CALGARY, Alta. — Heading into Friday’s recreation in opposition to the Calgary Stampeders, quarterback Trevor Harris stated he and his Saskatchewan Roughriders have been “able to rock.”
With assist from newly acquired operating again Ryquell (Rock) Armstead, Harris backed up his assertion as he led the Roughriders (6-7-1) to a 37-29 win over the Stampeders (4-9-1) in entrance of 24,240 followers at McMahon Stadium.
“Actually, I really feel like this staff can beat any staff,” stated Harris, who had a speeding landing and threw a TD move to Kian Schaffer-Baker. “It’s only a matter of us having the best angle, mindset and execution.”
Whereas Harris accomplished 16-of-18 passes for 248 yards, he was additionally capable of work Armstead into the offence by regularly handing the ball off to the previous Ottawa Redblacks’ operating again.
“Clearly our offensive line was transferring individuals,” Harris stated. “We have been capable of get some good cutbacks and (Armstead) was doing an excellent job of discovering the holes. He’s a load to carry down.
“He’s a stud and he did an excellent job for us tonight, little question.”
Armstead positively had a formidable debut with 207 yards speeding on 25 carries.
“All I did is simply attempt to come out right here and do my job and assist these guys and contribute,” stated Armstead, who was given the sport ball from Saskatchewan coach Corey Mace after the victory. “These coaches did an excellent job with the sport plan, changes and issues like that.
“They made it very simple and all I needed to do was my half.”
Backup quarterback Shea Patterson ran for a pair of touchdowns. Brett Lauther kicked three discipline objectives for the Riders, who ended a seven-game winless streak.
“I’m so joyful for these guys,” Mace stated. “They labored their tails off. I do know it hasn’t been the outcomes possibly within the prior weeks for us, however these guys, their work ethic is excellent. They wished this simply as dangerous as Rider Nation.”
Clark Barnes and Jalen Philpot caught landing passes from quarterback Jake Maier for the Stampeders (4-9-1), who’re 0-5-1 of their previous six video games.
Maier accomplished 25-of-31 passes for 197 yards to go together with his two TD passes and one interception.
“The temper in here’s what you’d assume,” Maier stated. “It’s tremendous irritating. It’s a sense of failure.”
Tommy Stevens and Dedrick Mills had speeding touchdowns for Calgary, whereas Rene Paredes kicked a discipline aim.
“They beat us,” stated Calgary coach Dave Dickenson. “They have been extra bodily. They owned the road of scrimmage. We fought again, but it surely simply wasn’t sufficient.”
The Stamps had a robust begin as Stevens ran for a 69-yard landing at 1:38 of the primary quarter. Paredes missed the convert, so Calgary needed to accept an early 6-0 lead.
Harris then led the Riders on an eight-play, 63-yard drive that Patterson accomplished by scrambling throughout the aim line for a one-yard landing.
Following a 33-yard discipline aim by Lauther at 10:15, Paredes answered with a 41-yarder with simply 33 seconds left within the first quarter.
Whereas Maier and the Calgary offence struggled within the second quarter, the identical couldn’t be stated for Harris and his Saskatchewan squad.
After Harris led the Riders all the way down to Calgary’s two-yard line, Patterson ran for his second rating of the sport at 12:58 to cap a formidable eight-play, 99-yard drive.
Harris then punctuated a seven-play, 92-yard drive by operating for a one-yard rating with one second left within the first half to offer the Riders a 24-9 lead.
Barnes caught an eight-yard TD move from Maier at 4:15 of the third quarter to tug the Stamps again inside eight factors.
Shaffer-Baker made an acrobatic catch simply shy of the aim line and remained on his toes regardless of taking a pair of hits from Calgary’s Branden Dozier and Kobe Williams. He then bumped into the top zone for a 25-yard rating at 10:01 of the third.
“He’s unbelievable,” Harris stated of Shaffer-Baker. “He’s among the finest I’ve ever performed with after the catch. When he will get the ball, he’s harmful. He’s going to make one thing occur.”
Philpot hauled in an eight-yard TD catch at 1:01 of the fourth quarter earlier than Lauther kicked a 32-yard discipline aim at 3:44 to place the Riders up 34-23.
After Mills ran for a two-yard TD at 8:39 of the ultimate quarter, the Stamps weren’t capable of rating a two-point convert as Maier was sacked by Saskatchewan’s C.J. Reavis.
It seemed as if the Stamps have been going to get the ball again after the Riders went two-and-out, however Tyler Richardson took a pricey penalty for contacting punter Adam Korsak.
The Riders subsequently took a 37-29 lead after Lauther kicked a 40-yard discipline aim with 1:43 left on the clock.
Calgary had yet another probability to increase the sport, however former Stampeder Jameer Thurman picked off an errant move by Maier to safe the victory for Saskatchewan.
“Ending the sport like that meant rather a lot to me,” Thurman stated. “It additionally meant rather a lot to this staff, although. I used to be attempting to place myself in place all evening to snag a type of.
“It simply so occurred that it was on the finish of the sport. He threw it and I simply went up and received it.”
UP NEXT
Roughriders: Host the Ottawa Redblacks (8-4-1) on Sept. 28.
Stampeders: Go to the B.C. Lions (7-7) on Oct. 4.