By Max Campbell
Stampeders.com

Leading his team with nine tackles on Saturday night against the Alouettes was Deron Mayo as the veteran linebacker helped the Stamps steal yet another come-from-behind victory.

The 25-23 win propelled Calgary to a 4-2 record through six games, good for sole possession of second place in the CFL’s West Division.

An unblemished 4-0 record at McMahon Stadium has transpired in rather narrow fashion as the Stampeders have outscored their opponents by a total of just 10 points on home field. Motivated to avenge the loss suffered to these same Alouettes back on July 3, No. 42 was eager to even the season series with Montreal, especially after facing an early 17-0 deficit.

“It was a great win,” offered the Hampton, Va., native. “We avoided back-to-back losses and it’s nice to win at home in front of our fans. And truthfully, we owed them one. It’s good to have the whole team rally and once again we dug ourselves a hole in the first half, but it’s good to see how the team rebounded.”

Mayo was tasked with playing a key role in limiting Montreal’s ground game after running back Tyrell Sutton torched the Red and White for 134 rushing yards back in Week 2. This time around, the tailback was limited to 77 yards on 14 attempts.

“I think I did all right,” the Old Dominion alum said of his individual performance. “I’m sure I can learn once I watch (the) film and (see) some things I can do better. But truthfully, we gave up (nearly) 150 yards rushing and (Alouettes quarterback Rakeem) Cato did a good job producing a lot of that. Nine tackles is solid, but really the most important stat is getting that win and that’s big for us.”

Cato was making his fourth career start for the visitors after first debuting four weeks ago against the Stamps. With ample ability to study to young pivot this time around, the Calgary defence capitalized on their opportunity to effectively game plan for the young signal-caller.

“It made a huge difference,” the fourth-year pro explained. “Seeing what he does when he gets outside the pocket, seeing what he does with the ball when he gets outside the pocket, it made a big difference studying him. He’s pretty good out in space, so studying some of his moves, what he likes to do (and) some of his tendencies really played to our advantage.”

Ready to begin the first of two bye weeks on their 2015 schedule, Mayo is in high spirits as the brief break begins with momentum on their side. The Stampeders will be out of action until taking on the Ottawa RedBlacks on Aug. 15.

“Now we can enjoy our bye (because) if we would have lost this game, I don’t know — I might have cancelled my trip back home,” remarked a good-humoured Mayo. “It’s good to get that win going into the bye week and hopefully we can feed off of this.”