Cody Fajardo joins Claire Hanna to share how the Elks pulled off the comeback against the Stampeders on Labour Day, how the team overcame the adversity in the second half, how impressed he was by the performances of Justin Rankin and ShunDerrick Powell, and how big next week's game is against Calgary.
Justin Rankin's dazzling 50-yard touchdown run late helped cap the Elks' thrilling comeback victory against the Stampeders in the Labour Day Classic. Cody Fajardo threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns and ShunDerrick Powell recorded his first career CFL TD with some impressive running as Edmonton improved to 9-3.
After turning heads in his first game with the Elks. ShunDerrick Powell talks to Claire Hanna about his impressive performance, what the message was among the group in the comeback win, and how belief the team has in head coach Mark Kilam.
In the fourth quarter, ShunDerrick Powell muscles his way into the end zone for his first career CFL touchdown as the Elks inch back and make it a 28-21 game.
Rpughriders WR Dhel Duncan-Busby's spectacular performance in the Labour Day Classic earned himself 'Dawg of the Week' honours from Milt Stegall.
Late in the third quarter, the Elks respond as Cody Fajardo hooks up with Austin Mack one a short score to make it a 25-14 game.
Early in the third quarter, Vernon Adams Jr. airs one out for Clark Barnes, who hauls in a 41-yard touchdown as the Stamps strikes again to make it a 25-7 game.
After a pass interception in the end zone put the ball on the one-yard line, Quincy Vaughn plunges in for the major as the Stamps extend their lead over the Elks, 18-7.
Late in the second quarter, Cody Fajardo hits Kaion Julien-Grant for a six-yard touchdown to cap a long, 11-play drive as the Elks get on the board against the Stamps, 11-7.
Midway through the second quarter, Vernon Adams Jr. finds Jalen Philpot for a 38-yard touchdown as the Stamps extend their lead over the Elks to 11-0 in the Labour Day Classic.
Adarius Pickett joins Matthew Scianitti to discuss how the defence set the tone with their physicality against the Tiger-Cats and kept the pressure on once they took the lead.
Chad Kelly joins Matthew Scianitti after another 300 yard game and what they have to do to prepare for the Redblacks on a short week.
Another injury at quarterback set the Tiger-Cats back and they ultimately couldn't match the Argonauts offence. The CFL on TSN panel discusses Hamilton's slim chance of making the postseason with their current offence.
Chad Kelly isolates the one-on-one and finds David Ungerer III in the endzone and he makes a great grab to put the Argos ahead for good.
Harrison Frost finds Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and he does the rest, just breaking the plane and getting the Ticats their second score of the game.
DaShaun Amos picks off Tiger-Cats' backup quarterback Harrison Frost and returns it two yards shy of a pick-six. Isaiah Smith finishes off the job on the Argonauts' next play with a punch-in touchdown to extend Toronto's lead.
The CFL on TSN panel go around the country to bring you the best football plays of the week from all levels of the sport.
With time ticking down in the half, Chad Kelly finds Damonte Coxie for a 29-yard touchdown in-between coverage to extend the Argos' lead.
Chad Kelly fires a laser to Jake Herslow and he comes down with the 13-yard touchdown, as the Argonauts jump back in front of the Tiger-Cats.
Jamal Peters picks off Chad Kelly and the Tiger-Cats quickly flip the field with a 46-yard Tre Ford bomb to Kenny Lawler. Ford caps off the drive with a 23-yard scramble to score the first points of the game for Hamilton.
The Blue Bombers tied things up with time expiring in regulation to force overtime, but it was Tommy Stevens punching in his third touchdown of the game to help the Roughriders come out on top.
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