Rider Nation didn't head home happy from a historic night at Mosaic Stadium 2.0 on Saturday night.

Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Tyler Crapigna hit the upright on a 33-yard field goal attempt in double overtime that gave the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a chance to win the game and they did just that when Justin Medlock nailed a 28-yard kick for a 43-40 victory in the first ever game at the new stadium.

“Just unlucky, I don't know what else to say,” said Crapigna after the game. “It felt good, it hit the top of the post, so obviously wasn't a (expletive) kick, but it hit the post.”

Veteran quarterback Kevin Glenn attempted to deflect the attention from the team's kicker, who has missed late game field goals in both games so far this season, by shouldering the blame, both in his post-game press conference and in the locker room afterwards.

“I feel like I let everybody down, I put this one on me, I make two better decisions and we win that game,” said Glenn, who finished 36-of-49 passing for 377 yards and four touchdowns, but it was his two interceptions that he felt cost the team the game.

“We still feel as though we've done some good and we can build on it,” he added. “We're not happy with what went on tonight because we had turnovers and we didn't close the deal when we needed to, but I do believe that once we get that win, it's going to be something that's going to continue to keep rolling.”

For the second straight week, the Riders played well enough to win, but couldn't get the job done in the end. Head coach Chris Jones said they need to get stops when they have a chance on defence.

“It's not necessarily the teams that we're playing that are making plays, but we're allowing them to have plays,” said Jones. “We come out in the second half and they score (an 80-yard touchdown), so we've got to find a way to do things the correct way 100-percent of the time and not just some of the time.”

A packed house of 33,000 fans clad in green turned out for the official opening of the new stadium in Regina and they were treated to a thrilling contest.

Both teams had control of the game for long stretches and both battled back.

The Riders jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first half with Kevin Glenn finding Caleb Holley for an 18-yard touchdown, the first ever scored at the new stadium, in the first quarter and then Bakari Grant for an 11-yard score in the second quarter. Crapigna was also good on a 48-yard field goal that opened the scoring.

The Bombers took control from there, led by former Riders receiver Weston Dressler, who caught two touchdowns in the opening four minutes of the second half to put Winnipeg in front 27-17. The first TD saw Dressler sneak behind the defence for an 85-yard bomb and then the Riders muffed the ensuing kick-off to set up a nine-yard score.

Dressler finished with a game-high 124 yards on six catches in the win.

A 32-yard field goal from Crapigna stopped the bleeding for a bit, but Nichols found L'Damian Washington just two minutes later for a 35-yard touchdown and a 34-23 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Riders found their footing again on offence and defence and started to mount their comeback in the fourth.

Glenn hooked up with Nic Demski for a 35-yard touchdown with 9:48 to go and then connected with Naaman Roosevelt for his fourth TD pass of the game with 1:56 remaining to tie the game at 37-37.

Crapigna was good on his fourth field goal in the first overtime, but hit upright square from 30 yards out in the second overtime. Medlock made no mistake on his chance to win the game and spoil the night for the Riders.

“It was awesome, that's what you want to do in football,” said Bombers linebacker Sam Hurl, who was originally a draft pick of the Riders, on winning the first game in the new stadium. “All the hype of the stadium and stuff is great, but ultimately, we just care about winning the football game.”

A lot of the focus after the game rested on Crapigna's missed kick, but Glenn said the team still believes in the young kicker.

“Tyler is a strong person, so he'll get through this,” said Glenn. “With the help of his teammates, he'll get through this. We all believe in Tyler and Tyler is going to come through this when it counts.”

Defensive end Willie Jefferson reiterated that sentiment, “As a family member and a teammate, we're going to stay behind him 110-percent.

“(This loss) hurt real bad,” Jefferson added. “I'm hurt because the defence gave it the all, the offence hurts because they gave it their all and I know Tyler hurt because he gave it his all.”

Nichols threw for 331 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the win for Winnipeg. Dressler was his top target, but Darvin Adams added five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown.

Demski was the top receiver for the Riders for the second straight week with a game-high seven catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.

The Riders were held to just 20 yards rushing on ten carries in the loss, while Winnipeg had 96 yards on 18 carries.

Saskatchewan finished with four sacks to Winnipeg's three. The Riders were also 3-for-4 in the redzone.

The Riders will need to regroup quickly as they get set to host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night at 8 p.m. in Week 3.