Vernon Adams Jr. went 18-for-25 for 275 yards and a touchdown, Dejon Brissett had eight receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown of his own, and the Calgary Stampeders bested the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who have lost four of five without Bo Levi Mitchell.
The Calgary Stampeders defence had a whopping 17 points against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and when you mix that with their excellent offence, you get a very dangerous team. TSN's Marshall Ferguson and Paul LaPolice broke down the game and more.
Linebacker Kyle Wilson collected his first CFL touchdown on a scoop and score against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He spoke about the play, and much more.
Dejon Brissett had 109 receiving yards and a touchdown against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and he spoke after the game about his performance, his QB Vernon Adams Jr., and more.
Vernon Adams Jr. had a big game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, throwing for 252 yards and a touchdown, but he also took a few serious knocks, and he spoke about how he was able to get through that and come away with the win.
After the Stamps scored their second major of the game, on the ensuing Tiger-Cats drive, Marquel Lee sacked Harrison Frost, who fumbled the ball and the Stamps recovered, taking it all the way to the house for another major and their lead further extended.
Late in the first half, after a Tiger-Cats challenge failed to overturn a roughing the passer call, Tyreik McAllister took the hand-off from Vernon Adams Jr. and danced his way to the house to extend the Stamps lead.
Vernon Adams Jr. took the snap, looked around and found a wide-open Dejon Brissett for a 14-yard score to give the Stampeders their first lead of the game.
CFL Insider Dave Naylor details what led to the firing of Redblacks defensive coordinator Will Fields after an 0-7 start to this season for the club.
Davis Alexander threw for 420 yards and three touchdowns, while Tyson Philpot and Tyler Snead had 184 and 174 rushing yards respectively as the winless Redblacks had no answers for the dominant Alouettes and remain winless.
With his 184 yards against the Ottawa Redblacks, Tyson Philpot tied a CFL record for fastest to 1000 yards, finishing the feat in only eight games. He joined TSN's Claire Hanna after the game to talk about that record, and more.
The Ottawa Redblacks found themselves in the red zone five times against the Alouettes and only found the end zone once, and defensively they weren't much better. The CFL on TSN panel break down the Redblacks struggles against the dominant Alouettes.
Tyson Philpot rushed for 184 yards against the Ottawa Redblacks, and his QB Davis Alexander joined TSN's Claire Hanna to speak about his strong play, where the Alouettes are this season, and more.
After accepting a short pass from Davis Alexander, Tyler Snead darted through the Redblacks' defence before hopping into the end zone to further extend the Alouettes lead late in the third quarter.
Immediately after the Redblacks got back in the game with a major of their own, Davis Alexander and the Alouettes stormed down the field again, with Alexander finding a wide-open Cole Spieker to cap off the drive and extend the Alouettes lead.
With the Alouettes down to start the second quater, Daniel Adeboboye took the hand-off at the goal line and darted into the house to get one back for the Redblacks.
Late in the first quarter, Travis Theis took the hand-off from Davis Alexander and made no mistake, rumbling all the way to the house to give him a touchdown in six-straight games.
It didn't take long for Davis Alexander and the Montreal Alouettes to find the end zone, as they stormed down the field, completing a six-play, 81-yard drive to get the opening major of the game.
Following six straight losses to open the season, the Redblacks will host the East-Division leading Alouettes tonight on TSN. Ottawa QB Jake Maier is coming off a solid performance against Winnipeg where he threw for 344 yards, but he'll have a tough time against a 6-1 Montreal team that has won the last 12 meetings against the Redblacks. The CFL on TSN panel tees up all the action ahead of Friday Night Football.
The Alouettes survived a 37-35 thriller against the Redblacks in Week 4, and tonight the two teams meet again as the CFL's top-ranked offence will be taking on Ottawa's defence which is allowing the second-most yards per game, setting the stage for another potential shootout.
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