{"id":434318,"date":"2026-01-26T13:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/434318\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:12:26","slug":"roughriders-lose-to-stampeders-32-15-for-second-time-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/434318\/","title":{"rendered":"Roughriders lose to Stampeders 32-15 for second time this season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Saskatchewan Roughriders<\/a> had no answer for the Calgary Stampeders \u2014 yet again.<\/p>\n

After Calgary won 24-10 six weeks ago, the two teams clashed again on Saturday in Week 12 of the CFL season with the Stampeders coming away with a 32-15 victory at McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Roughriders, who have only lost to Calgary this season<\/a>, fell to 8-2 on the year while the Stampeders improved to 7-3 in the West Division race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a punch today and that\u2019s all it is,\u201d said Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris. \u201cAnd so, we\u2019ve got to make sure that we respond accordingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about our character all year, and so it\u2019s time to put that on the table and show who we are. And we will. We\u2019ll bounce back from this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris finished the night 15 of 23 for 205 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times in the loss against a team they could very well see in the playoffs based on their records to this point.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir pass rush did a good job,\u201d said Harris. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve got to make sure I do a better job of getting the ball out quick for the guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll take a look at the film and see some things that we can kind of clean up. And we will. We\u2019ll see them down the line and it and that\u2019s not the end of this. It\u2019s going to be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other side, Calgary pivot Vernon Adams Jr. completed 14 of 21 passes for 222 yards with three touchdowns and two picks as he helped the Stampeders to a second straight win over their Western rivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good,\u201d Adams told TSN after the game. \u201c(But) you don\u2019t win Grey Cup in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019ve got to do it when it matters. But we heard all the talk over there. So, we wanted to make sure we came out here and we gave our fans a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan\u2019s A.J. Ouellette had 15 carries for 65 yards while KeeSean Johnson led the way through the air with 112 yards on four catches. Meanwhile, Calgary\u2019s Dedrick Mills racked up 78 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries while six different receivers had catches for the Stamps.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefensively, I thought we struggled tackling no doubt,\u201d said Mace. \u201cI would say they\u2019re the most physical team that we\u2019ve faced. But those are the kind of things that we like.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if it comes down to one day that we get to play them again, we\u2019ve got to find an answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Roughriders had a 15-14 halftime lead, it was a tough start for the visitors on Saturday.<\/p>\n

On Saskatchewan\u2019s first drive of the game, the Roughriders got the ball into the red zone after a 40-yard pass interference penalty against the Stampeders, but the Green and White came away with just a single point.<\/p>\n

After Johnson dropped a touchdown catch, Brett Lauther<\/a> missed a 28-yard field goal wide left which resulted in a rouge to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n

On Calgary\u2019s first drive of the game, the Stampeders wasted no time getting into scoring range as Adams threw a 46-yard strike to a wide-open Daylen Baldwin before Mills ran in a touchdown from six yards to make it 7-1 with the convert.<\/p>\n

Later in the first quarter, Saskatchewan gave the ball away as Harris was intercepted by Calgary\u2019s Sheldon Arnold but on the very next play, Roughriders\u2019 defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. got the ball right back as he picked off Adams.<\/p>\n

After a punt single by Saskatchewan to make it 7-2, the Stampeders increased their lead as Adams marched Calgary into the red zone before finding Jaylen Philpot for an eight-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-2.<\/p>\n

On Saskatchewan\u2019s second drive of the game, after lunging forward for a first down himself, Harris hit Johnson for a 62-yard gain down inside Calgary\u2019s 10-yard line before connecting with Meyers for a seven-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-9 with the convert.<\/p>\n

After forcing a Calgary punt, Saskatchewan\u2019s offence went back to work as Harris engineered an eight-play, 85-yard drive \u2014 with two first down runs by Ouellette \u2014 before capping off the series with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dhel Duncan-Busby to put the Roughriders up 15-14 after an unsuccessful two-point convert.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly in second quarter, I told the guys, \u2018We\u2019ve all taken our turns making the mistakes. There\u2019s no more mistakes left to be made,\u2019\u201d said Harris. \u201cAnd I thought we responded well in the second quarter, just unfortunately in the third quarter, whenever we did get a little bit of momentum, we didn\u2019t capitalize on that and finish the drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when that happens, you can sort of get a lull. And I felt like we didn\u2019t snap out of it, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the second half, the Stampeders retook the lead on the opening drive as Mills had a pair of first-down runs before Adams hit Baldwin for a 10-yard touchdown to make it 21-15 Calgary.<\/p>\n

With the Stampeders looking to increase their lead later in the third quarter, the Roughriders defence took the ball away as Adams was intercepted by linebacker Jameer Thurman after defensive end Malik Carney deflected the pass at the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n

However, the Stampeders returned the favour moments later as former Rider Godfrey Onyeka intercepted Harris to give Calgary possession near midfield. That led to a 53-yard field goal by Calgary\u2019s Rene Paredes to make it 24-15.<\/p>\n

After a punt by the Roughriders, the Stamps added to their lead as Adams put together an eight-play, 93-yard drive capped off with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Erik Brooks. Adams ran in a two-point convert to put Calgary up 32-15.<\/p>\n

With the Roughriders down by 17 and running out of time, the Green and White elected to gamble on third down on their next series however Harris \u2014 who was sacked for the fourth time in the game on the drive \u2014 and company turned it over on downs near midfield with 6:24 left.<\/p>\n

After the Stamps punted the ball away, backup quarterback Jake Maier replaced Harris for the rest of the game, but Maier couldn\u2019t get Saskatchewan into scoring position before time expired.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that there were some opportunities that we can look back on, that we could have capitalized on,\u201d said Harris. \u201cBut again, like I\u2019ve talked to plenty before, when you\u2019re 8-1 and everybody\u2019s praising you and talking about great you are, it\u2019s not about your record, it\u2019s about who you\u2019re becoming in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd today obviously, we didn\u2019t bring our A-game and they beat us; they beat us good. And so it\u2019s a good thing for us to reflect on, look back on and see how we can improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have championship calibre guys in that locker room and I think this would be a good opportunity to show that.\u201d<\/p>\n

After being listed as a game-time decision, defensive back Marcus Sayles missed the game due to illness as safety Nelson Lokombo started in his place while Jaxon Ford started at safety. After Lokombo left the game due to a lower-body injury, Kerfalla Exume was pressed into action at cornerback.<\/p>\n

After taking a big hit in the fourth quarter, Harris \u2014 who said he had cramping in both of his calves after the sack and was not affected by the hit \u2014 headed to the sidelines and didn\u2019t return to the game as Maier finished the game for Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrevor\u2019s fine,\u201d said Mace. \u201cI made that decision. We were down I think 17 and we had 15 points on the night. They were getting to the quarterback early and often.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just kind of a decision that I felt let\u2019s get Jake in there; let\u2019s get him some live reps. Just looking forward to the future of our season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Roughriders will have a few days off before returning to practice on Wednesday ahead of the Labour Day Classic against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6-4) on Aug. 31 at Mosaic Stadium.<\/p>\n

And they fully expect to rebound after this loss to Calgary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a true confidence killer,\u201d said Mace. \u201cI mean, we lost the game. And we\u2019re 8-2; we\u2019re still a good team.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019re going to be facing a team in a game where records are freaking irrelevant anyway. Let\u2019s just get back to what we do every week, man. We\u2019ve just got to work on how do we get better \u2014 period.\u201d<\/p>\n

tshire@postmedia.com<\/p>\n

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