Riders’ playoffs end in heartbreak, fall 23-18 to Bombers
Don’t blame the referees.
That’s the message that offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman had at the end of the west semi-final Sunday night.
The Roughriders fell 23-18 to the Blue Bombers in a snow game at Mosaic Stadium, but the ending was marred when Brandon Bridge took a vicious hit to the head on the second last play of the game.
The hit by Bombers defensive lineman Jackson Jeffcoat crumpled the starting pivot who was in the game because Zach Collaros was not feeling right after he took a head shot at the end of the season – a call that was also missed by CFL referees.