The Riders gave up 265 total rushing yards in the losing effort.
“It’s just little things that we need to get better at,” said Riders’ linebacker Micah Teitz, who had three tackles. “You don’t realize how fast is until you’re out there playing him.“It was just very frustrating.”
But then Edmonton marched right back with a 35-yard rushing touchdown by Brown to tie the game at 20. From there, the Riders offence didn’t have an answer, while the Elks took their first lead of the night as Ford rushed into the end zone from 10 yards out, giving Edmonton a 34-27 lead. “They had a good rush on,” said Dolegala. “I was trying to step up. You’re obviously thinking, especially for me, thinking about the goalposts because you’re working the field so that has a little to do with it.
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