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News August 1, 2009

Insider: Stamps take on Roughriders

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WARM-UP

A share of first place in the West Division is on the line Saturday night as the Calgary Stampeders play their rivals to the east, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Whoever prevails in the tilt will join the Edmonton Eskimos at 3-2 atop the West.

The Stampeders, losers of their first two games in 2009, are looking for a third consecutive victory. The Riders, winners of their first two outings, are trying to avoid a third consecutive defeat.

Kickoff tonight at McMahon Stadium is 7 p.m. Along with this live blog, there’ll be a live Twitter feed during tonight’s game which you can follow at StampsConnect.

>> StampsConnect Twitter page

We’re also giving away another SIRIUS satellite radio. Fans can enter the contest simply by submitting a Stampeders-related photo to StampsConnect.

>> Contest details
>> StampsConnect photo gallery

Here are some links to get you ready for kickoff:

>> Game preview
>> Nik Lewis blog
>> Joffrey Reynolds feature
>> Video feature on Jeremaine Copeland
>> Audio of Coach Huff’s pre-game comments
>> Video of comments by Burris, Lewis and Copeland
>> New feature: Two and Out

Scratches for the game are LB Marc Calixte, LB Tristan Black, DL Malik Jackson and DL Justin Brown for the Stampeders and DB Denatay Heard, RB Hugh Charlesm=, REC Andy Fantuz and DE Mike Stadnyk for the Roughriders.

FIRST QUARTER

  • Stamps win the toss and defer to the second half, so the Roughriders will get the ball first
  • Saskatchewan’s first play from scrimmage is a 17-yard run by Wes Cates
  • Roughriders get on the board first as Darian Durant hits Chris Getzlaf from nine yards out for a touchdown
  • Extra point by Luca Congi makes it 7-0 Riders
  • Henry Burris finds Nik Lewis, a completion that extends Lewis’ streak of consecutive games with a catch to 92
  • A promising Roughriders drive is snuffed out when Dwight Anderson picks off a Darian Durant pass
  • That’s a third straight game that Anderson has recorded a pick
  • Stamps’ biggest gain of the night so far comes when a play-action fake leads to a 45-yard pass from Burris to Ryan Thelwell
  • Stamps get on the board when Burris hits Jon Cornish with a pass and he makes it to the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown
  • Point after is good, score is tied 7-7
  • The Stamps’ scoring drive was five plays for 89 yards
  • Quarter ends with the score knotted at 7-7

SECOND QUARTER

  • Stamps start quarter with a 2nd and 9 at their own 7
  • We’re back! A Internet outage in the area made it impossible to provide our live blog updates
  • A quick recap — Sandro DeAngelis kicked field goals of 12 and 35 yards to give the Stampeders a 13-7 lead
  • On the last play of the half, Luca Congi kicked an 18-yard field goal to cut the Stamps advantage to 13-10
  • Stamps had 227 yards of offence in the first half compared to 204 for Saskatchewan

 

THIRD QUARTER

  • The Stampeders decide to take the wind in the fourth quarter, so the Roughriders get the ball first
  • Luca Congi’s attempt to tie the game with a field goal is unsuccessful and the Calgary leads remains 13-10
  • A three-play, 63-yard drive by the Roughriders results in a go-ahead touchdown reception by Weston Dressler
  • Extra point by Congi is good, Roughriders lead 17-13
  • Darian Durant and Weston Dressler have some chemistry going as the quarter proceeds
  • Quarter ends with the Riders up 17-13
  • Henry Burris is 13-for-18 through three quarters for 169 yards. Durant is 13-for-20 for 193 yards

FOURTH QUARTER

  • Roughriders get the benefit of a pass interference all to keep a drive alive
  • Saskatchewan thought it had another touchdown but Durant was called for an illegal forward pass
  • Riders settle for a 33-yard field goal try, but Luca Congi hits the upright
  • Calgary retakes the lead with a nine-yard, 85-yard scoring drive
  • Henry Burris does the honours, running the ball in from 18 yards out
  • Extra point is good, Stamps are back ahead as it’s 20-17
  • That was Burris’ 40th career rushing major
  • Calgary’s Joffrey Reynolds surpasses the 100-yard mark for a second staright week and for the 21st time of his career
  • DeAngelis good on a field goal attempt from 26 yards out, Stamps extend lead to 23-17
  • After 13 straight makes, DeAngelis misses on a 49-yard field goal try. The Calgary lead remains six points
  • Durant finds Chris Getzlaf for a 65-yard touchdown pass
  • With the extra point, the Riders lead 24-23
  • And that’s it — Roughriders win