Keys to the game

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 12, 2011

Key Stat

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Key Stat

6 — The number of turnovers by Winnipeg, including five interceptions thrown by Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce.

Key Player

Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant feasted on the Bombers secondary for the second week in a row, throwing four more TD passes on Sunday to go along with the three he threw in the Labour Day game.

Key Play

With 22 seconds to play in the first half and Saskatchewan leading 17-13, the Riders lined up for what would have been a 50-yard field goal into the wind and then surprised no one — except the 12 Bombers on the field — when they elected to fake instead, as holder Weston Dressler threw a 16-yard completion to Wes Cates. One play later, the ball was in the end zone and the Riders had a 24-13 lead and all the momentum heading into the locker-room.