Durant and Roughriders slide past Toronto
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07/11/2009 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darian Durant threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders took advantage of five turnovers to down the Toronto Argonauts, 46-36.
Durant completed 18-of-29 passes with only one interception for Saskatchewan (2-0), who are the lone unbeaten team remaining in the West Division. Durant also improved to 6-0 as the Roughriders starter all-time.
Hugh Charles added two touchdowns -- one rushing and one receiving for the Roughriders. The running back had 78 yards on the ground in 10 carries and 35 yards through the air on three catches.
Kerry Joseph had 349 yards on 27-of-46 passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions, although Toronto (1-1) lost its seventh straight home game, dating back to last season, to tie a franchise mark. Reggie McNeal caught five passes for 114 yards and a score in the loss, the team's 10th in 11 regular season games, also dating back to last season.
Toronto took the early lead, as Joseph found McNeal from 30 yards out just under five minutes into the game.
Justin Medlock gave the Argos a 10-point lead with a 23-yard field goal at the midway point of the period.
But Saskatchewan completely dominated the rest of the half to take a huge lead into the locker room.
The Roughriders got on the board with a 21-yard touchdown reception from Andy Fantuz with just over four minutes to go in the first. Toronto responded with a 40-yard field goal, but Saskatchewan answered with a 30-0 second quarter.
It was 13-9 after a safety recorded by the visitors, and Durant hit Charles for an eight-yard touchdown pass with five minutes to go until the half for the team's first lead.
Charles added a two-yard touchdown run less than two minutes later, and, with under a minute to go, Durant threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Weston Dressler for a 30-13 advantage.
Toronto looked to punt the ball away with under 20 seconds until halftime, but Jerrell Freeman was able to block the attempt and recover the ball in the end zone to account for the 37-13 halftime margin.
Medlock opened the second half scoring with a 24-yard field goal for the Argos, and Robertson added a one-yard touchdown with three minutes left in the third for a 37-23 margin.
Luca Congi put Saskatchewan up by 17 with a 41-yard field goal at the outset of the fourth quarter, and another 38-yard make made it a 20-point game with just under eight minutes left.
Joseph hit Scott for a 19-yard touchdown pass with three minutes left in the game, but Congi added another field goal with a minute left to seal the game.
Toronto added an inconsequential touchdown -- a 37-yard pass from Joseph to Mike Bradwell -- as time expired.
Game Notes
The East Division is 5-2 vs. the West Division this season...Toronto has not started 2-0 since 1997...Saskatchewan has won in Toronto for four straight seasons...The Argos also lost seven in a row at home in 1956-57 and 1971-72.
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