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Features October 10, 2025

7 Things – Stamps @ Ticats

1. Us

The Stampeders (8-7) have an opportunity to end a four-game skid against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-6) after dropping a loss to the Lions last week. Kickoff goes at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Stadium.

The Week 19 matchup marks the Red and White’s final tilt of a three-game road swing which included trips to Montreal and aforementioned Vancouver.

Calgary enters this week’s action tied with Winnipeg for third place in the West, two points behind the BC Lions with the Stamps and Blue Bombers each holding a game in hand.

2. Them

Hamilton is coming off a 47-29 victory over the Toronto Argonauts backed by a dominant defensive performance from defensive end Julian Howsare.

The Ticats have a four-point lead on Montreal for top spot in the East with the Alouettes having played one fewer game.

3. Head to Head

This is the second and final meeting of the 2025 regular season between the Stampeders and Ticats. The clubs met in the regular-season opener at McMahon Stadium on June 7 with Calgary prevailing by a score of 38-26.

This is the 105th all-time regular-season meeting between Calgary and Hamilton since inter-division play started in 1961. The Stampeders are 69-35 all-time against the Tiger-Cats including a 28-25 mark as the road team.

4. Fast Facts

  • Stamps quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. enters this week’s contest needing 318 passing yards to reach the 20,000 milestone for his career. He would join Bo Levi Mitchell, Trevor Harris, Zach Collaros and Cody Fajardo as active members of the 20,000-yard club and would be the 39th player in league history to achieve the mark.
  • Veteran kicker René Paredes needs one field goal to pass Troy Westwood (617) for sole possession of fifth place in CFL history.
  • Rookie punter Mark Vassett is making an impact in his first season with the Stampeders as he leads the CFL with a net punting average of 43.0 yards. One of seven Australians on the list of qualified punters in 2025, Vassett also has pinned the opposition inside its own 10-yard line on seven occasions.

Thanks to our Director of Communications Jean Lefebvre for handing off these facts!

5. Who’s Where

6. Players to Watch

Stamps: DB Bailey Devine-Scott: Devine-Scott will be replacing Damon Webb who’s out due to a pectoral injury this week in the starting lineup. The Australian-born defender has made 22 defensive tackles, 33 special-teams tackles, and one sack over 42 career regular-season games with the Stampeders. Saturday’s matinee marks his first start at the safety position and his first start this year. This season the 25-year-old has played 15 games at the SAM linebacker position, and made four starts as the strong-side linebacker in 2024.

Ticats: DL Julian Howsare: The former Stamp is having a career season in the Black and Yellow and is coming off of a 4-sack performance against the Argonauts. Through sixteen games played, Howsare has two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an interception and 37 tackles. His career-high 11 sacks equal the total he amassed over the past two years in Calgary.

7. Quotable

“All these games are important, but you know, we’re on a four game losing streak, and we want to try to get back on track.” – QB Vernon Adams Jr. on the matchup heading into Week 19.