The first half was far from a classic.
The Stamps stuck with their guy, though, and it paid off in a major way as they wound up rolling to a 26-18 win over the Edmonton Elks in the Labour Day Classic.The Stamps struggled to move the ball in any real way in the first half. Running back Ka’Deem Carey was his usual, dominant self and did most of the work himself to open the scoring with a first-quarter touchdown.Article contentMaier struggled in the first half, completing only 5-of-11 passes for 80 yards.
As we were saying, the first half was not exactly a parade of spectacular offensive plays. An 8-7 halftime scoreline really does tell the whole story, in this case.After a tough opening drive of the third quarter, Maier picked up his game — he finished the game having completed 18-of-26 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns and one interception.Article content
When the Elks went to punt on their next drive, Romeo McKnight got his hands on the ball and fellow defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund recovered. That set up another connection between Maier and Begelton in the end zone, this one for 12 years.For lack of a better plan, I’ll pause here to make note of the various contributions of the Stampeders’ defensive line.
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