Stamps quarterback Logan Bonner got his first career CFL start for the Stampeders but it was the Edmonton Elks coming away with a 37-16 victory at home on Saturday night.
The loss is the Stamps fourth straight and drops them to 4-8 on the season.
STAT PACK
Logan Bonner – 21-for-36, 284-yards, five interceptions
Dedrick Mills – 14 rushes, 65-yards
Reggie Begelton – eight receptions, 123-yards
Branden Dozier – eight tackles
The Stamps forced a two-and-out on the opening drive of the game for Edmonton and just like last week the Elks boomed a punt single, this week it was a 72-yard rouge, to make the score 1-0.
Logan Bonner came out for his first career CFL start. He completed two-of-three passes on his first drive leading to a Stampeders field-goal to make the score 3-1 Calgary early.
Edmonton added another punt single on their next drive to make the score 3-2.
The Stamps were moving the ball nicely on their second drive before being intercepted in the endzone to give the ball back to the Elks.
The score was 3-2 Calgary following one quarter of play.
The Elks hit on a 60-yard pass for a touchdown early in the second-quarter to make the score 10-3 following a successful two-point conversion.
Jalen Philpot made a couple of first-down plays on the Stamps first possession of the second-quarter. That led to a 42-yard field-goal from Rene Paredes to put the score at 10-6 Elks with 10:14 remaining in the half.
Edmonton would counter with a major with 6:44 until halftime to make the score 17-6.
The Elks added three more with just over a minute until the half to take a 20-6 lead.
Edmonton wasn’t done there as they grabbed their second interception of the game and immediately were in excellent field position for another score before the half. They would put up another field-goal to make the score 23-6 going into halftime.
The Stampeders were picked off again by Edmonton on their first drive of the second-half but the Elks were forced to punt by the Stamps defence.
Bonner hit Reggie Begelton with a 26-yard pass to move Calgary into the Elks side of midfield which resulted in their third field-goal of the game to make the score 23-9.
The Elks added another touchdown to kick off the fourth-quarter and make the score 30-9.
The Stamps went for it on third-down from the Edmonton 25-yardline with just over nine-minutes remaining but were intercepted for the fourth time of the night, turning the ball over deep in Elks territory.
Defensive lineman Mike Rose picked off McLeod Bethel-Thompson and took it back 83-yards to the endzone to get the Stampeders within two touchdowns, 30-16, with 5:59 to go.
Big man on the move!!!
Mike Rose picks off the pass and takes it all the way for @calstampeders! #CFLGameDay
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Edmonton would put all thoughts of a comeback to bed with another touchdown drive to make the score 37-16.
That would be the final score.
NEXT UP
The Stampeders are back home next Saturday at 5 p.m. when they host the Montreal Alouettes.