Calgary Stampeders rally in final quarter to knock off Toronto Argos 27-23

A clutch fourth-quarter capacity led nan Calgary Stampeders to a thrilling 27-23 triumph complete nan Toronto Argonauts connected Sunday.

Marken Michel and Cam Echols caught touchdown passes from backmost Jake Maier, while Rene Paredes kicked his 3rd and 4th section goals of nan crippled arsenic nan Stampeders (4-4) scored 21 unanswered points.

“That’s nan 4th fourth that we’ve been looking for,” said Maier, who commended Calgary’s defence and typical teams for moving together arsenic a portion to propulsion disconnected nan come-from-behind victory.

“It really did consciousness for illustration for nan first clip successful nan 4th fourth that we complemented each different arsenic a squad and that’s your result.”

Maier completed 26-of-37 passes for 287 yards to spell pinch his 2 TD passes and 1 interception.

After Paredes divided nan uprights from 44 yards retired astatine 12:55 to springiness nan Stamps their first lead, Calgary’s defence went to work.

Mike Rose sacked Toronto backmost Cameron Dukes for a nonaccomplishment earlier Julian Howsare knocked down a walk to origin a turnover connected downs.

“We’ve had a difficult clip finishing successful nan 4th – offence, defence and typical teams, everything,” said Rose, who had 2 of Calgary’s six sacks successful nan game. “This is nan first clip we’ve looked for illustration a full-form fourth-quarter team.”

Paredes past booted a 49-yard section extremity pinch 39 seconds near connected nan timepiece to information retired nan scoring.

The Argos had a precocious chance to reclaim nan lead, but Calgary cornerback Demerio Houston picked disconnected a deflected walk by Dukes pinch six seconds remaining to unafraid nan victory.

“I committedness if you triumph nan 4th quarter, astir of nan clip you’re going to triumph successful our league,” said Calgary coach Dave Dickenson.

“It’s conscionable truthful balanced, truthful galore bully players. It’s an interception present aliases a touchdown drawback location aliases a punishment present aliases thing that you did – kickoff returns, thing for illustration that. Honestly, fourth-quarter shot is wherever it’s at.”

Paredes besides had a azygous for nan Stampeders, who person won each 4 games they’ve played astatine McMahon Stadium this season.

In summation to completing 18-of-26 passes for 177 yards, Dukes ran for a touchdown and threw different for nan Argonauts (4-4), who led 23-6 heading into nan last quarter.

“I thought they brought a small much unit successful nan 2nd half,” Dukes said. “We conscionable went stalemate a small spot connected offence and we can’t do that. We put our defence successful a reliable spot. We’ve conscionable sewage to find ways to conflict done that, prolong drives much and put points connected nan board.”

Toronto coach Ryan Dinwiddie took nan nonaccomplishment difficult and blamed himself.

“I conscionable told nan locker room conscionable now, I felt for illustration I fto them down,” he said. “I didn’t telephone nan champion crippled successful nan 2nd half. Our guys fought. I’ll ain this loss. It falls connected my shoulders. I conscionable consciousness awful.”

Richie Sindani and Ka’Deem Carey, who some antecedently played for nan Stampeders, besides scored touchdowns for Toronto.

Liam Hajrullahu booted nan opening kickoff 100 yards done nan extremity zone, while John Haggerty kicked an 88-yard punt for different azygous successful nan 3rd quarter.

After Hajrullahu’s single, nan Stamps appeared poised to reply correct backmost erstwhile receiver Reggie Begelton hauled successful a 23-yard walk from Maier astatine nan Toronto 10-yard line. It looked arsenic if Begelton fumbled nan shot and aft a speedy reappraisal it was wished that information Royce Metchie, different erstwhile Stampeder, stripped nan shot retired and it was recovered by teammate Benjie Franklin.

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Dukes led nan Argos connected an eight-play, 78-yard thrust that he capped disconnected by moving for a four-yard touchdown pinch 47 seconds near successful nan first quarter.

The Stamps sewage connected nan scoreboard astatine 4:30 of nan 2nd 4th erstwhile Paredes booted a 51-yard section goal.

Metchie picked disconnected an errant walk by Maier a short clip later and ran it backmost 32 yards to Calgary’s seven-yard line.

On nan adjacent play, Sindani caught a seven-yard walk from Dukes successful nan extremity area to put nan Argos up 15-3.

After Paredes kicked a 43-yard section goal, Dukes responded by engineering a nine-play, 70-yard thrust that Carey completed by moving for a two-yard TD.

Haggerty put nan Argos up 23-6 pinch his punt azygous for nan only constituent of nan 3rd quarter.

Just 38 seconds into nan fourth, Michel caught a 15-yard touchdown walk from Maier to punctuate an eight-play, 70-yard drive.

After Paredes kicked nan convert, he booted nan ensuing kickoff done nan extremity area for a single.

The Stamps kept their momentum going arsenic Echols hauled successful a agelong walk from Maier and fell conscionable short of nan extremity line.

“Like I’ve been saying almost each interview, I’m a Frisbee-catching dog,” Echols said. “All Jake has to do is conscionable put nan shot location and I’m going to travel down pinch it.”

Since he wasn’t touched erstwhile he fell to nan turf, Echols had nan wherewithal to get up and dive into nan extremity area for a 40-yard TD to headdress disconnected a speedy five-play, 80-yard drive.

“I knew that I was successful a position to wherever if he didn’t touch me, we (were) going to people nan adjacent play and it happened that he didn’t touch me, truthful I conscionable jumped successful nan extremity zone,” Echols said. “I’m conscionable doing my job. I can’t convey Jake capable for giving maine nan opportunity.”

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