The Saskatchewan Roughriders have done their part and now they’re looking for some help.

Saskatchewan beat the BC Lions, 35-16, on Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium, finishing the regular season with a 12-6 record and securing a home playoff date for the first time since 2013.

"That’s what we were fighting for over these last couple games, we wanted to come out here, put two games back-to-back together, finish the season off strong and let it be known that we’re ready to play at home for this playoff game," said Riders defensive end Willie Jefferson after Saturday’s win.

The Riders are still alive for first place in the CFL’s West Division, but they will be sitting and watching next week as the rest of the CFL closes the regular season. A win by the Lions over Calgary next Saturday would give Saskatchewan first place, while the Stampeders can secure first with a win or tie.

"I’m a huge BC fan, go BC," said Riders running back Cameron Marshall.

Saturday’s game was a masterful defensive performance from the Riders, who held the Lions to just 214 yards in the victory.

Defensive back Ed Gainey and defensive lineman Zack Evans also scored touchdowns in the win, allowing the Riders’ defence to tie a CFL-record with 11 return touchdowns in a season.

"When we lock in and focus up, believe in one and other, that’s the result right there, so that’s pretty much what we expected," said Gainey on the win for the Riders.

"We’ve been that standup defence all year," he added. "At the end of the day, when you can score as many times as we did, you can’t really say anything negative about that. The defence has been playing light all year and that’s what we need going into these playoffs."

Riders defensive back Ed Gainey dives for the end zone to score the Riders' record-tying 11 defensive touchdown of the season on Saturday against the BC Lions. (Photo: Saskatchewan Roughriders)

The Riders forced three turnovers out of the Lions, while Jefferson and Tobi Antigha also picked up sacks in the win.

Lions quarterback Travis Lulay was 9-of-20 for 94 yards with most of that coming on a 44-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Burnham on the opening play of the second half.

Riders quarterback Zach Collaros was knocked out of the game in the second quarter after taking a hit to the head from Lions defensive end Odell Willis. 

Collaros didn’t return to the game for precautionary reasons, but head coach Chris Jones stopped short of saying he was in the concussion protocol for the third time this season.

"He should be fine, but we pulled him just to be safe," said Jones. "He took a good shot, it was a headgear-to-headgear shot and out of precautionary reasons, our trainers thought it was best to take him out of the football game."

The Riders focused on the ground game with Collaros out as Brandon Bridge threw just nine times in relief, finishing with 44 yards passing.

Marshall had a big day for the Riders in just his third game of the season, he ran 19 times for 134 yards in the win. 

The fourth-year back missed the start of the season after failing a physical before training camp. He said the missed time is turning into a benefit for him and the Riders.

"It’s good to have fresh legs in situations like this late in the season," said Marshall. "The o-line is doing a tremendous job, they’re moving people off the ball pretty well and those yards are pretty easy to get, so they’re doing a great job."

Marshall was busy due to starting running back Tre Mason going down with a knee injury during the game.

The Riders will have a few weeks to heal up their wounds as the team has a bye for the final week of the regular season. They will find out when they return to the field next week depending on the final West Division standings.