The Saskatchewan Roughriders earned the most dominant victory in Week 19 of the 2024 Canadian Football League regular season, and one reason Saskatchewan beat the British Columbia Lions 39-8 on Saturday was because two Canadians found the end zone. Roughriders linebacker AJ Allen of Burlington, Ontario, had a 48-yard interception return for a touchdown to open the scoring, and Kian Schaffer-Baker of Mississauga, Ontario, had an eight-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Trevor Harris, with six minutes and 22 seconds left in the third quarter, gave Saskatchewan a 36-8 lead.
For Allen, this was the first touchdown of his career and the first interception of his career. He has four defensive tackles and 20 special teams tackles this season. In his career, Allen has made 29 defensive tackles and 45 special teams tackles.
Schaffer-Baker, meanwhile, had four catches for 21 yards in the win. This season he has 52 catches for 735 receiving yards and four touchdown catches.
With the win, the Roughriders improve to a record of nine wins, seven losses and one draw. They are in second place in the West Division with 19 points. They are one point behind the division-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who lost 14-11 to the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Saskatchewan also leads the third-place British Columbia Lions by three points.
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