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By Britton Gray, CJME News

Roughriders

Late pick six helps Argos down Riders in Touchdown Atlantic

Jul 16, 2022 | 5:24 PM

With tempers flaring all game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts, it was the East Division team walking away with a 30-24 CFL win Saturday in Wolfville, N.S.

Moments after kicker Boris Bede missed a field-goal try that would have tied the game with 3:12 remaining, Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo’s pass was intercepted by Toronto’s Wynton McManis, who returned it for the final score of the game.

While Fajardo tried to lead a drive to retake the lead, his final pass was slightly off-target. Justin McInnis tipped it into the air and the ball ended up in the hands of Argos defensive back Shaq Richardson for an interception that sealed the outcome.

Even before the game, Richardson found himself as an important part of the story behind the game. Richardson and Riders slotback Duke Williams got into a confrontation which saw Williams appear to throw Richardson’s helmet at him. Williams was allowed to play in the game.

Williams eventually caught a fourth-quarter pass and took it into the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown late in the game to tie it at 21-21.

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After Brett Lauther subsequently gave the Riders a 24-21 lead, Bede’s single on the missed field-goal try cut Saskatchewan’s lead to 24-22. That set the stage for McManis’ pick six, which was followed by Brandon Banks’ two-point convert.

The ill will between the two clubs was evident all throughout the game, which featured a lot of post-whistle shoving.

Williams and Richardson continued their rivalry, with the two seen snapping back and forth at each other. Late in the game, Richardson threw a punch at Williams but wasn’t penalized for it.

Richardson’s interception finally ended the Riders’ hopes of coming home from Nova Scotia with a win.

Fajardo finished the game with 284 yards passing with two touchdown passes and three interceptions.

Tailback Jamal Morrow, who came into the game as the league’s rushing leader, had 77 yards on the ground, with 51 of those coming on one play.