Adams leads Stampeders to 58-36 win over Argonauts - BERITAJA

CALGARY – Calgary Stampeders backmost Vernon Adams Jr. threw six touchdown passes and rushed for 1 successful a 58-36 triumph complete the visiting Toronto Argonauts successful the CFL connected Thursday.

Jalen Philpot and Dejon Brissett some caught 2 touchdown passes, Tevin Jones and Clark Barnes each had 1 and Quincy Jones scored a rushing touchdown for Calgary (2-2).

Jude McAtamney kicked 8 points for the Stampeders successful beforehand of an announced crowd of 19,100 astatine McMahon Stadium.

Defensive backmost Zy Alexander intercepted Argonauts backmost Chad Kelly twice, which Calgary converted to touchdowns.

Makai Polk had 2 touchdown catches, Damonte Coxie and David Ungerer III each had one, Kelly rushed for a awesome and Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a section extremity from 52 yards for Toronto (2-2).

Adams tied the franchise grounds for touchdown passes successful a azygous crippled held by 4 different men: Peter Liske (1967), Doug Flutie (1994), Jeff Garcia (1995) and existent coach and wide head Dave Dickenson (2000).

Adams completed 20 of 25 walk attempts for 405 yards, and has yet to propulsion an interception aft 4 games this season.

Kelly went 22-for-33 successful passing for 294 yards, 3 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions. He was replaced precocious successful the 4th fourth by Nick Arbuckle, who threw a 17-yard touchdown walk to Coxie.

The Stampeders claimed a 2nd consecutive “Stampede Bowl”, which was introduced past twelvemonth successful homage to the yearly Calgary Stampede that starts Friday, and for which a trophy resembling a horse’s caput was designed.

Calgary’s 58 points successful a azygous crippled was the highest since 56 scored connected Edmonton connected Sept. 10, 2022.

Adams’ 22-yard dash to the extremity area converted by McAtamney gave the hosts a 51-30 lead early successful the 4th quarter.

Alexander’s 2nd interception and his 29-yard return group Calgary up for different score, pinch Adams dishing to Brissett for an 11-yard touchdown.

The Stampeders led 44-24 astatine the extremity of the third. Vaughn scored connected a one-yard plunge followed by Adams tossing a two-point person walk to Jones.

But Calgary’s 30 yards successful penalties connected Toronto’s consequent thrust helped the Argos antagonistic pinch a 16-yard touchdown drawback by Ungerer to commencement the 4th quarter.

A two-point person effort fell short and the Argonauts trailed by 14.

Adams needed conscionable 2 throws — including an acrobatic, juggling drawback by Jones connected a tipped shot — to make Calgary’s 5th awesome early successful the 2nd half. Barnes past hauled successful an Adams hurl for a 45-yard touchdown and a 36-18 lead.

But Kelly answered pinch a 79-yard, seven-play thrust that vanished pinch a short flip to Polk successful the extremity zone. Toronto’s two-point person effort failed.

The Stampeders outscored the Argonauts 21-11 successful the 2nd 4th — the teams mixed for 25 points successful the last 2 minutes — to lead 29-18 astatine the half.

Adams connected pinch Jones connected a 73-yard drawback and dash to the extremity area pinch 17 seconds remaining.

Adams threw short near to a diving Philpot connected the extremity statement for the latter’s 2nd people of the crippled and a 12-point lead, but the Argonauts countered pinch Kelly’s seven-yard transportation to people pinch 32 seconds near successful the 2nd quarter.

Toronto had 3 chances astatine a two-point person because of penalties. Arbuckle’s short-yardage transportation was successful.

Toronto’s third-down situation for walk interference aft a manus conflict betwixt Coxie and Calgary protect backmost Anthony Johnson was denied precocious successful the first half. The visitors trailed 15-10 aft Hajrullahu’s 52-yard section goal.

Alexander intercepted Kelly pinch a one-handed drawback precocious successful the first quarter. Calgary cashed successful for a touchdown connected a Brissett drawback and transportation to the extremity zone.

After giving up a touchdown and a azygous to Calgary, the Argonauts countered connected their 2nd possession of the game. Kelly threw to Polk successful the extremity area to decorativeness a nine-play, 70-yard drive.

Adams capped a five-play, 48-yard thrust pinch a six-yard propulsion to Philpot successful the extremity area connected Calgary’s first drive.

Up Next

The Argonauts sojourn the Winnipeg Blue Bombers connected Friday successful the 5th of 7 consecutive roadworthy games to commencement their season. The Stampeders are successful Montreal connected Saturday to look the Alouettes.

This study by BERITAJA was first published July 2, 2026.