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Features September 14, 2024

Stamps Battle Als To A Draw

They went toe-to-toe with the top team in the league – and came out with a tie.

Calgary jumped out to a 10-0 lead early in Saturday night’s tilt against the visiting Alouettes at McMahon Stadium, but the visitors scored on a last-second field-goal to force OT where the teams would would both kick a pair of field-goals.

The tilt ended 19-19.

The Stamps are now 4-8-1, while the Als are 10-2-1

STAT PACK 

QB Jake Maier – 27-for-37, 236-yards, 1 touchdown

RB Dedrick Mills – 21 rushes, 122-yards

REC Marken Michel – 6 receptions, 73 yards, 1 touchdown

The Als fumbled the ball on their first possession of the game, giving the Stamps excellent field position on the 31-yard line.

And they cashed in.

Michel caught an 18-yard strike from Maier and Rene Paredes – who went 4-for-6 on the night, missing a pair of field-goal attempts – added the point after to give the Stamps an early 7-0 lead.

 

On the ensuing kick, James Letcher Jr. fumbled the ball and the Stamps got possession again deep in Montreal territory, with Paredes booting a 14-yard field-goal to give the homeside a 10-0 lead just 7:47 into the contest.

The Stamps were trapped deep in their zone to start the second quarter, with Cody Grace forced to punt right on the goalline. Sean Thomas-Erlington blocked it and then took the ball into the endzone for a major but upon review, Thomas-Erlington was given 15-yard penalty for roughing the kicker, giving the Stamps the ball back and a first down.

Not long after, Walter Fletcher broke off a 55-yard run down the middle to set Montreal up with a first and goal and Fajardo then kept it and scampered in on the next play to make it 10-7 with 11:47 to go in the half.

The Stamps looked poised to add to their lead when they marched down the field and with the ball on the two-yard line, Tommy Stevens came in looking to punch it home but fumbled the snap, giving the Als the ball.

Calgary started on their own 10-yard line after as short return for the last drive of the first half, Mills busting off runs of 15 and 12 yards as Calgary made their way down the field looking to add to their lead before halftime. But Maier was then sacked and lost the ball, with Montreal’s Mustafa Johnson picking up the ball and rumbling 31 yards down the field but was stopped five yards short of pay dirt as the clock ran out.

Paredes put three more points up on the board with 3:10 to go in the second quarter after Calgary rattled off 13 plays for 71 yards to give the kicker a short 16-yard chip shot.

The Als answered back with a field-goal of their own, Jose Maltos just getting a 53-yarder through the uprights before the quarter expired.

Paredes rang one one off the left upright with a 51-yard attempt in the fourth quarter.

Calgary was driving late to salt the game away but back-to-back major penalties pushed them away from the end zone and gave them a 2nd and 40, before Paredes missed a 52-yard field-goal attempt wide right which gave Montreal life en route to the late tying field-goal.

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