Calgary’s franchise quarterback wasn’t about to let the Rider faithful throw him off his game.

Bo Levi Mitchell and his Stampeders teammates went in to the hostile confines of Mosaic Stadium on Saturday night and came out with a 19-10 win, downing their rivals for the second time in two weeks.

And although the offence could only muster a single trip to the end zone, the Stamps still managed to push their unbeaten streak to six games, therefore remaining in first place.

“I feel like the entire team handled it well,” said Mitchell on the always-contentious atmosphere in Regina. “I feel like we did a great job. I thought it was honestly our best game (in terms of) communication inside of a loud stadium and using silent (counts) and whatnot. And the same with the defence – you saw them get a lot of hands on balls. We weren’t finishing the drives with touchdowns on offence, but special teams had an amazing night. They really held us (in) the entire game.”

However, Mitchell’s crew did step up when it mattered most. The all-star signal-caller endured a hit in order to connect with Simon Charbonneau-Campeau for a 64-yard gain with the showdown still very much in the balance. The clutch connection would later set the stage for Rene Paredes’ 21-yard field goal to put the game out of reach.

“There’s going to be games where defences are going to have a good scheme and you’re going to have to fight for your yards and your first downs,” Mitchell explained following the victory. “You’re going to have to put together some drives, but there’s got to be big plays that happen because you’re going to miss a play here or there and they’re going to win a play here and there.”

Also included in Mitchell’s 298 passing yards was an impromptu dump-off to running back Jerome Messam as Saskatchewan’s defensive front had their eyes set on a third-quarter sack. Messam then turned upfield for a 63-yard gain for a brilliant individual effort despite an eventual fumble.

“I thought he did great,” offered Mitchell when asked about Messam’s 113 all-purpose yards. “He’s a guy that I can rely on. You see right there that he’s always reminding me of his checkdowns and where he’s going to be and he tells me when he’s open, and I look on the film and he is actually open. (It’s) big plays like that where I can be getting sacked and (instead) I’m tossing the ball forward on a small checkdown and he can take it 80 yards.”

But despite the obvious distractions and in-game obstacles to overcome, No. 19 passed with flying colours.

“It is what it is,” Mitchell shrugged. “Our job is to worry about the guys on the field and the guys on the opposite sideline. I think we did a good job of that tonight.”