Stamps sting Eskimos with comeback home-and-home series sweep
Calgary extends winning streak to 7, Edmonton drops 4th straight
Marquay McDaniel's touchdown catch in the final minute proved to be the difference as the Calgary Stampeders extended their winning streak to seven games, sweeping their home-and-home series with a 25-22 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.
The Stampeders remain in first place in the CFL with a record of 9-1-1. Edmonton has dropped four straight games to fall to 7-4.
The game was a defensive battle to start until Calgary got on the board with a 19-yard Rene Paredes field goal with 2:23 left in the opening quarter after the Stampeders got the ball deep in Edmonton territory due to a bad snap on a punt.
Edmonton responded shortly afterward to start the second quarter, as Derel Walker took the handoff on a reverse and scored on a two-yard touchdown run. The convert kicked missed, but it was still the Eskimos' first lead in more than three games at 6-3.
The Esks added a 26-yard Chris Milo field goal on their next possession, before Calgary came back with a 39-yard three-pointer of its own.
Calgary surged back into the lead with 47 seconds left in the first half as a 48-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell to Marken Michel set up a one-yard unconverted TD plunge by Andrew Buckley to make it 12-9 at the break.