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Stampeders hold off Riders to continue hot run

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Digital, G. (2026, October 3). Stampeders hold off Riders to continue hot run. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12086440/stampeders-hold-off-riders-to-continue-hot-run/

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Vernon Adams Jr. threw for four touchdowns and 242 yards as the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 37-31 in a crucial CFL game on Friday, improving their record to 8-8. The win gave the Stampeders an edge over the Riders (8-7) in the tight West Division playoff race. Despite three late touchdowns by the Riders, Calgary secured the victory with scores early in the fourth quarter.
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On Friday, the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders in CFL action, winning 37-31. Vernon Adams Jr. led the Stampeders with 242 passing yards and four touchdowns. Despite scoring nine of fifteen times in the red zone recently, the Riders' offense faltered crucially late in the game. With this loss, Saskatchewan fell to 8-7, missing an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot; Calgary improved their record to 8-8. The tight West Division standings now see four teams battling for playoff spots behind Edmonton (11-4).

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Calgary REGINA Riders Saskatchewan Stampeders

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Stampeders ORG · 6× Riders ORG · 5× Saskatchewan GPE · 4× Calgary GPE · 3× Adams PERSON · 2× CFL ORG · 1× REGINA GPE · 1× Vernon Adams Jr. PERSON · 1× the Calgary Stampeders ORG · 1× the Saskatchewan Roughriders ORG · 1×

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Get breaking National news After quarterback Adams connected with Erik Brooks on a 19-yard touchdown pass with 9:13 left in regulation, the Stampeders increased their lead to 34-13 on a four-yard touchdown reception by Jalen Philpot with 5:19 remaining.
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🔮 Saskatchewan could have clinched a playoff berth with a win but the Stampeders instead won the season series to have a tiebreaker over the Riders.
2026-10-03 · Global News
Stampeders hold off Riders to continue hot run · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

REGINA – Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 242 yards and four touchdowns as the Calgary Stampeders won their third straight game to continue their hot pursuit of a CFL playoff berth with a 37-31 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. asserted
Stampeders → throw → Friday
Calgary improved to 8-8 while the Riders dropped their third straight to fall to 8-7. asserted
Riders → improve → 8
Saskatchewan could have clinched a playoff berth with a win but the Stampeders instead won the season series to have a tiebreaker over the Riders. uncertain
Stampeders → clinch → Riders
The West Division standings are tight with four teams fighting for playoff spots behind the first-place, playoff-bound Edmonton Elks (11-4). asserted
teams → fight → Elks
On Saturday, the Lions play the Toronto Argonauts while the Bombers take on the Montreal Alouettes. asserted
Bombers → play → Alouettes
Carrying a 20-13 lead into the fourth quarter, the Stampeders put the game away with two touchdowns. asserted
Stampeders → carry → touchdowns
Get breaking National news After quarterback Adams connected with Erik Brooks on a 19-yard touchdown pass with 9:13 left in regulation, the Stampeders increased their lead to 34-13 on a four-yard touchdown reception by Jalen Philpot with 5:19 remaining. asserted
Stampeders → get → 5:19
Adams finished 22-of-29 passing. asserted
Adams → finish → passing
The Riders scored three late touchdowns. asserted
Riders → score → touchdowns
Daniel Wiebe caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Harris with 2:42 remaining, Dhel Duncan-Busby nabbed a five-yard scoring pass with 1:04 left and Johnny Johnson had an eight-yard TD reception on the final play of the game. asserted
Johnson → catch → game
The Riders failed two-point convert attempts after all three touchdowns. asserted
Riders → fail → touchdowns
Calgary kicker Rene Paredes made a 42-yard field goal in between the first two of those three Saskatchewan touchdowns. asserted
Paredes → make → touchdowns
The Stampeders took a 17-10 lead into halftime with touchdown receptions by Clark Barnes (13 yards) and Damien Alford (48 yards), along with a 51-yard field goal from Paredes. asserted
Stampeders → take → Paredes
Calgary’s opening major came after Saskatchewan’s Quali Conley fumbled a punt with the Stampeders recovering on the Riders 34-yard line. asserted
Stampeders → come → line
Barnes scored two plays later. asserted
Barnes → score → ?
Kian Schaffer-Baker scored Saskatchewan’s lone touchdown in the opening half, hauling in a 23-yard major. asserted
Baker → score → major
Schaffer-Baker had three catches for 64 yards on the touchdown drive. asserted
Baker → have → drive
Rookie kicker Dawson Hodge had a 38-yard field goal but missed from 54 and 45 yards in the second quarter. asserted
Hodge → have → quarter
Harris completed 36 of 50 passes for 453 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. asserted
Harris → complete → touchdowns
Riders: Visit the league-leading Alouettes in Montreal on Oct. 12. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 2, 2026. asserted
report → visit → Press
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