21 touchdowns and three interceptions.

Tim White has actually been Mitchell’s favourite target this season, with 50 catches for 596 yards and four touchdowns. Kiondre Smith has 44 catches for 549 yards and five majors. Greg Bell leads their rushing game with 61 carries for 284 yards.

Linebacker Rayshawn Wilborn had 38 tackles to lead the Hamilton defence, Mario Kendricks Jr. has four sacks. Defensive backs Stavros Katsantonis and Jamal Peters each have three interceptions.

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