Nield thrilled to help gambling Riders beat Lions
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Touchdown Tommy Nield is going to the Grey Cup again -- and this time he's taking the Saskatchewan Roughriders with him.
REGINA – Touchdown Tommy Nield is going to the Grey Cup again — and this time he’s taking the Saskatchewan Roughriders with him.
Nield, a two-time Grey Cup winner with the Toronto Argonauts, caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Riders quarterback Trevor Harris with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Saskatchewan a 24-21 victory over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final Saturday, sending the Riders to the 2025 Grey Cup.
The Riders will face the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup in Winnipeg on Nov. 16. The Alouettes advanced to the championship game with a 19-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Division final earlier on Saturday.
Trailing 21-17 with 1:03 left in the fourth quarter, the Riders drove 74 yards in seven plays to score the game-winning touchdown. Neild ran a quick slant route into the end zone from the left side of the formation and Harris snapped a quick pass into a tight window for the completion.
Nield, who signed with the Riders in the off-season after four seasons with the Argos, was still trying to comprehend the catch after the game.
“You can’t really put it into words. It’s just a super exciting moment, thankful to be put in that position, and that’s a play you dream about making, and I’m just grateful to make a play for my team,” said Nield.
“It honestly wasn’t the greatest look for that play, so I knew Trevor was going to put it into the body, a bang-bang type of catch. It was going to be like a body, bang, bang, type of catch. He put it on the money and I’m just happy that I made the play.”
While Nield was confident he made the catch, the touchdown was reviewed by the CFL’s Command Centre. After a lengthy review, the reception was confirmed.
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