Riders can’t overcome abysmal 1st half, lose 27-10 to Stamps
An 80-yard scoring drive in the third quarter gave the Roughriders some life, but they were unable to overcome an ugly first half.
The trouble started early for the green and white. The club managed just one first down in the entire first quarter and the offensive line seemed incapable of stopping the Stampeders defence.
“You got to be perfect in order to beat them and we weren’t perfect tonight,” left tackle Derek Dennis said. “The offensive line – including myself – we came out early in that first half and s–t the bed quite frankly … I think we found a rhythm in the second half but it was just a little too late. You can’t have starts like that against the Calgary Stampeders.”
Kevin Glenn, who went 20 of 29 for 203 yards, was sacked five times in the first half, three times by Charleston Hughes and twice by James Vaughters as the Roughriders fell 27-10 to their western division rivals.