Tommy Stevens is a short-yardage quarterback with unmatched long-yardage credentials.

Stevens, who recently signed a two-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, sports three of the 11 longest runs by a quarterback in CFL history.

Nobody else appears more than once on the following list:

86 — Chuck Ealey (Toronto), Sept. 12, 1976 vs. Hamilton.

85 — Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Oct. 29, 2022 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).

84 — Joe Theismann (Toronto), Aug. 21, 1971 at Montreal (TD).

81 — Ken Ploen (Winnipeg), Aug. 28, 1957 vs. B.C.

80 — Tracy Ham (Baltimore), Aug. 6, 1994 at Las Vegas.

79 — Joe Barnes (Montreal), Aug. 30, 1977 at Edmonton.

73 — Russ Jackson (Ottawa), 1968 (date and opponent unknown; we’re still looking).

73 — Rakeem Cato (Montreal), Oct. 30, 2016 vs. Calgary.

71 — Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Oct. 29, 2022 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).

70 — Nathan Rourke (B.C.), Oct. 17, 2025 vs. Edmonton (TD).

69 — Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Sept. 20, 2024 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).

Stevens is tied for 11th with Matt Dunigan, who scored on a 69-yarder for Edmonton in Hamilton on Oct. 7, 1984.

Six-Point Stevens is hereby forgiven for scoring the aforementioned majors against Saskatchewan because he recently tied a Grey Cup record while wearing green and white.

In the category of most touchdowns by a quarterback in a post-Second World War Grey Cup Game, Stevens’ two majors in the 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Nov. 16 place him in a tie with:

• Don Getty (Edmonton, 1956).

• Jim Van Pelt (Winnipeg, 1958).

• Warren Moon (Edmonton, 1981).

• Damon Allen (B.C., 2000; Toronto, 2004).

• Drew Tate (Calgary, 2014).

• Henry Burris (Ottawa, 2016).

• Dakota Prukop (Winnipeg, 2022 and 2023).

Stevens also tied a Roughriders record for touchdowns in a Grey Cup Game, matching the 2013 efforts of Kory Sheets and Geroy Simon.

A player with the surname of Stevens also made news when the Roughriders met Montreal with a championship at stake on Dec. 5, 1931.

Montreal’s Winged Wheelers won 22-0 on the strength of a ground-breaking passing performance by Warren Stevens, who threw the first two TD passes in Grey Cup history.

The game was played at the Alouettes’ current home facility — Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.

CUP VISITS CLASSIC

The fourth annual Roughrider Foundation Winter Classic charity hockey game is to be held Jan. 31 at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon.

Kickoff … er, faceoff … is set for 1 p.m.

The event was the brainchild of placekicker Brett Lauther, one of the Foundation’s 14 player ambassadors. He routinely travels throughout the province during the off-season, emphasizing the importance of mental health as part of the Foundation’s Win With Wellness program.

The Roughriders’ No. 12 enters this year’s Winter Classic with three prestigious championships to his credit. After captaining his team to victory in the 2023 and 2024 Winter Classics, he helped Saskatchewan win a Grey Cup title in 2025.

Lauther’s hockey cred extends far beyond achievements in the Winter Classic.

Rare is the footballer whose statistics appear on the Elite Prospects hockey website.

Lauther played for the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League’s Brookfield Elks from 2009 to 2012.

Over three regular seasons with the Elks, he registered 12 goals and 17 assists in 45 games.

Being the numbers nerd that I so incurably am, I feel duty-bound to emphasize his clutch gene.

On the gridiron, Lauther has celebrated hundreds of three-pointers. He couldn’t have been as pleased, however, with the three points he recorded over 18 regular-season games in 2009-10.

Then came the 2010 playoffs and — BOOM! — Lauther erupted for 10 points (including five goals) in 12 games.

He returns to the ice in just a fortnight, captaining a team that will oppose a Chris Getzlaf-led squad.

For more information on this fun, family-friendly event, CLICK HERE.

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Special guest: The Grey Cup! Fans will be able to pose for photos with the trophy during the first half.

NUMERICAL NUGGETS

• One more about Tommy Stevens: No quarterback in CFL history has ever scored more touchdowns in a game than the four he registered for Calgary in Edmonton on Sept. 10, 2022.

