Final
Lions again defeat Stampeders in Calgary
Oct 23, 2010 - 5:38 AM CALGARY, Alberta (CP) - The only team to beat the Calgary Stampeders at home this season did it again Friday as the B.C. Lions downed the hosts 36-31 at McMahon Stadium.B.C.'s victory foiled Calgary's bid to secure first place in the West Division, but the Stampeders (11-5) could still do that this weekend should the Saskatchewan Roughriders fall to Edmonton on Saturday.
Calgary faces Hamilton at home next week and concludes the regular season on the road versus Winnipeg.
The Lions (6-10) continue to battle for their playoff lives with games remaining against Saskatchewan next week and then Hamilton.
Lions kicker Paul McCallum made four field goals, including three in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Travis Lulay, Richard Jones and Emmanuel Arceneaux scored touchdowns for B.C.
Nik Lewis had a pair of touchdown catches for Calgary in front of 28,054 at McMahon Stadium. Ken-Yon Rambo and Keon Raymond also scored TD's and Rob Maver kicked a field goal.
Elsewhere in the CFL on Friday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats shocked the East-Division-leading Montreal Alouettes 40-3.
The Lions are the only team to have beaten Calgary at home this season, which they did in a 29-10 decision Sept. 25 at McMahon Stadium.
Calgary was in range for the winning touchdown in the final minute, but an uncovered Arjei Franklin dropped Henry Burris' pass in the end zone. Burris couldn't punch the ball through to Lewis on the next play and was intercepted by B.C.'s Anthony Reddick with 14 seconds remaining.
Lulay completed 16-of-25 pass attempts for 255 yards and one touchdown. He was intercepted twice. Burris was 27 for 42 and 373 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
McCallum was good from 35 yards at 5:54, 27 yards at 9:50 and 33 yards at 12:38 of the fourth quarter to put the visitors ahead.
B.C.'s Yonus Davis, who blitzed Calgary for 244 return yards on Sept. 25, gave his team field position for the Lions' last two field goals of the quarter with punt returns of 46 and 49 yards.
After a wild first half, Maver's 20-yard field goal was the only score of the third quarter, but it gave Calgary a 31-27 lead. Raymond made a key interception in the third quarter, snatching a long bomb from Lulay to Steven Black and giving Calgary the ball on their own 27-yard-line.
After falling behind 20-0, Calgary wrested momentum back in the second quarter with four touchdowns, but gave up another TD to B.C. before the end of the half.
Lewis's second scoring catch of the night was spectacular as he spun clockwise in the air to haul in Burris's 19-yard pass. It capped a 10-play, 90-yard march by the hosts and gave them 28-27 lead heading into the half.
B.C.'s Lulay and Arceneaux combined on a 74-yard touchdown pass at 12:31.
As he was dragged down by Calgary's Charleston Hughes, Lulay coughed up the ball to Raymond who ran the ball back 47 yards for a touchdown at 11:36.
Burris connected with Lewis, who broke Tad Crawford's tackle and dove over Stanley Franks for a 10-yard TD at 9:53. Rambo had to lean out of the end zone to catch Burris's 27-yard throw, but the receiver kept his back foot on the other side of the goal-line to make it count at 4:04.
B.C. scored a defensive touchdown to end the first quarter and opened the second with a field goal for a 20-point cushion. Adam Leonard knocked the ball loose from Calgary running back Jon Cornish. Jones recovered the ball and rumbled 50 yards for the touchdown.
An earlier Stampeder drive stalled three yards from the end zone when B.C.'s Franks stripped the ball from Rambo.
The Lions scored quickly off the opening kickoff. Lulay and Black combined on a 65-yard passing play, with Steven Black breaking three Stampeder tackles to get down to the 11-yard line. Lulay ran the ball in for the touchdown.
