STAMPEDERS RALLY FOR 22-19 VICTORY AT TORONTO
TORONTO – Rene Paredes booted two fourth-quarter field goals to give the Calgary Stampeders a 22-19 road win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday night.
Paredes connected from 35 yards out at 5:19 to put Calgary (6-3) ahead 22-19 after his 41-yard boot 33 seconds into the quarter tied the score. Stampeders backup Jake Maier appeared poised to add to the visitors’ lead but was intercepted in Toronto’s end zone by DeShaun Amos, a former Stamp, later in the fourth.
Toronto (4-5) had a final chance at the comeback win, taking possession at its own 20-yard line with under a minute to play. But Calgary Stampeder Cam Judge recovered quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s fumble at the Argos’ 33-yard line with 33 seconds to play.
Calgary backup Jake Maier orchestrated the comeback, completing 14-of-18 passes for 156 yards and an interception after replacing starter Bo Levi Mitchell early in the second half. Mitchell was nine-of-16 passing for 149 yards with two interceptions.
Bethel-Thompson was 27-of-43 passing for 276 yards and an interception.
Safety Elie Bouka also came up big for Calgary, returning an interception 62 yards for a second-half touchdown, to the dismay of a BMO Field gathering of 12,584.
(The Canadian Press/Photo: CFL)
