The Calgary Stampeders provided an odd sight on Sunday morning when they held their pre-game walkthrough in the east concourse at McMahon Stadium.

“With the rain coming down and the wet field, we decided to get our work done in the shelter of the stands,” said head coach/general manager John Hufnagel. “We’ve had a couple of players feeling under the weather this week, so we leaned to the side of caution.

“They were cramped quarters and it was an interesting sight, but we were able to get our work in and guys are looking forward to the game.”

Monday’s Labour Day Classic against the Edmonton Eskimos marks Calgary’s first home game since an Aug. 2 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Since then, the Stamps have won back-to-back road games against Saskatchewan and the BC Lions.

“We’ve been playing some good football and I’d like to see us continue,” said Hufnagel. “We’ve still got a lot of room for improvement.”