Tommy Stevens is a short-yardage quarterback with unmatched long-yardage credentials.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Nobody else appears more than once on the following list:<\/p>\n
86 \u2014\u00a0Chuck Ealey (Toronto), Sept. 12, 1976 vs. Hamilton.<\/p>\n
85 \u2014 Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Oct. 29, 2022 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).<\/p>\n
84 \u2014\u00a0Joe Theismann (Toronto), Aug. 21, 1971 at Montreal (TD).<\/p>\n
81 \u2014\u00a0Ken Ploen (Winnipeg), Aug. 28, 1957 vs. B.C.<\/p>\n
80 \u2014\u00a0Tracy Ham (Baltimore), Aug. 6, 1994 at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
79 \u2014\u00a0Joe Barnes (Montreal), Aug. 30, 1977 at Edmonton.<\/p>\n
73 \u2014\u00a0Russ Jackson (Ottawa), 1968 (date and opponent unknown; we\u2019re still looking).<\/p>\n
73 \u2014\u00a0Rakeem Cato (Montreal), Oct. 30, 2016 vs. Calgary.<\/p>\n
71 \u2014\u00a0Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Oct. 29, 2022 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).<\/p>\n
70 \u2014\u00a0Nathan Rourke (B.C.), Oct. 17, 2025 vs. Edmonton (TD).<\/p>\n
69 \u2014\u00a0Tommy Stevens (Calgary), Sept. 20, 2024 vs. Saskatchewan (TD).<\/p>\n
Stevens is tied for 11th with Matt Dunigan, who scored on a 69-yarder for Edmonton in Hamilton on Oct. 7, 1984.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In the category of most touchdowns by a quarterback in a post-Second World War Grey Cup Game, Stevens\u2019 two majors in the 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Nov. 16 place him in a tie with:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Don Getty (Edmonton, 1956).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jim Van Pelt (Winnipeg, 1958).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Warren Moon (Edmonton, 1981).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Damon Allen (B.C., 2000; Toronto, 2004).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Drew Tate (Calgary, 2014).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Henry Burris (Ottawa, 2016).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dakota Prukop (Winnipeg, 2022 and 2023).<\/p>\n
Stevens also tied a Roughriders record for touchdowns in a Grey Cup Game, matching the 2013 efforts of Kory Sheets and Geroy Simon.<\/p>\n
A player with the surname of Stevens also made news when the Roughriders met Montreal with a championship at stake on Dec. 5, 1931.<\/p>\n
Montreal\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The game was played at the Alouettes\u2019 current home facility \u2014 Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n
CUP VISITS CLASSIC<\/p>\n
The fourth annual Roughrider Foundation Winter Classic charity hockey game is to be held Jan. 31 at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n
Kickoff \u2026 er, faceoff \u2026 is set for 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
The event was the brainchild of placekicker Brett Lauther, one of the Foundation\u2019s 14 player ambassadors. He routinely travels throughout the province during the off-season, emphasizing the importance of mental health as part of the Foundation\u2019s Win With Wellness program.<\/p>\n
The Roughriders\u2019 No. 12 enters this year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Lauther\u2019s hockey cred extends far beyond achievements in the Winter Classic.<\/p>\n
Rare is the footballer whose statistics appear on the Elite Prospects hockey website.<\/p>\n
Lauther played for the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League\u2019s Brookfield Elks from 2009 to 2012.<\/p>\n
Over three regular seasons with the Elks, he registered 12 goals and 17 assists in 45 games.<\/p>\n
Being the numbers nerd that I so incurably am, I feel duty-bound to emphasize his clutch gene.<\/p>\n
On the gridiron, Lauther has celebrated hundreds of three-pointers. He couldn\u2019t have been as pleased, however, with the three points he recorded over 18 regular-season games in 2009-10.<\/p>\n
Then came the 2010 playoffs and \u2014 BOOM! \u2014 Lauther erupted for 10 points (including five goals) in 12 games.<\/p>\n
He returns to the ice in just a fortnight, captaining a team that will oppose a Chris Getzlaf-led squad.<\/p>\n
For more information on this fun, family-friendly event, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n