From kickoff to the final whistle, this game was a defensive battle. The Elks with Taylor Cornelius at pivot would push the ball down the field, setting up a field goal attempt that would be marred by global kicker Dean Faithfull who kicked the ball to the left of the posts, notching his first missed field goal of the season and scoring a single point in the process. On defense, the Elks would struggle against the Riders and their running back Jamal Morrow. Saskatchewan set themselves up for a 1st and Goal scenario that the Elks would shut down on the third down to regain control of the ball. Riders quarterback Trevor Harris felt the pressure from the Elks in most of his attempts throughout this game. These were promising signs for Green and Gold fans that didn't expect much competition from their team.

   The pressure from the Elks didn't stop in the second quarter with the Elks forcing a quarterback fumble and regaining control of the ball early in the quarter. Cornelius threw a beautiful pass to Dunbar that would have translated to a touchdown, had Elks right tackle David Foucault not been called for holding. Faithfull would miss the field goal once again and Saskatchewan's Mario Alford ran the ball out of the Saskatchewan endzone to the opposite end, but the potential touchdown was called back due to a Riders holding penalty. After some back and forth on the turf, the Elks would kick the ball through the end zone for yet another Rouge. Saskatchewan would finally answer back with a field goal before the end of the half. 3-3 game at the end of two quarters.

   While the third quarter has been an issue for the Elks, Thursday's game showed otherwise. The Elks would score another Rouge to take a 4-3 lead early in the quarter, making this game a very Canadian affair. After stopping Saskatchewan, the Elks would construct a touchdown drive with much needed help from recievers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Kyran Moore, and a catch by running back Kevin Brown. Taylor Cornelius stayed in for the scoring quarterback sneak on 2nd and 1 and with that, the Elks had an 11-3 lead with the point after touchdown.

   From there the game started to slip away from the Edmonton Elks. The Roughriders would push the ball down the field with every chance they had and Trevor Harris utilized his recievers that were patiently waiting near the sides of the field without coverage. The Riders liked that play call too much apparently, because the Elks were able to intercept the ball on one of those predictable plays. The lack of capitalization by the Elks would see the EE return the ball to the Riders near the end of the fourth quarter which set up an exciting finish to an already exciting game. Harris then went to work against his former team and managed to get his new team close enough to score a touchdown and a 2-point conversion, making the game an 11-11 contest. On the kick after, however, a game that was filled with Rouges would see just one more; Rookie Elks reciever C.J. Sims forgot the CFL rules and in a big play moment, Sims allowed the kicked ball to go over his head and drop into the Elks end zone, giving the Riders a single-point lead with about a minute to go. Cornelius and company would try to drive the ball to the Saskatchewan end but their fates were sealed with an intercepted throw, Saskatchewan's Nick Marshall with the game-ending interception. Game over, 12-11 for the wrong shade of green.