The Calgary Stampeders noticed their faint playoff goals extinguished Friday in a 32-15 loss to the B.C. Lions.
B.C.’s defence supplied an offensive jolt, with Mathieu Betts and T.J. Lee every operating in touchdowns off of turnovers.
Nathan Rourke linked on 20 of his 24 makes an attempt and put up 218 passing yards for the Lions (8-8), whereas kicker Sean Whyte added six area targets, together with a 47-yard strike.
Jake Maier threw for 164 yards with a landing go and two interceptions as Calgary (4-10-1) noticed its winless skid stretch to seven straight video games.
The Stamps turned to backup quarterback Matthew Shiltz late within the fourth quarter and he amassed 99 passing yards, together with a TD.
This fall will mark the primary time in 19 campaigns that the Stampeders won’t play a post-season recreation.
B.C.’s probabilities of securing a playoff spot improved Friday, however the Lions nonetheless want the Saskatchewan Roughriders to beat the Edmonton Elks on Saturday to earn a playoff berth.
The Lions defence troubled the Stamps late within the first quarter Friday, with Ronald Kent Jr. forcing Calgary’s Ishmael Hyman to fumble the ball. B.C.’s Ayinde Eley collected it and dashed 54 yards down the sphere to 5 the Lions a primary down on the Stampeders’ 22 yard line.
B.C. struggled to interrupt into the pink zone, although, and settled for a 22-yard area purpose to open the scoring.
Calgary responded halfway by way of the second, working its manner up the sphere till Maier lobbed an arching 10-yard go to Hyman ultimately zone. Rene Parades hit the convert and Calgary took a 7-3 lead.
Rourke used his toes to place up yards for the house facet, however after getting his staff into scoring place, the Canadian quarterback was sacked for a 12-yard loss with lower than a minute to go within the first half. Whyte saved the drive with a 40-yard area purpose that lower B.C.’s deficit to a single level heading into the locker rooms.
Punter Cody Grace padded Calgary’s lead early within the third, booting the ball out of bounds for a single.
The Lions responded with a drive that noticed Rourke ship a seven-yard toss to offensive lineman Andrew Pierson, adopted by a 18-yard go to large receiver Keon Hatcher. However the residence facet couldn’t work its manner into the pink zone and as an alternative noticed Whyte ship a 47-yard kick by way of the uprights to offer B.C. a 9-8 lead.
Rourke and the Lions strung collectively a stable collection of passes by way of the top of the quarter and into the fourth.
The quarterback sailed an extended bomb to an unmanned Hatcher, who sprinted up the sphere for a 50-yard acquire. The pair linked once more minutes afterward a 14-yard go that put B.C. deep in Calgary territory as soon as once more.
A collection of errors wasted the staff’s end-zone alternative. Below strain, Rourke despatched a go into the stands. B.C. took a time-count violation penalty on the subsequent play and the Lions as soon as once more turned to Whyte, who made a 15-yard area purpose to offer his facet a 12-8 lead.
It was B.C.’s defence that chalked up a landing 5 minutes into the ultimate body.
Betts picked off Maier’s go on the B.C. 40-yard line and sprinted all the best way down area into the Calgary finish zone. Whyte added a single and the Lions breathed a sigh of reduction as their cushion grew to 19-8.
Minutes later, the Lions struck once more when Lee knocked down Maier’s toss, recovered the ball and dashed over the purpose line.
Officers on the sphere dominated the play a landing, but it surely went to an computerized overview. An announcement that the ruling on the sphere would stand was greeted with followers leaping to their toes and Lee being mobbed by his teammates on the sideline because the scoreboard ticked to 26-8 for B.C.
There have been some scary moments halfway by way of the fourth when Calgary receiver Cam Echols and B.C. linebacker Terrence Ganyi smashed helmets on a success. Echols fell to the turf on the B.C. sideline and was examined for a number of minutes by trainers as gamers from each side took a knee.
The American was ultimately helped to his toes and appeared to talk together with his teammates and coaches as he was helped to a cart earlier than being taken off the sphere.
Calgary lower into its heavy deficit with lower than 4 minutes on the sport clock when Shiltz discovered Reggie Begelton ultimately zone with a 53-yard go. Parades added a single to make it 29-15 for B.C.
Whyte sealed the rating at 32-15 with a 14-yard area purpose late within the fourth.
UP NEXT
The Lions face the Roughriders of their ultimate street recreation of the season on Oct. 12. The Stampeders host the Elks in Calgary the identical night time.