Two weeks after erasing a 17-point deficit in Ottawa, a 12-point lead with just under six minutes left wasn’t enough for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a rematch against the Redblacks.

Ottawa scored two touchdowns in a 2:34 span, including a one-yard score by back-up quarterback Ryan Lindley with just four seconds left, to walk off with a 33-32 win over Saskatchewan at Mosaic Stadium on Friday night.

“They came out here and did to us what we did to them,” said quarterback Kevin Glenn after the loss.  “That’s a tough one, when you’re up and have the momentum, that’s the CFL game, it’s never over.”

The Riders had 446 yards of offence and controlled the ball for much of the game, winning the time of possession battle 38:19-21:41, but they settled for six field goals, including three from inside the 25-yard line.

Those missed points from failing to turn field goals into touchdowns allowed Ottawa to stay within striking distance throughout the game and set the stage for the comeback.

“Too many field goals, not enough touchdowns, if we score touchdowns, that game is a different story,” said Glenn, who finished the game 29-of-39 for 387 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

“Clearly we’re a better football team, but however we make enough mistakes to leave people in the game,” added head coach Chris Jones after the loss.  “Kick six field goals and don’t score touchdowns, leave people on the field a couple of times with penalties, you can’t leave Trevor (Harris) and their offensive staff on the field and extend drives with penalties on second down. Situationally, we’ve got to be better.”

The Riders struggled to get off the field at the end of first half and at the end of the game, which allowed the Redblacks to keep the game close.

A six-yard touchdown catch by Kienan LaFrance with 2:41 to go in the first half gave the Riders a 16-3 lead, but Ottawa was able to drive down the field and Harris found Diontae Spencer for a 12-yard score in the final minute to make it a one-score game heading into halftime.

After Ottawa went in front 20-19 in the third quarter, the Riders scored 13 straight points to take a 12-point lead on a 14-yard field goal by Tyler Crapigna — his sixth of the game — with 6:12 to play, but the Redblacks didn’t go away.

Harris connected with Greg Ellingson for an 11-yard touchdown with 2:38 remaining in the game.  The Redblacks got the ball back with 1:34 left and helped by a pass interference penalty in the red zone, which set up first-and-goal at the one, Lindley ran into the end zone with just one second left.

“We get a turnover with 4-5 minutes left to go and the game is probably over, but we take a penalty to extend the drive and then we can’t cover them in man coverage,” said Jones.

Harris finished 17-of-33 for 262 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.  The Riders were able to limit William Powell to just 58 yards on 10 carries after he torched the defence for over 180 yards two weeks ago.

The ending spoiled what was a big day offensively and defensively for the Riders.

Duron Carter surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the season thanks to an 11-catch, 231-yard day in the loss.  Carter looked to have some extra push in his game right from the opening kick-off, “It was just like playing NBA Jam, I couldn’t miss, I had the blue flame going on under me and that’s just how I felt, I couldn’t drop anything,” he said.

“That was a hard game,” added Carter.  “They played well, especially in the fourth quarter and we didn’t.”

Running back Trent Richardson found a groove in the game as he finished with 14 carries for 60 yards.

“It was a good hard fought game, we should have capitalized on more stuff, but they played to the end and came out with the W,” said Richardson after the game.

“Tonight solidified a lot of them trusting me with the ball more and being able to put it in my hands.  As far as earning and gaining respect, that was done tonight, but there’s a lot more to be done.”

The loss keeps the Riders from clinching a playoff spot for one more week.  They needed a win and a B.C. Lions loss on Saturday to lock-up at least a crossover berth in the 2017 CFL Playoffs.

Saskatchewan will get the weekend off and return to the practice field on Monday as they begin preparing for a trip to Calgary next Friday.