Riders get back in win column with victory over Bombers

The Saskatchewan Roughriders remained dominant on defence as they held Winnipeg to only field goals for points on Friday night in their 19-9 victory.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders remained dominant on defence as they held Winnipeg to only field goals for points on Friday night in their 19-9 victory.

“We preach ‘bounce back or bounce backwards.’ We had a rough one last week [against BC] and I’m happy with the way we responded,” head coach Corey Mace said.

Quarterback Zach Collaros and the Bombers offence failed to find the back of the end zone at all in the highly physical matchup.

Late in the fourth quarter as Winnipeg was leading a strong drive to try and take the lead with less than six minutes to go, it was linebacker Jameer Thurman who came to the rescue.

Thurman knocked the ball loose form Winnipeg receiver Nic Demski which led to a Rider fumble recovery.

“As a defence, we talked about the turnovers and how that was going to be big for us to takeover the game and win,” Thurman said following the game.

A good portion of limiting Collaros to zero touchdown drives came from the defence’s ability to limit the Bombers on the ground as they held the team to just 65 rushing yards on the night.