1. Us
The Stampeders are looking to snap a three-game losing streak when they head north to battle the Edmonton Elks on Saturday night. Calgary is 4-7 this season sitting in a tie for fourth in the CFL West Division with the Elks. They are coming off a 35-20 loss to the Green and Gold this past Monday in the Labour Day Classic. QB Logan Bonner will get the start for the Stamps, his first of the season. Calgary is also still looking for their first road win of the year, they are 0-5 so far.
2. Them
The Elks have won four of five since making a coaching change and could get within one point of the final playoff spot with a win this weekend. Look for McLeod Bethel-Thompson to get another start despite Tre Ford’s improving from his previous injury. Bethel-Thompson threw for 486 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s win.
3. Head to Head
This is the second of three meetings between these two clubs over the final nine weeks of the CFL season. With Edmonton winning last week, the Stamps need a big win to push the season series to game three as whoever wins two of three could play a massive factor for a playoff spot as we come down the stretch. The final game of the season series will take place Oct. 12 in Calgary.
4. Fast Facts
In every season but one since 1989, Calgary and Edmonton have played a home-and-home series that features a game at McMahon Stadium on Labour Day and a return engagement at Commonwealth Stadium later in the week. In the 33 previous series, the Stampeders have swept 12 times, Edmonton has five sweeps and the meetings have been split on 16 occasions.
Reggie Begelton is Calgary’s leading receiver through the season’s first 11 games with 57 catches for 687 yards including seven grabs for 118 yards on Monday. It was the 15th 100-yard receiving game of Begelton’s career.
Another standout for the Stamps in the Labour Day Classic was Peyton Logan, who returned a punt 104 yards for a touchdown and finished the contest with 183 all-purpose yards. The punt return was the second-longest in franchise history.
Thanks to our Director of Communications Jean Lefebvre for handing off these facts!
5. Who’s Where
6. Players to Watch
Stamps: QB Logan Bonner: Bonner makes his first CFL start on Saturday. The Utah State product has completed eight-of-fourteen passes for 94-yards in relief of Jake Maier this season.
Elks: WR Tevin Jones: Jones had five receptions for 208 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s game between these two teams. He has 549 yards and four touchdowns so far this season.
7. Quotable
“We’re trying to flush the negativity. It’s hard, we know it’s out there.We have to get back to our winning ways, think positive, and go up there to Edmonton and do it.” – General manager and head coach Dave Dickenson on bouncing back from Monday’s loss in the Labour Day Classic.