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Saskatchewan Roughriders Lose Playoff Game When Pass Hits Crossbar

Here is a heartbreaking way to lose a football game that can only happen in Canada.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost the CFL Western Conference Final to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when a pass from quarterback Cody Fajardo in the closing seconds clanged off the crossbar.

It's one of those weird things that can happen in Canadian football, like a team winning a game with a touchdown on the same play where they missed a game-winning field goal attempt.

Because the uprights are in the front of the end zone in the CFL, the league has a rule for exactly this kind of situation.