Roughriders keep coming up short, with Labour Day loss to rival Bombers
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The crowd at Mosaic Stadium whipped up a din as Riders' kicker Brett Lauther lines up for a 60-yard field goal attempt.
Three seconds remain in the 59th Labour Day Classic between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The Labour Day Classic isn't just any other game, it feels like the entire season is on the line. To the fans of both the Roughriders and Blue Bombers that fill the stadium, it is equivalent to good versus evil. Who is good and who is evil? Well, that depends on the colour of the jersey you wear.
The Riders trail the Bombers by two points, 35-33.
If Lauther puts it through, not only does he give the Riders the win, but he cements himself as a Rider legend.
The snap and hold go smoothly and Lauther swings his leg forward.
Fans in the stands at Lauther's back begin waving their arms, frantically trying to give the ball an extra push over the uprights.
Alas, the ball comes up just short.
And the Bombers win, 35-33, to go to first in the CFL's West Division. The Bombers earn their fourth consecutive victory to improve to 6-6-0. The Riders, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, slipped to 5-6-1.
That final field goal attempt was a microcosm of the Riders' recent stretch of games: just short.
During post-game interviews, players talked about how close this game was to going the other direction.
Although it is nice to see the team play competitive football coming off two subpar seasons, close only gets a team so far.
Near the end of the second quarter of Sunday's contest, returner Mario Alford was "close" to fielding a Winnipeg punt.
Instead, the ball bounced off Alford's hands, rolled into the end zone and was recovered by the Bombers for a Winnipeg touchdown.
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