Edmonton 41, BC 22
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, June 29, 2018
Where: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance:
29940
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Eskimos 41, Lions 22: Mike Reilly threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns as host Edmonton erased a double-digit deficit en route to its fourth straight win against BC.
Reilly completed 22-of-30 passes to go along with a touchdown on the ground while C.J. Gable rushed for 165 yards and a score for the Eskimos, who trailed 14-2 early in the second quarter. D'haquille Williams caught six passes for 129 yards and a touchdown while Kenny Stafford and Natey Adjei each added a TD grab for Edmonton, which improved to 2-1 after gaining 511 yards of total offence.
Jonathon Jennings finished 13-of-24 for 199 yards and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the Lions, who fell to 1-1. Jeremiah Johnson rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown while short-yardage quarterback Cody Fajardo added a score for BC, which hasn't recorded a victory in Edmonton since July 13, 2013.
BC capitalized on two straight Edmonton turnovers as Johnson took a direct snap 1 yard for a touchdown and Ty Long kicked a 14-yard field goal to help give the Lions an 11-2 lead after one quarter. Long tacked on a 39-yard field goal to extend BC's lead to 12 before Reilly fired 14-yard touchdown passes to Adjei and Stafford to put the Eskimos in front 17-14 at halftime.
Gable rushed for a 3-yard touchdown and Williams hauled in a 64-yard TD pass from Reilly as Edmonton pulled ahead 31-14 with 1:28 left in the third quarter. Fajardo plowed his way into the end zone from the 1 to bring the Lions within 31-21 before Reilly answered with a quarterback sneak of his own to restore the Eskimos' 17-point cushion with 10:56 left in the fourth quarter before Sean Whyte added a 24-yard field goal to cap off the scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Reilly moved past Dave Dickenson (22,913) for 23rd place on the CFL's all-time passing list. … Edmonton LB Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga registered seven tackles and two sacks. … Lions QB Travis Lulay dressed for the first time in nearly 300 days following a torn MCL. … BC has dropped 12 of its last 15 road games against fellow West Division opponents.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
BC
|
319 |
120 |
199 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
Edmonton
|
517 |
191 |
326 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Eskimos have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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BC will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Lions have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.