Final
Roughriders remain perfect, hold on to down Stampeders
Aug 3, 2008 - 6:08 AM CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders nearly gave away a 14-point halftime lead but held on late to remain the CFL's only undefeated team with a 22-21 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.Sandro DeAngelis missed a 54-yard field goal with no time remaining on the clock for the Stampeders.
Luca Congi missed a field goal attempt of his own earlier in the fourth quarter, but his 46-yard single with 2:24 remaining stood up as the game-winning play for Saskatchewan (6-0).
Trailing 4-3 late in the first quarter, rookie receiver Adarius Bowman caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Crandell, the first of 11 unanswered points to put the Roughriders ahead, 14-4.
DeAngelis converted a 37-yard field goal to stop the run, but Saskatchewan padded its lead on an unusual play at the end of the first half when Crandell hit Matt Dominguez for a 28-yard gain.
However, Dominguez fumbled and teammate Wes Cates recovered, running the final 12 yards for a TD to leave the reigning Grey Cup champions with a 21-7 halftime advantage.
The Stampeders (3-3) stormed back in the second half with 13 unanswered points, getting a 22-yard scoring strike from Henry Burris to Nik Lewis to end the third quarter and field goals from 43 and 37 yards out in the fourth quarter from DeAngelis to move to within 21-20.
Congi added a single late in the fourth, forcing Calgary to turn to DeAngelis in a last-ditch effort by DeAngelis to win the game. But it was for naught when he had to settle for the long single as time expired.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 10 11 0 1 22
CALGARY 4 3 7 7 21 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CGY - SINGLE, BURKE DALES 68 YD OFF A PUNT 2:34.
CALGARY 1-0
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 15 YD, 6:13.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
CGY - FG, SANDRO DEANGELIS 26 YD, 13:42.
CALGARY 4-3
SAS - TD, ADARIUS BOWMAN 1
Aug 2 11:15 PM - CFL
SINGLE CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 50 YD OFF A MISSED FIELD GOAL
SASKATCHEWAN 22
CALGARY 21 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 22, Stampeders 21 End of Reg.Aug 2 11:14 PM - CFL
SINGLE SAS
LUCA CONGI 33 YD OFF A MISSED FIELD GOAL
SASKATCHEWAN 22
CALGARY 20 2:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 22, Stampeders 20 4th - 2:18Aug 2 10:56 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 37 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 21
CALGARY 20 5:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 21, Stampeders 20 4th - 5:00Aug 2 10:48 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 43 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 21
CALGARY 17 10:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Roughriders 21, Stampeders 17 4th - 10:27Aug 2 10:36 PM - CFL
TD CGY
NIKOLAS LEWIS 21 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 21
CALGARY 14 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Roughriders 21, Stampeders 14 End of 3rdAug 2 10:27 PM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SASKATCHEWAN 10 11 21
CALGARY 4 3 7 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CGY - SINGLE, BURKE DALES 68 YD OFF A PUNT 2:34.
CALGARY 1-0
SAS - FG, LUCA CONGI 15 YD, 6:13.
SASKATCHEWAN 3-1
CGY - FG, SANDRO DEANGELIS 26 YD, 13:42.
CALGARY 4-3
SAS - TD, ADARIUS BOWMA
Aug 2 9:36 PM - CFL
TD SAS
WES CATES 28 YD PASS FROM MARCUS CRANDELL
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 21
CALGARY 7 0:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 21, Stampeders 7 2nd - 0:08Aug 2 9:36 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 37 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 14
CALGARY 7 1:30 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 14, Stampeders 7 2nd - 1:30Aug 2 9:21 PM - CFL
SINGLE SAS
JAMIE BOREHAM 46 YD OFF A PUNT
SASKATCHEWAN 14
CALGARY 4 3:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 14, Stampeders 4 2nd - 3:39Aug 2 9:12 PM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 39 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 13
CALGARY 4 7:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Roughriders 13, Stampeders 4 2nd - 7:44Aug 2 9:03 PM - CFL
TD SAS
ADARIUS BOWMAN 12 YD PASS FROM MARCUS CRANDELL
(LUCA CONGI KICK)
SASKATCHEWAN 10
CALGARY 4 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 10, Stampeders 4 End of 1stAug 2 8:43 PM - CFL
FG CGY
SANDRO DEANGELIS 26 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 3
CALGARY 4 1:18 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 3, Stampeders 4 1st - 1:18Aug 2 8:38 PM - CFL
FG SAS
LUCA CONGI 15 YD
SASKATCHEWAN 3
CALGARY 1 8:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 3, Stampeders 1 1st - 8:47Aug 2 8:24 PM - CFL
SINGLE CGY
BURKE DALES 68 YD OFF A PUNT
SASKATCHEWAN 0
CALGARY 1 12:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Roughriders 0, Stampeders 1 1st - 12:26Aug 2 8:12 PM
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