Game Summary

The Toronto Argonauts played host this week to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, one of only two teams that had beaten the Boatmen this season. The game started as a tight defensive battle with Saskatchewan posting the only points of the opening quarter as K Paul McCallum’s 34-yard FG attempt sailed wide at 10:04 for a single point. Toronto’s first points of the game came on the first play of the second quarter when K Mike Vanderjagt’s 26-yard FG was good giving Toronto a 3-1 advantage. The Argos added to their lead at 12:17 of that same quarter as Vanderjagt’s second 26-yard FG split the uprights. Both defences played exceptionally during the first half, minimizing each others offensive contributions. The half ended with Toronto on top by a 6-1 margin. Toronto SB, Derrell Mitchell, scored the first major of the night, hauling in a 60-yard pass from QB Doug Flutie at 1:09 of the third quarter. Vanderjagt’s convert was good increasing the Toronto lead to 13-1.The Toronto offence continued to roll, as Toronto RB Robert Drummond scored the teams second TD when he busted in from 1-yard out against the tiring Saskatchewan defenders. Vanderjagt’s convert at 14:14 was successful making the score 20-1 in favour of the Double Blue. The fourth quarter began with Saskatchewan QB Kevin Mason replacing Reggie Slack in an attempt to jump-start the Saskatchewan attack. However, the ’Riders’ offence was unable to get on track while Toronto scored the only points in the quarter when Flutie teamed up with WR Paul Masotti for a 22-yard TD score at 5:35 of the fourth. Vanderjagt’s convert rounded out the evening’s scoring making the final score 27-1 in favour of the Argonauts. The win was Toronto’s 13th consecutive at home breaking the previous club record of 12. The win also dropped Saskatchewan below the .500 mark for the first time this season.