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On the first pass of the game, Bo Levi Mitchell threw an interception to recently signed defensive back Jamal Peters.
The Stampeders started the game with the ball as Jake Maier tossed the first few throws of the 2023 campaign. Calgary’s first drive included two scampers from Ka’Deem Carey, one of seven yards and the other for a 19-yard gain, and ended with a 39-yard Rene Paredes field goal attempt that was wide left.
Vernon Adams Jr. and the Lions took the field and they wasted no time starting their drive with back-to-back first downs, a 14-yard catch by Dominique Rhymes followed by a 12-yard run by Lucky Whitehead. Adams Jr. continued to move the chains on the possession, as the pivot completed all of his passes to move his team down to the Calgary 13-yard line.
After a four-yard gain by Alexander Hollins, Adams Jr. completed his ninth pass of the drive and this time it was in the end zone for the first major of the contest. Rhymes hauled in the nine-yard score and with the completed convert, the Lions were up 7-0 with just under six minutes left in the first quarter.
The defences then traded two-and-outs as they started to get a feel for each other in the first frame.
Adams Jr. and the Leos began to get back into a rhythm as the time started to tick down in the opening 15 minutes, starting the drive with back-to-back runs from new lead running back Taquan Mizzell, starting with a 14-yard gain and following that up with a 10-yard run. The drive continued and after after a 23-yard pass to Hollins to bring the Lions into Stampeders territory, Adams Jr. once again found Rhymes in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown score. Whyte missed his convert and BC increased their lead to 13-0 just a minute into the second frame.
Adams Jr. and the Leos began to get back into a rhythm as the time started to tick down in the opening 15 minutes, starting the drive with back-to-back runs from new lead running back Taquan Mizzell, starting with a 14-yard gain and following that up with a 10-yard run. The drive continued and after after a 23-yard pass to Hollins to bring the Lions into Stampeders territory, Adams Jr. once again found Rhymes in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown score. Whyte missed his convert and BC increased their lead to 13-0 just a minute into the second frame.
Vernon Adams Jr. and the Lions took the field and they wasted no time starting their drive with back-to-back first downs, a 14-yard catch by Dominique Rhymes followed by a 12-yard run by Lucky Whitehead. Adams Jr. continued to move the chains on the possession, as the pivot completed all of his passes to move his team down to the Calgary 13-yard line.
After a four-yard gain by Alexander Hollins, Adams Jr. completed his ninth pass of the drive and this time it was in the end zone for the first major of the contest. Rhymes hauled in the nine-yard score and with the completed convert, the Lions were up 7-0 with just under six minutes left in the first quarter.
The defences then traded two-and-outs as they started to get a feel for each other in the first frame.
Adams Jr. and the Leos began to get back into a rhythm as the time started to tick down in the opening 15 minutes, starting the drive with back-to-back runs from new lead running back Taquan Mizzell, starting with a 14-yard gain and following that up with a 10-yard run. The drive continued and after after a 23-yard pass to Hollins to bring the Lions into Stampeders territory, Adams Jr. once again found Rhymes in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown score. Whyte missed his convert and BC increased their lead to 13-0 just a minute into the second frame.
Next up for Hamilton is a meeting with the Calgary Stampeders at Tim Hortons Field while the Argos head out on a bye.
