Final
Argonauts spoil Roughriders' bid for home playoff game
Oct 10, 2010 - 12:30 AM REGINA, Saskatchewan (CP) - Jermaine Copeland caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and the Toronto Argonauts spoiled the Saskatchewan Roughriders' bid to clinch a home playoff game with a 24-19 win Saturday.Toronto's special teams provided the assist on Copeland`s score, blocking a Luca Congi field goal attempt and then faking their second punt of the quarter to set Copeland and quarterback Cleo Lemon up on the Saskatchewan 28.
The Argos faked a punt on their first drive of the fourth as well, getting extra yardage when Saskatchewan's Mike McCullough was called for a horse-collar tackle.
Lemon finished the game 17 of 26 for 150 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception.
Toronto took advantage of an inconsistent start by Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant, who was 19-for-34 with two interceptions and one touchdown pass, and held an 11-1 lead after the first quarter.
Argos kicker Justin Medlock kicked a 17-yard field goal on the game's opening drive and missed from 50 for a single point on Toronto's next possession.
Two plays later, Jeremy Urnetl ran a Durant interception back 69 yards for Toronto's first touchdown of the game.
The Roughriders used contributions from all three dimensions of their team to rally in the second.
Linebacker Tad Kornegay ran a Lemon interception 18 yards back to the Toronto 30, setting the table for a one-yard Wes Cates touchdown run.
Saskatchewan's special teams forced a Chad Owens fumble on the ensuing kickoff and, three plays later, the Riders had their first lead of the game on an eight-yard touchdown reception by Neal Hughes.
But Medlock booted a field goal to end the first half and another early in the third quarter to give Toronto a lead they would not relinquish.
Congi kicked a fourth-quarter field goal from 42 yards and Eddie Johnson added a punt single to round out the scoring for the Roughriders.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 11 3 3 7 24
SASKATCHEWAN 1 14 1 3 19 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TOR - FG, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 17 YD, 5:38. TORONTO 3-0
TOR - SINGLE, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 57 YD OFF A MISSED
FIELD GOAL, 9:19. TORONTO 4-0
TOR - TD, JEREMY UNERTL 69 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JUSTIN MEDLOC
Oct 9 7:52 PM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 49 YD
TORONTO 24
SASKATCHEWAN 19 3:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Argonauts 24, Roughriders 19 4th - 3:01Oct 9 7:47 PM - CFL
TD TOR
JEREMAINE COPELAND 28 YD PASS FROM CLEO LEMON
(JUSTIN MEDLOCK KICK)
TORONTO 24
SASKATCHEWAN 16 8:16 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Argonauts 24, Roughriders 16 4th - 8:16Oct 9 7:32 PM - CFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 11 3 3 17
SASKATCHEWAN 1 14 1 16 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TOR - FG, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 17 YD, 5:38. TORONTO 3-0
TOR - SINGLE, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 57 YD OFF A MISSED
FIELD GOAL, 9:19. TORONTO 4-0
TOR - TD, JEREMY UNERTL 69 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JUSTIN
Oct 9 7:17 PM - CFL
SINGLE SAS
EDDIE JOHNSON 69 YD OFF A PUNT
TORONTO 17
SASKATCHEWAN 16 9:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Argonauts 17, Roughriders 16 3rd - 9:24Oct 9 6:57 PM - CFL
FG TOR
JUSTIN MEDLOCK 43 YD
TORONTO 17
SASKATCHEWAN 15 11:25 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Argonauts 17, Roughriders 15 3rd - 11:25Oct 9 6:47 PM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 11 3 14
SASKATCHEWAN 1 14 15 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TOR - FG, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 17 YD, 5:38. TORONTO 3-0
TOR - SINGLE, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 57 YD OFF A MISSED
FIELD GOAL, 9:19. TORONTO 4-0
TOR - TD, JEREMY UNERTL 69 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JUSTIN MED
Oct 9 6:42 PM - CFL
FG TOR
JUSTIN MEDLOCK 48 YD
TORONTO 14
SASKATCHEWAN 15 0:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Argonauts 14, Roughriders 15 2nd - 0:01Oct 9 6:27 PM - CFL
TD SAS
NEAL HUGHES 8 YD PASS FROM DARIAN DURANT
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
TORONTO 11
SASKATCHEWAN 15 5:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Argonauts 11, Roughriders 15 2nd - 5:52Oct 9 6:07 PM - CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 1 YD RUN
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
TORONTO 11
SASKATCHEWAN 8 7:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Argonauts 11, Roughriders 8 2nd - 7:52Oct 9 6:02 PM - CFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TORONTO 11 11
SASKATCHEWAN 1 1 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TOR - FG, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 17 YD, 5:38. TORONTO 3-0
TOR - SINGLE, JUSTIN MEDLOCK 57 YD OFF A MISSED
FIELD GOAL, 9:19. TORONTO 4-0
TOR - TD, JEREMY UNERTL 69 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JUSTIN
Oct 9 5:47 PM - CFL
SINGLE SAS
EDDIE JOHNSON 56 YD OFF A PUNT
TORONTO 11
SASKATCHEWAN 1 0:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Argonauts 11, Roughriders 1 1st - 0:01Oct 9 5:47 PM - CFL
TD TOR
JEREMY UNERTL 69 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(JUSTIN MEDLOCK KICK)
TORONTO 11
SASKATCHEWAN 0 3:23 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Argonauts 11, Roughriders 0 1st - 3:23Oct 9 5:42 PM - CFL
SINGLE TOR
JUSTIN MEDLOCK 57 YD OFF A MISSED FIELD GOAL
TORONTO 4
SASKATCHEWAN 0 5:41 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Argonauts 4, Roughriders 0 1st - 5:41Oct 9 5:32 PM - CFL
FG TOR
JUSTIN MEDLOCK 17 YD
TORONTO 3
SASKATCHEWAN 0 9:22 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Argonauts 3, Roughriders 0 1st - 9:22Oct 9 5:22 PM
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