Elks beat Stamps to win second straight Battle of Alberta
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks are on the transfer within the West Division standings with a 37-16 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.
Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw three landing passes, two to receiver Eugene Lewis, because the Elks (5-8) took fourth place from the Stamps (4-8) after back-to-back wins towards their division rivals.
The defence put collectively yet one more spectacular outing by forcing 5 interceptions, totalling 9 within the two wins over Calgary. Linebacker Nick Anderson and defensive backs Loucheiz Purifoy, Devodric Bynum (twice) and Kai Grey closed out the rely for the house staff.
Receivers Hergy Mayala and Tevin Jones, alongside working again Justin Rankin, additionally scored to assist Edmonton seize their fifth win within the final six video games. Pivot Tre Ford took over for an injured Bethel-Thompson to shut out the sport for the Elks.
Stampeders’ quarterback Logan Bonner, who was beginning rather than Jake Maier, struggled with turnovers all sport, throwing 5 interceptions with no touchdowns.
Defensive lineman Mike Rose scored the one main of the sport for the guests on a decide six as Calgary dropped their fourth straight sport.
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The Elks opened issues up with a 72-yard punt by Jake Julien to place a single on the board.
Calgary additionally added factors on their first offensive drive. Bonner discovered a streaking Reggie Begelton for an enormous achieve and Dedrick Mills picked up 11 extra yards with a gritty run by the center. These two performs arrange the Stamps in Edmonton territory, however the offence stalled on the 25-yard line and Rene Paredes got here in to make a 32-yard discipline purpose.
Julien added one other level with a punt midway by the primary quarter to chop the guests’ result in 3-2.
The Stampeders had been driving down the sector for what seemed like one other rating, however defensive again Purifoy had different plans, leaping an finish zone move from Bonner to cease Calgary from including to their lead.
Kevin Brown received the Elks going early within the second quarter and Bethel-Thompson completed the job with a protracted move to Mayala, who caught it and outran Calgary’s defence for the rating. The pivot additionally discovered Lewis for the two-point conversion and a 10-3 lead.
Jalen Philpot made an acrobatic catch for the Stamps on their subsequent possession to get the offence throughout midfield and provides them an opportunity to attain. A second-and-11 move from Bonner fell incomplete and Paredes reduce the result in 10-6 with slightly over 10 minutes left within the sport.
Jarious Jackson’s squad continued to seek out methods to attain within the first half. Brown and Javon Leake moved the chains for the Elks on their following drive to maneuver into Calgary territory. Edmonton then displayed its creativity on offence by calling an end-around run to Jones for the landing.
Boris Bede pushed Edmonton’s result in 20-6 with 1:01 left within the first half.
The Elks received one other probability to attain within the second quarter when a move from Bonner was deflected on the line of scrimmage and landed on the fingers of linebacker Nick Anderson who introduced it again to Calgary’s 45-yard line. Bethel-Thompson then accomplished a few first-down passes to Mayala and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. Double E drove all the best way to Calgary’s 13-yard line, however with not sufficient time on the clock they needed to accept one other discipline purpose by Bede to enter halftime main 23-6.
The second half began with Edmonton’s defence catching one other interception, this time with Grey down the precise sideline. It was the third decide of the sport for the Elks and the seventh in two video games towards the Stamps.
Paredes transformed his third discipline purpose of the sport with 3:35 left within the third quarter to chop the result in 23-9.
Bethel-Thompson and the Elks answered with one other lengthy scoring march. The pivot showcased his chemistry with Lewis by connecting on three straight passes, together with a 19-yard main that made it 30-9 with the purpose after.
Anderson got here down along with his second interception of the sport on the subsequent possession to carry out his offence as soon as extra. Bethel-Thompson and Lewis instantly went to work with a 46-yard connection, making it first-and-10 from Calgary’s 14-yard line. What seemed like one other simple rating for the Elks changed into factors for the Stamps when Rose jumped a move from Bethel-Thompson and ran all the best way to the opposite finish zone for the primary Pink and White landing of the sport.
Bethel-Thompson needed to depart the sport with an damage on the interception play and gave technique to Ford for the remainder of the sport.
Elks’ defensive lineman Noah Curtis added his sixth sack of the season within the fourth quarter.
Rating scored a late main to shut out the rating for the Elks.
Bynum registered Edmonton’s fourth and fifth interception of the sport for the house staff to shut out the rely.
Calgary now returns residence to host the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday, Sep. 14 in Week 15 at McMahon Stadium. The Elks in the meantime have a bye week earlier than internet hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday, Sep. 21 in Week 16.