Turnovers cost Redblacks in East Division semifinal against Roughriders
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks didn’t do themselves any favours in the CFL’s East Division semifinal.
The Redblacks turned the ball over four times and saw their hopes of repeating as Grey Cup champions end with a 31-20 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday afternoon.
It was Ottawa’s first home playoff loss.
“It’s very hard to win, especially turning the ball over,” said Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell. “The two biggest indicators you can look at is turnovers and penalties, but the turnover thing is hard to overcome…they created some turnovers and we didn’t.