Bridge tosses 3 touchdowns in 27-19 victory over Ticats
Derek Dennis was spat on, players went down with injuries left and right and Brandon Bridge had a historic night as the Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-cats 27-19.
Head coach Chris Jones was proud of the effort his team put in to get past the Ticats, especially given players were slotted into defensive positions they weren’t used to.
“We had (Denzel) Radford, a rookie, at free safety because we lost Mike Edem and we had Jeff Knox playing Sam linebacker in man coverage on one of their receivers … so I’m really proud of them,” Jones said after the game.
Brandon Bridge, making his first start since he was with the Montreal Alouettes in 2015 went 21 for 31 with three touchdowns, a feat that a Canadian quarterback hasn’t reached since 1984.