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Stampeders Keep Playoff Hopes Alive with 45-31 Victory over Winless Redblacks
Vernon Adams Jr. completed 24 of 30 passes and Calgary scored on six touchdowns to keep its playoff hopes alive.
On Saturday, quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. completed 24 of 30 passes for 422 yards and three touchdowns as the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 45-31.
The Stampeders kept their playoff hopes alive while the Redblacks extended a 20-game losing streak — a modern-day CFL record dating to last September — with an 0-14 season record.
Running back Deonta McMahon scored twice for Calgary while receivers Tevin Jones and Clark Barnes added touchdown catches; McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw for 418 yards and two touchdowns for Ottawa despite the loss.
Ottawa mounted a fourth-quarter rally with touchdowns from Justin Hardy and Ayden Eberhardt, including a two-point convert with less than five minutes remaining, but fell short of their first win.
Tied for fourth in the West Division with 14 points, Calgary remains in contention for a crossover playoff berth; the Redblacks host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday while the Stampeders visit Saskatchewan that same day.