Stampeders rout Roughriders in closing sport of normal season

Bo Levi Mitchell handed the sport ball to fellow quarterback Tommy Stevens after the Calgary Stampeders capped their 2022 common season with a 36-10 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.

Within the closing yr of his contract, and with starter Jake Maier not too long ago signing a two-year extension, Mitchell’s subsequent look at McMahon will possible be in opposition colors.

The 32-year-old Texan stepped onto the sector with 2:28 remaining in Saturday’s sport. Mitchell did not throw a go in a brief drive that resulted in a subject objective.

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Tommy Stevens led Calgary’s floor sport with 163 yards and 1 landing on 4 rushes within the staff’s 36-10 win over Saskatchewan.

The long run Corridor of Famer was given a standing ovation when he headed for the sideline, and once more within the closing seconds when his teammates lined up beside him in victory formation.

“It was superior to have that second with the followers and my teammates,” Mitchell mentioned. “Bittersweet.”

“I’ve beloved each second I have been right here and hopefully we are able to deliver a Gray Cup again to the town earlier than I depart.”

Calgary (12-6) completed third within the CFL’s West Division and can head to Vancouver to satisfy the B.C. Lions within the division semifinal Nov. 6.

The victor advances to the West Remaining in Winnipeg on Nov. 13 towards the two-time defending Gray Cup champion Blue Bombers.

Saskatchewan (6-12) completed fourth within the West and out of doors the playoffs for the primary time since 2016. The Gray Cup can be held at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium on Nov. 20.

Stevens’ large day

Stevens, Calgary’s third-string pivot this season behind Maier and Mitchell, posted a monster sport.

He rushed for 163 yards, which was 17 wanting the single-game CFL quarterback speeding document set by Nealon Greene in 1999.

Stevens scored an 85-yard speeding landing — the longest within the CFL this season — and threw a fourth-quarter landing go to Jalen Philpot.

“Bo’s been nice to me for the reason that day I acquired in Calgary,” the six-foot-five, 254-pound Stevens mentioned.

“He is particular. You possibly can inform what he means to this neighborhood, what he means to this league. I am glad I have been in a position to spend a while with him, study from him.”

Calgary amassed 310 speeding yards within the sport to Saskatchewan’s 80. Stevens’ teammate Dedrick Mills additionally had a giant evening with 125 yards on the bottom and a landing.

Reggie Begelton had a landing catch in entrance of an introduced 25,179 at McMahon Stadium.

Maier accomplished 13 of 16 go makes an attempt for 105 yards, one landing go and no interceptions within the first half.

Stevens was 4-of-5 in passing within the second quarter earlier than making method for Mitchell’s second.

‘We really feel like we ought to be taking part in nonetheless’

Rene Paredes kicked subject targets from 14, 13 and 33 yards.

Jamal Morrow scored a speeding landing and Brett Lauther kicked a 33-yard subject objective for Saskatchewan.

Quarterback Mason Wonderful was 21-of-32 in passing for 168 yards and no interceptions in his second profession CFL begin.

Cody Fajardo, Saskatchewan’s starter the previous three seasons, did not play.

“We really feel like we ought to be taking part in nonetheless,” Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson mentioned.

Stevens scored his ninth speeding landing this season. Lined up for short-yardage achieve within the first quarter, he took off towards the sideline and galloped to the top zone.

“He is form of large,” Stampeder linebacker Jameer Thurman noticed. “When he will get rolling, he is onerous to cease.”

One other pivotal second within the first quarter was Cody Grace recovering his personal towering punt at Saskatchewan’s 15-yard line.

He dislocated his pinky finger on the play, however the Stampeders made probably the most of his effort with Maier’s landing throw to Begelton.

“I assumed it was actually a superb job of our guys not touching the ball,” mentioned Stampeder head coach Dave Dickenson, who’s Craig’s youthful brother.

“We went over that situation and for them to execute that in a dwell sport and for Cody to get there was spectacular. We would have liked that. We had been form of treading water there.”

Carey sits out sport

Stampeder working again Ka’Deem Carey did not play Saturday, however took the league speeding title with 1,088 yards this season. B.C.’s James Butler was a detailed second with 1,060.

Paredes led the CFL in factors for a second straight season with 211 off his boot. He is the sixth participant in league historical past with three profession seasons of 200-plus factors. Mark McLoughlin (six) holds the document adopted by David Ridgway (4).

Sankey’s teammate Larry Dean recorded 4 tackles to achieve 101, and make the Roughriders simply the second staff to have two 100-plus tacklers in a single season.

The 2016 B.C. Lions had been the opposite with Solomon Elimimian (129) and Adam Bighill (108).