Jul 28, 2007, 22:50 GMT
Regina, Saskatchewan - Kerry Joseph threw two touchdowns and also ran in two scores as the Saskatchewan Roughriders crushed the Edmonton Eskimos, 54-14.
Joseph went 12-for-20 for 162 yards and carried the ball eight times for 63 yards, while Matt Dominguez had five catches for 44 yards and two touchdowns for the Roughriders (3-2), who avenged last week's 21-20 loss to the Eskimos in Edmonton.
Ricky Ray went 17-for-28 for 199 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions and Trevor Gaylor had seven catches for 95 yards and a score for the Eskimos (2-2-1), who had a two-game winning streak stopped.
The Eskimos grabbed the early lead with a single less than four minutes in, but Saskatchewan responded with a pair of touchdowns to take a 14-1 lead.
The Roughriders took the lead with 7:53 to play in the first when Joseph hooked up with Dominguez on a five-yard touchdown catch.
With under a minute left in the first, Joseph again connected with Dominguez on a 10-yard touchdown catch.
The Eskimos cut into their deficit as Ray found Gaylor along the right sideline and he raced into the end zone on a 53-yard touchdown catch to make it a 14-8 game with 11:23 left in the second.
After a single gave Saskatchewan a 15-8 advantage, the Roughriders added to their lead when Kyle Mitchell raced in and blocked a punt, picked up the ball and rumbled into the end zone from 16 yards out for a 22-8 advantage with under six minutes to play in the half.
The Roughriders added another single and a 24-yard field goal from Luca Congi before a one-yard touchdown run from Joseph gave the team a 33-8 lead.
A final single before the end of the half allowed Saskatchewan to take a 34-8 margin into the locker room.
The Eskimos got a 44-yard field goal from Sean Fleming less than four minutes into the third to cut their deficit to 34-11, but that was as close as they got.
Saskatchewan responded with a 30-yard field goal by Congi and on Edmonton's ensuing possession, Kitwana Jones picked up a fumble and ran into the end zone from 15 yards out for a 44-11 advantage.
Edmonton got another field goal, a 44-yarder from Fleming, with 2:19 left in the third, but a two-yard touchdown run from Joseph increased the Roughriders lead to 51-14.
Congi hit a 30-yard field goal as time expired to account for the final score.
Game Notes
Congi and Fleming both hit two of three field goal attempts...Jason Tucker had seven catches for 75 yards for Edmonton...Saskatchewan outgained Edmonton, 322-205...The Eskimos turned the ball over five times while Saskatchewan had no turnovers in the contest.
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