• With Calgary in 2024, Stevens scored 10 touchdowns and finished in a tie for the league lead with Winnipeg’s Chris Streveler. Those are two of the 468 cases of a CFL player reaching double digits in a season.

• Ken Carpenter’s 18 touchdowns (scored in 1956) are the most by a Roughrider. Hugh Campbell (1966) and Craig Ellis (1985) are next in line at 17. Jack Hill (1958), George Reed (1968) and Wes Cates (2010) reached the end zone 16 times. Reed (1967) and Mike Saunders (1994) had 15-TD seasons. The Roughriders’ 14-TD fraternity consists of Carpenter (1956), Reed (1973), Cates (2008), Ray Purdin (1962), Joey Walters (1981), Weston Dressler (2012) and William Powell (2019).

• Walters was just four yards shy of tying Carpenter’s team record. In 1981, Walters caught 14 touchdown passes and was stopped on the one-yard line four other times.

• Ellis is massively under-rated. He scored 31 touchdowns in two seasons (1984-85) as the Roughriders’ all-purpose tailback. In 1985, he caught 102 passes to tie Walters for what was then the Roughriders’ single-season record.

• Like Stevens, Ellis is a unique player. For the latter half of his playing career, he was one of the CFL’s elite slotbacks. Over four seasons (1989 to 1992) with Edmonton, he caught 314 passes for 5,069 and 46 TDs. Considering the entire equation, he had a 17-TD season as a running back (1985) and a receiver (1990). He exceeded 100 receptions in each season, but at different positions.

• This one surprised me. Darren Flutie, one of the best receivers we will ever see north of the border, had nine 1,000-yard seasons but never scored more than nine TDs. He produced nine majors with the Ron Lancaster-coached Edmonton side in 1997.

• Here’s a quirky one: Saskatchewan’s R.C. Gamble was tied for eighth on the CFL’s touchdowns list in 1970 — despite playing in only two games. He filled in for an injured Reed in back-to-back late-season contests, rushing for two majors each time.

• More quirkiness: Tim McCray led the 1988 Roughriders in rushing yards (751) without scoring a touchdown along the ground. All three of his majors in 1988 were the result of receptions. Most of the goal-line work was handled by Milson Jones, who scored 11 of the Roughriders’ 17 rushing touchdowns in 1988.

• Although Sheets is fondly remembered for his sensational 2013 season, he actually registered more TDs the previous year. He scored 13 touchdowns (including two on receptions) as a first-year Roughrider in 2012. Twelve more regular-season majors followed in 2013.

• Sheets and Calgary’s Jon Cornish were tied for the league lead in rushing TDs in 2012 (with 11) and 2013 (12). How’s that for consistency?

• Brain teaser: Who led the CFL in passing yards in 1979? Give up? The answer: Toronto’s Tony Adams (2,692). He finished ahead of FIVE future Canadian Football Hall of Famers — Dieter Brock (who had 2,383 passing yards for Winnipeg), Warren Moon (2,382, Edmonton), Tom Wilkinson (2,132, Edmonton), Condredge Holloway (1,965, Ottawa) and Tom Clements (1,809, Hamilton/Saskatchewan).

• Calgary’s Jamie Harris made his catches count in 1986. He scored a TD on seven of his 14 receptions.

• It is safe to say that there will never be another season to compare with Saskatchewan’s Dale West (1963). In addition to leading the league in interceptions (10), he caught five passes for 174 yards and three scores. Average yards per reception: 34.8. Average yards per interception return: 22.6

• A day in the life of Dale West: On Sept. 21, 1963, he caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Lancaster with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter, completing a 109-yard drive. Reg Whitehouse’s convert put the Roughriders ahead 8-7 and ultimately completed the scoring. For good measure, West extinguished Edmonton’s last-gasp drive with an interception. He deserved TWO game balls for that one.

ROLL CREDITS …

• Nice people who deserve a plug: Dale West, Joan West, Scott Harvey, Carly True, Larry Kielo, Krina Patel, Jonathan Hamelin, Jaxon Ford, Vlera Radoniqi, Tommy Stevens, Jolene Campbell, Henry Burris, Geroy Simon, Russ Jackson, Brett Lauther and Tim McCray.