Calgary 25, Montreal 8
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, July 21, 2018
Where: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
Attendance:
26440
By Gracenote
Stampeders 25, Alouettes 8: Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns as host Calgary shut down Montreal to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1995.
Mitchell completed his first 12 passes before finishing 25-of-34 for the Stampeders, who have won nine straight home meetings with Montreal. Eric Rogers made nine catches for 113 yards and a touchdown while Kamar Jorden added six receptions for 86 yards and a score for Calgary, which opened a four-point lead at the top of the West Division.
Matthew Shiltz went 16-of-25 for 160 yards and a touchdown in relief of Drew Willy, who suffered an injury to his throwing hand early in the second quarter as the Alouettes fell to 1-4. Tyrell Sutton accounted for 96 total yards and B.J. Cunningham caught four passes for 47 yards and a touchdown for Montreal, which has dropped 11 of its last 12 road games.
Mitchell threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Rogers just minutes into the contest and found a wide-open Jorden for the 2-point conversion as Calgary built a 9-1 lead after one quarter. Jorden hauled in a 30-yard TD toss and Rene Paredes kicked a 40-yard field goal to help stake the Stampeders to a 19-1 advantage at halftime.
Cunningham made a diving 20-yard scoring catch early in the third quarter as Montreal closed the gap to 11 points before Paredes split the uprights from 15 yards to put Calgary on top 22-8 with 27 seconds left in the period. Paredes converted a 19-yard attempt with 1:34 to go as the Stampeders remained the only unbeaten team in the CFL.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mitchell moved past the legendary Doug Flutie (20,551) for second place on Calgary's all-time passing yards list. … Montreal WR Chris Williams, who leads the team in receiving yards with 283, missed the game with a strained hamstring. … The Stampeders have won 27 of their last 30 home games since the start of the 2015 season. … Rogers has caught four touchdown passes in his last three games.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Montreal |
|
Calgary |
Tyrell Sutton
| Player |
Eric Rogers
|
6 |
Receptions |
9 |
52 |
Yards |
113 |
8.7 |
Avg Yards |
12.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
23 |
Long |
40 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Montreal
|
239 |
62 |
177 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
Calgary
|
361 |
69 |
292 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Saskatchewan. The Stampeders have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Alouettes have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.