The Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-6) hosted the B.C. Lions (11-7) on Saturday night from Mosaic Stadium in the Western Final. This was the second straight Western Final appearance by Saskatchewan. The B.C. Lions were making their first Western Final appearance since 2023.
The B.C. Lions were missing several players, including offensive lineman Dejon Allen (Arm), and defensive linemen Marcus Moore (Elbow) and Tomasi Laulile (Elbow). Saskatchewan did not have running back Mario Anderson Jr. (Knee) and wide receiver KeeSean Johnson (Knee).
First Quarter:
In the first quarter, B.C.’s offense had the ball on the 38-yard line. They went two-and-out. Saskatchewan’s offense got the ball on the 43-yard line. Running back A.J. Ouellette had two carries for 15 yards to the 52-yard line.
The drive stalled, and punter Jesse Mirco punted the ball 63 yards into the end zone. B.C. returner Seven McGee conceded the single point. The Roughriders took a 1-0 lead with 11:36 left.