Saturday, November 04, 2017

Eskimos Knock Off Riders In Regina, Send Saskatchewan Into East Playoffs

At Regina, Saskatchewan:

In Saturday's Canadian Football League regular-season finale for both Grey Cup Playoff-bound clubs, the Edmonton Eskimos (12-6) knocked off the Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-8) on the road by a score of 28-13.

Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly ran for three touchdowns to enable Edmonton to stay in the Western Division when the playoffs open next Sunday while the Riders will travel to Ottawa to face the defending Grey Cup champs in an Eastern Division semifinal.

Here are the match-up for the opening round of the Grey Cup Playoffs, which open next Sunday.

EASTERN DIVISION:

At Ottawa:

Saskatchewan @ Ottawa, 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Winner to play at Toronto in the East Division final on Sunday, November 19.



WESTERN DIVISION:

At Winnipeg, Manitoba:

Edmonton @ Winnipeg, 1:30 PM Pacific Time



Winner to play at Calgary in the West Division final on Sunday, November 19.



The winners of the respective divisional finals will face off in the 105th Grey Cup Final, to be played on Sunday, November 26 at Ottawa's TD Place Stadium (televised in the United States by ESPN 2).




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