VIDEO: Riders drop pre-season opener 31-24
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ first game of 2015 ended much like their last game of 2014 did, with a loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Unlike last year’s Western Semifinal in Edmonton, this 31-24 loss doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Perhaps the biggest storyline coming into the game was quarterback Darian Durant. Earlier in the week, head coach Corey Chamblin suggested Durant would start, then had second thoughts on Friday afternoon.
Durant did start, playing most of the first quarter.