Kory Sheets, Roughriders remain on top with 30-27 win over Eskimos
EDMONTON – Kory Sheets ran for a pair of touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders continued to set the pace in the CFL with a 30-27 come-from-behind road victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.
The Roughriders recorded their second-ever 7-1 start in franchise history with the win. The only other time they have had a 7-1 start was in 1970, a year that they finished 14-2.
Sheets easily eclipsed the 1,000 yards rushing mark for the season in the game, becoming the first player in league history to do so in his team’s first eight games.
Edmonton tied a dubious record of its own with their sixth-straight loss. It is only the second time in team history that the Eskimos have gone 1-7 to start a season, the last being in 1971.
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