THE CANADIAN PRESS
REGINA — Dario Romero recovered a Steven Jyles fumble late in the fourth quarter and Chris Milo kicked the deciding field goal as the Saskatchewan Roughriders extended their winning streak to three games on Saturday with a 30-20 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.
Milo’s third field goal of the game made it 23-20 with less than three minutes left to play and gave the Roughriders (4-7) a lead they didn’t relinquish. The game-winning kick was from 23 yards out.
His second – from 30 yards – was the product of a James Patrick interception early in the fourth.
Patrick’s pick of Toronto (2-9) quarterback Jyles was the first of two for Saskatchewan, which scored 16 points in the fourth quarter. Milo opened the quarter with an 11-yard field goal.
Chris McKenzie returned Jyles’ second interception 33 yards for a touchdown with less than a minute left in the game.
Despite having ball possession for 20 minutes 24 seconds of the first half, Toronto’s struggles to find the end zone continued. The Argos managed just 12 points as Noel Prefontaine kicked field goals from 18, 41, 35, and 32 yards.
It was 9-0 for the Argos before the Riders got on the scoreboard. Darian Durant connected with Chris Getzlaf on passes of 28 and 27 yards, the latter being for Getzlaf’s fifth touchdown in his last three games.
Trailing 12-7 at halftime, the Riders took their first lead of the game early in the third when Weston Dressler scored on a six-yard touchdown run that was set up with a 64-yard reception by Getzlaf.
Andre Durie replied with Toronto’s first offensive touchdown in three games, catching a 32-yard pass from Jyles in the end zone.
Entering the game, Toronto hadn’t scored a touchdown on offence since the first half of their Aug. 18 win over Saskatchewan. That contest was the final one for Greg Marshall as Riders head coach and Doug Berry as offensive coordinator. Both were fired the next day.
Durant finished 21-of-34 passing for 279 yards. Jyles was 19-for-33 for 254 yards. Getzlaf led all receivers with seven catches for 170 yards.