{"id":704420,"date":"2026-05-30T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/704420\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T20:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T20:05:13","slug":"cfl-preseason-scores-calgary-stampeders-21-edmonton-elks-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/704420\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Preseason Scores: Calgary Stampeders 21, Edmonton Elks 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacolby Criswell ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Calgary a 21-18 win over Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Stampeders trailed the Edmonton Elks 18-14 in the fourth quarter at Commonwealth Stadium before a late touchdown decided the game. Jacolby Criswell capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard run. The convert put Calgary ahead by three. Edmonton did not score again. The game was a Year 2026 CFL preseason matchup in Week 3, the final preseason week before the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Box Score<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>Q1<\/p>\n<p>Q2<\/p>\n<p>Q3<\/p>\n<p>Q4<\/p>\n<p>OT<\/p>\n<p>Final<\/p>\n<p>Calgary Stampeders<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Elks<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>Top PerformersCalgary Stampeders<\/p>\n<p>Josh Love (QB) \u2014 7\/8, 80 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>Ben Wooldridge (QB) \u2014 5\/9, 58 yds; 5 rush, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>Jacolby Criswell (QB) \u2014 3\/4, 19 yds; 5 rush, 41 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>Rashod Owens (WR) \u2014 4 rec, 59 yds<\/p>\n<p>Dante Wright (WR) \u2014 1 rec, 42 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>Terion Stewart (RB) \u2014 5 rush, 22 yds<\/p>\n<p>Kelechi Anyalebechi (LB) \u2014 6 tackles<\/p>\n<p>Jude McAtamney (K) \u2014 2 converts<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton Elks<\/p>\n<p>Cody Fajardo (QB) \u2014 9\/11, 96 yds; 1 rush, 5 yds<\/p>\n<p>Zach Zebrowski (QB) \u2014 7\/10, 60 yds<\/p>\n<p>Cole Snyder (QB) \u2014 2\/4, 19 yds; 4 rush, 2 TD<\/p>\n<p>T.J. Luther (WR) \u2014 4 rec, 48 yds<\/p>\n<p>ShunDerrick Powell (RB) \u2014 6 rush, 37 yds; 2 rec, 12 yds<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rankin (RB) \u2014 3 rush, 16 yds; 1 rec, 14 yds<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Blanchard (K) \u2014 1\/2 FG (made 47), 2 converts<\/p>\n<p>Jake Julien (P) \u2014 1 single<\/p>\n<p>Team Stats<\/p>\n<p>Stat<\/p>\n<p>Calgary<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton<\/p>\n<p>Net Offence<\/p>\n<p>225 yds<\/p>\n<p>264 yds<\/p>\n<p>Passing<\/p>\n<p>15\/21, 157 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n<p>22\/34, 206 yds, 0 TD<\/p>\n<p>Rushing<\/p>\n<p>22 att, 89 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n<p>16 att, 75 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n<p>Turnovers<\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Penalties<\/p>\n<p>12-103<\/p>\n<p>16-154<\/p>\n<p>How It Happened<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton scored first in the first quarter. Cole Snyder ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Vincent Blanchard added the convert. Calgary answered as the quarter ended. Josh Love threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Dante Wright, and Jude McAtamney&#8217;s convert tied it 7-7.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton took a 1-point lead in the second quarter when Jake Julien&#8217;s 63-yard punt produced a single. Calgary regained the lead before halftime. Ben Wooldridge ran 1 yard for a touchdown to cap a 12-play, 70-yard drive, and McAtamney&#8217;s convert made it 14-8.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton cut the lead in the third quarter. Blanchard made a 47-yard field goal for a 14-11 score.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton took the lead in the fourth quarter. Snyder ran 2 yards for his second touchdown, and Blanchard&#8217;s convert put Edmonton ahead 18-14. Calgary answered with an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Jacolby Criswell ran 1 yard for a touchdown, and Dawson Hodge&#8217;s convert set the score at 21-18. Edmonton did not score again.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Quick Hits<\/p>\n<p>Calgary scored the game&#8217;s final seven points to erase an 18-14 deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Snyder ran for two short touchdowns for Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary&#8217;s three quarterbacks each accounted for a touchdown: Love by pass, Wooldridge and Criswell by rush.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton outgained Calgary 264 yards to 225 but lost.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Julien&#8217;s 63-yard punt produced Edmonton&#8217;s lone single.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton committed 16 accepted penalties for 154 yards.<\/p>\n<p>The regular season starts next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacolby Criswell ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Calgary a 21-18 win over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-704420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}