The Saskatchewan Roughriders fell to the Stampeders 27-12 in their final game of the regular season

The Calgary Stampeders picked up their first road win of the season on Saturday, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27-12 in the final game of the season.

The Stampeders, who finished the CFL season in last place in the West Division with a 5-12-1 record, added some salt to an already disappointing day for Saskatchewan.

The Riders entered the game with an outside chance to finish first in the West. Saskatchewan needed the Montreal Alouettes to defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the first game of the day, which would have given the Raiders a chance to move into first place by beating the Stampeders.

Winnipeg beat Montreal 28-27 to claim first place. The Bombers will host the West Division final on Nov. 9, while the 9-8-1 Riders will host the BC Lions on Nov. 2 in the West Semi-Final.

After the win in Winnipeg, the Raiders made a number of roster changes, removing wide receiver Roland Milligan, running back AJ Ouellette and receivers Key Sean Johnson and Samuel Emilus. They also decided to start Shea Patterson at guard over veteran center Trevor Harris.

Patterson played most of the first half and struggled, completing just six of 13 passes for 62 yards. The Raiders were held to 104 yards of total offense in the first half. Rookie Jack Coan replaced Patterson on the final possession of the first half and played the rest of the contest for the Raiders.

Calgary quarterback Jake Meyer got off to a slow start, completing just one of his first seven passes. He got into the game late in the first quarter, connecting with Clark Barnes on touchdown passes of 40 and 33 yards, respectively. Barnes’ second reception resulted in a touchdown and the Stampeders led 7-3.

The Stampeders extended their lead to 14-3 midway through the third quarter when Meyer hit Cam Echols on a nine-yard touchdown reception.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Marken Michel caught a 67-yard pass from Meyer to make it 24-6.

Coan scored his first CFL touchdown in the fourth quarter, hitting Jeret Stearns on a 19-yard pass. A failed two-point conversion left the score 24-12.

Meyer completed 19 of 26 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns. Dedrick Mills had 128 yards on 20 carries for the Stampeders.

Rene Paredes had two field goals for the Stampeders and Brett Lauter had two field goals for the Raiders.

Demerio Houston, Julian Housare and Justin Samba each had a sack for Calgary. Jayden Dalk and Benoit Marion had sacks for Saskatchewan.

-This report by The Canadian Press was first published on October 26, 2024.