Courtesy TSN:

The Saskatchewan Roughriders scored 16 points off four turnovers and quarterback Kerry Joseph threw a pair of touchdown passes to defeat the B.C. Lions 26-17 in Sunday’s West Final and earn a trip to the Grey Cup.

Luca Congi kicked four field goals to give the underdog Riders their first trip to the CFL championship since 1997.

The Riders defence shredded the Lions with seven sacks, two fumble recovers and a pair of interceptions. Defensive end John Chick had two sacks while linebacker Kitwana Jones recovered two fumbles.

Saskatchewan will face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Sunday’s Grey Cup game in Toronto. The Bombers beat the Toronto Argonauts 19-9 in the East Final.

The Riders lost the 1997 Grey Cup 47-23 to Toronto in Edmonton.

Rookie Riders head coach Kent Austin was the quarterback on the last Saskatchewan team to win the Grey Cup, with a 43-40 win over Hamilton in 1989 in Toronto.

A loud, thunder-stick clapping crowd of 54,712 crammed into B.C. Place Stadium. The building was a sea of Lions orange with ripples of Riders green.

The thunderous noise resulted in Saskatchewan taking several procedure penalties, including back-to-back calls in the second quarter.

With the favoured Lions trailing 13-10 late in the second quarter, Dave Dickenson came in off the bench to replace B.C. starting quarterback Jarious Jackson. While Dickenson managed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Geroy Simon, he was sacked five times and fumbled the ball away, resulting in a Congi field goal.

Joseph hit Andy Fantuz for a 13-yard touchdown in the first quarter, then found Neal Hughes alone for a two-yard toss in the third.

Congi kick field goals of 37, 33, 26 and 23 yards.

Running back Joe Smith also scored on a one-yard plunge for the Lions.

Paul McCallum kicked a 45-yard field goal.

B.C.’s Ian Smart atoned for a first quarter punt fumble with a 78-yard kickoff return, which set up Simon’s touchdown. He also had a 47-yard punt return.

A ferocious B.C. defence got its licks on Joseph. Cameron Wake, the West’s nominee as rookie of the year and top defensive player, had four sacks.

Jackson struggled in his first playoff start. He put together one good drive, which resulted in Smith’s touchdown, put also was picked off twice, both leading to field goals. He left the game after completing three of 12 passes for 51 yards.

Dickenson, who missed most of the season after suffering a concussion in a July 13 game in Regina, replaced Jackson with 1:23 left in the opening half.

The defending Grey Cup champion Lions set a franchise record for wins and points with a 14-3-1 regular-season record to finish first in the West for the fourth consecutive season. The Riders were second with a 12-6-0 record and defeated Calgary 26-24 last week in their first home playoff game since 1988.

Saskatchewan led 13-10 at halftime after an Eddie Davis interception and return set up a 23-yard Congi field goal.

Smart’s punt fumble set up the first Rider touchdown. Jones recovered the ball on the B.C. 31. Joseph hit Corey Grant with a 18-yard play, then found Fantuz for the touchdown.

Jackson’s first pass on the next series was intercepted by Maurice Lloyd, who celebrated by throwing the ball to some Saskatchewan fans in the stands.

That resulted in a Congi field goal.

Notes: It was the 11th time B.C. had hosted the West Final. … The Lions defeated Saskatchewan in a best-of-three series in their first-ever West Final in 1963. … Eddie Davis and Corey Grant have the most playoff experience on the Riders, having played in 13 post-season games and one Grey Cup. … Retired Lion Carl Kidd carried the Lions flag onto the field during pre-game.