Canadian running back Jesse Lumsden made his debut as a Stampeder. In his first game since injuring his shoulder in the 2009 season-opener, Lumsden was put to work on special teams blocking for the returners.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BC 17 10 0 9 36
CALGARY 0 28 3 0 31 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BCL - TD, TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 0:43. BC 7-0
BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD, 6:22. BC 10-0
BCL - TD, RICHARD JONES 55 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK), 13:38. BC 17-
Oct 23 1:17 AM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 32 YD
BC 36
CALGARY 31 2:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Lions 36, Stampeders 31 4th - 2:30Oct 23 1:07 AM - CFL
FG CGY
ROB MAVER 20 YD
BC 33
CALGARY 31 3:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Lions 33, Stampeders 31 3rd - 3:40Oct 23 1:07 AM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 27 YD
BC 33
CALGARY 28 5:25 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Lions 33, Stampeders 28 4th - 5:25Oct 23 1:02 AM - CFL
FG CGY
ROB MAVER 20 YD
BC 33
CALGARY 31 3:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Lions 33, Stampeders 31 3rd - 3:40Oct 23 1:02 AM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 35 YD
BC 30
CALGARY 31 9:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Lions 30, Stampeders 31 4th - 9:24Oct 23 12:52 AM - CFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BC 17 10 0 27
CALGARY 0 28 3 31 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BCL - TD, TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 0:43. BC 7-0
BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD, 6:22. BC 10-0
BCL - TD, RICHARD JONES 55 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK), 13:38.
Oct 23 12:37 AM - CFL
FG CGY
ROB MAVER 20 YD
BC 27
CALGARY 31 3:36 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Lions 27, Stampeders 31 3rd - 3:36Oct 23 12:32 AM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BC 17 10 27
CALGARY 0 28 28 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BCL - TD, TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 0:43. BC 7-0
BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD, 6:22. BC 10-0
BCL - TD, RICHARD JONES 55 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK), 13:38. BC
Oct 23 12:02 AM - CFL
TD CGY
NIKOLAS LEWIS 19 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 27
CALGARY 28 0:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 27, Stampeders 28 2nd - 0:21Oct 22 11:42 PM - CFL
TD BCL
EMMANUEL ARCENEAUX 74 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS LULAY
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 27
CALGARY 21 2:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 27, Stampeders 21 2nd - 2:35Oct 22 11:27 PM - CFL
TD CGY
KEON RAYMOND 47 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 20
CALGARY 21 3:24 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 21 2nd - 3:24Oct 22 11:27 PM - CFL
TD CGY
NIKOLAS LEWIS 10 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 20
CALGARY 14 5:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 14 2nd - 5:03Oct 22 11:22 PM - CFL
TD CGY
NIKOLAS LEWIS 10 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 20
CALGARY 7 4:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 7 2nd - 4:51Oct 22 11:17 PM - CFL
TD CGY
KEN-YON RAMBO 27 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 20
CALGARY 14 10:56 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 14 2nd - 10:56Oct 22 11:17 PM - CFL
TD CGY
KEN-YON RAMBO 27 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(ROB MAVER KICK)
BC 20
CALGARY 7 10:54 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 7 2nd - 10:54Oct 22 11:07 PM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 39 YD
BC 20
CALGARY 0 12:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Lions 20, Stampeders 0 2nd - 12:50Oct 22 10:57 PM - CFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BC 17 17
CALGARY 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BCL - TD, TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN (PAUL MCCALLUM
KICK), 0:43. BC 7-0
BCL - FG, PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD, 6:22. BC 10-0
BCL - TD, RICHARD JONES 55 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK), 13:38.
Lions 17, Stampeders 0 End of 1stOct 22 10:47 PM - CFL
TD BCL
RICHARD JONES 55 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 7
CALGARY 0 13:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Lions 7, Stampeders 0 1st - 13:37Oct 22 10:47 PM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD
BC 10
CALGARY 0 8:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Lions 10, Stampeders 0 1st - 8:38Oct 22 10:32 PM - CFL
TD BCL
TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 7
CALGARY 0 13:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Lions 7, Stampeders 0 1st - 13:37Oct 22 10:32 PM - CFL
FG BCL
PAUL MCCALLUM 20 YD
BC 10
CALGARY 0 8:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Lions 10, Stampeders 0 1st - 8:29Oct 22 10:27 PM - CFL
TD BCL
TRAVIS LULAY 11 YD RUN
(PAUL MCCALLUM KICK)
BC 7
CALGARY 0 13:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Lions 7, Stampeders 0 1st - 13:37Oct 22 10:17 PM
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