Paredes, Carey lead Stampeders to season opening win over Alouettes

A Rene Paredes area objective with 30 seconds remaining within the recreation and a pair of Ka’Deem Carey touchdowns led the Calgary Stampeders to a 30-27 win over the Montreal Alouettes to open the CFL season Thursday.

Calgary’s Malik Henry had a landing catch. Paredes was good on all three of his field-goal makes an attempt in entrance of an introduced crowd of 21,139 at McMahon Stadium.

Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell accomplished 21 of 34 passing makes an attempt for 199 yards. Calgary’s starter threw a landing cross and was intercepted.

Mitchell limping barely as he headed to the sidelines within the fourth quarter, backup Jake Maier drew for Calgary’s ultimate two drives.

Maier navigated the Stampeders to field-goal vary for Paredes to complete the job from 38 yards out.

Montreal operating again William Stanback, the CFL’s main rusher final season, was carted off the sector within the second quarter after his landing catch within the first.

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Alouettes beginning quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. scored a landing as did third-string pivot Dominique Davis on a short-yardage plunge. David Cote added a pair of area targets.

Adams Jr., accomplished 18 of 31 passes for 250 yards and one landing throw. He was intercepted twice in his first begin since Oct. 11, 2021, when he sustained a season-ending arm damage in a recreation in opposition to Ottawa.

The Stampeders (8-6-0) completed third within the West Division final season and misplaced the division semifinal in time beyond regulation to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Alouettes (7-7) have been equally third within the East Division and dispatched within the semifinal by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Carey ranked second within the league in speeding yards behind Stanback in 2021. His second landing on a five-yard carry and a Paredes convert to begin the fourth quarter gave the hosts a three-point lead.

Cote pulled the Alouettes even, nonetheless, together with his 23-yard area objective with 4:09 remaining within the recreation.

Paredes was good from 41 yards and 23 yards for Calgary to path 24-20 heading into the fourth quarter. Calgary defensive lineman Mike Rose blocked Cote’s field-goal try within the ultimate minute of the third.

Montreal scored 10 factors within the final two minutes of the primary half to steer 24-14.

Adarius Pickett picked off Mitchell to offer the Als the ball at midfield after Cote’s 26-yard area objective. Adams Jr., ran the ball in from seven yards out and vaulted over Calgary defensive again Dionte Ruffin to get to the tip zone.

Stanback suffered an obvious leg damage taking the ball to the one-yard line halfway via the second quarter. Davis completed the drive after Stanback was pushed off th area.

The East Division nominee for the league’s most excellent participant in 2021 totalled 11 yards on three carries earlier than leaving the sport.

Carey accounted for 38 yards, together with a two-yard sprint for a significant, of Calgary’s 58-yard scoring drive within the second quarter to steer 14-7 after a Paredes’ conversion.

The group traded transformed touchdowns within the opening quarter that ended 7-7.

Stanback capped a 74-yard drive with an eight-yard landing catch. Calgary scored first earlier than the five-minute mark of the sport when Rose picked off Adam Jr.’s first throw of the sport.

From the 49-yard line, Mitchell engineered a six-play drive completed by Henry’s 10-yard landing catch. Henry dove and planted the ball within the simply over the goal-line to attain.

The Alouettes are in Toronto to face the Argonauts and the Stampeders journey to Hamilton to satisfy the Tiger-Cats in Week 2.