WINNIPEG - Defensive back Rod Williams scored on a 60-yard fumble return after a blocked punt and receiver Weston Dressler ran 74 yards for a touchdown on a punt return as the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30-24 on Sunday.
The win was costly, though, as Riders veteran quarterback Darian Durant left the game 5:38 into the third quarterback after he was knocked to the turf by Bombers defensive lineman Bryant Turner.
Durant was on the field moving in pain and then walked to the dressing room holding his right throwing arm with what the Riders later said was an elbow injury.
Tino Sunseri went into the game in place of Durant and led the Riders on a drive that ended with Chris Milo's 35-yard field goal to make it 30-15.
Williams' and Dressler's touchdowns came during the second quarter, when the Riders outscored the Bombers 26-1 -- including 17 points in a four-minute span -- and lifted the defending Grey Cup champion's into second place in the CFL West Division with an 8-2 record.
Winnipeg quarterback Drew Willy attempted his fifth late-game comeback of the season, hitting Aaron Kelly with a 29-yard TD pass with 2:27 left in the game to make it 30-24
