At the start of the third quarter, Saskatchewan would eventually break the tie breaker as Darian Durant would throw two touchdown passes to give the Roughriders a commanding lead over Calgary. The first touchdown pass came at 2:19 when Durant threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Andy Fantuz giving the Riders a 17–10 lead. Then at 11:04 of the third quarter, Durant threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Rob Bagg giving Saskatchewan a commanding 24–11 lead, as Calgary was only able to score a single point in the third quarter.