Sep 8, 2007, 5:07 GMT
Edmonton, AB - Henry Burris completed 18-of-31 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns as Calgary edged Edmonton, 20-17, in the back half of the Labour Day Classic from Commonwealth Stadium.
Joffrey Reynolds ran for 100 yards on 16 carries for the Stampeders (5-4-1), who moved within two points of second-place B.C. in the West Division. Ken-Yon Rambo had five receptions for 59 yards and one touchdown, Jeremaine Copeland added a TD catch, while Sandro DeAngelis nailed both of his field goal attempts and both extra points.
Ricky Ray threw for 365 yards and one TD on 27-of-42 passes for the Eskimos (3-6-1), who have dropped three in a row and five of their last six games. Kamau Peterson caught six balls for 117 yards, Tyler Ebell added 10 catches for 109 yards and Mathieu Bertrand contributed a TD catch in defeat.
Burris led Calgary on a seven-play 78-yard drive on the opening march of the second half ended with a two-yard strike to Rambo which tied the game. Sean Fleming's missed field goal from 48 yards on Edmonton's first possession gave them a one-point advantage.
It was 20-14 for Calgary when Copeland stretched at the goal line for a 12-yard TD catch with 4:20 to play in the third.
Fleming hit a 14-yard field goal to bring the Eskimos within 20-17 early in the fourth, then missed a 51-yarder later on.
After the miss, The Stampeders went into clock-killing mode on each successive possession. They turned the ball over to the Eskimos with less than a minute remaining and Ray was unable to move the ball against a tough Stampeder defense as the clock ran out.
Fleming hit a 13-yard field goal less than three minutes into the game after Edmonton's opening drive went 71 yards in seven plays.
Ray hit Bertrand with a three-yard TD pass late in the first, and the Esks led 10-0 after one quarter.
Fleming hit from 23 yards early in the second for a 13-0 game, and DeAngelis countered for Calgary on the Stamps' next drive by hitting from 25 yards out.
DeAngelis nailed a 16-yard attempt later in the quarter and the Stamps were within a touchdown at 13-6 at the break.
Game Notes
Calgary bested Edmonton last week at McMahon Stadium by a 35-24 score...It was the first time since 1998 that the Stamps have swept the Labour Day Classics against Edmonton...In Week 12, Calgary hosts Saskatchewan, while Edmonton welcomes Montreal.
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