{"id":777415,"date":"2026-07-03T10:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/777415\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:07:13","slug":"adams-jr-s-seven-tds-power-stamps-over-argos-to-open-fanduel-canada-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/777415\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams Jr.&#8217;s seven TDs power Stamps over Argos to open FanDuel Canada Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CALGARY \u2014 Vernon Adams Jr. could not stop scoring touchdowns as he powered the Calgary Stampeders over the Toronto Argonauts 58-36 Thursday night from McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The win marked the Stampeders\u2019 second straight win of the Stampede Bowl as Adams finished tied for the Stampeders\u2019 single-game passing touchdown record with six, while adding a seventh along the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The scoring started early, as after Toronto\u2019s punt on the opening possession, the teams traded majors on the ensuing pair of drives. Adams Jr. connected with Jalen Philpot, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chad-kelly\/161801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chad Kelly\">Chad Kelly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/makai-polk\/166847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Makai Polk\">Makai Polk<\/a> answered right back. The Stampeders tacked on a rouge in the frame, holding an 8-7 lead after the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Stamps striking first in the second frame as well, with Adams finding former Argonaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/dejon-brissett\/165727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Dejon Brissett\">Dejon Brissett<\/a> for the major to extend Calgary\u2019s lead. It looked like the defences were going to hold strong the rest of the way, as the only other points before the three-minute warning were a Toronto field goal.<\/p>\n<p>That wouldn\u2019t be the case, however, as first, Philpot grabbed his second touchdown of the game for Calgary, before Kelly drove down and scrambled into the end zone, all before a 73-yard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/tevin-jones\/162683\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Tevin Jones\">Tevin Jones<\/a> touchdown extended the Stamps\u2019 lead to 29-18 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>The second half of the Stampede Bowl started all Stampeders, with Adams connecting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/clark-barnes\/167941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Clark Barnes\">Clark Barnes<\/a> five minutes into the frame to extend Calgary\u2019s lead even further to 36-18. Kelly and the Argos responded, as just like Philpot did, Polk hauled in his second touchdown to bite into the Stampeders\u2019 lead. A Quincy Vaughn plunge to end the third frame restored Calgary\u2019s lead to 20 points, which would be too much for Toronto to overcome in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Adams Jr. and the Stampeders didn\u2019t let up in the final frame, putting up another pair of touchdowns to secure the win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2931087 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783073233_529_Fanduel_CDW_Logo-800x735.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"112\"  \/>FANDUEL CANADA DAY WEEKEND<br \/>\u00bb Depth Charts: <a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026-Week-5-%40-CGY-PDF.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TOR<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/260702-vsTOR-position-chart.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CGY<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/260702-vsTOR-game-notes.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Game Notes: Argonauts at Stampeders<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Sign up and watch CFL games on CFL+ in the U.S. and Internationally - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/plus\" data-uw-original->Sign up and watch CFL games on CFL+ in the U.S. and Internationally<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SCORING PLAYS<\/p>\n<p>Vernon Adams Jr. six-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Philpot (10:29, Q1) | CGY 7, TOR 0<br \/>\nJude McAtamney 89-yard kickoff rouge conceded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/?post_type=player&amp;p=888486164350\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Janarion Grant\">Janarion Grant<\/a> (10:13, Q1) CGY 8, TOR 0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chad-kelly\/161801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chad Kelly\">Chad Kelly<\/a> three-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/makai-polk\/166847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Makai Polk\">Makai Polk<\/a> (05:41, Q1) | CGY 8, TOR 7<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. 15-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/dejon-brissett\/165727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Dejon Brissett\">Dejon Brissett<\/a> (14:28, Q2) | CGY 15, TOR 7<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/lirim-hajrullahu\/160189\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Lirim Hajrullahu\">Lirim Hajrullahu<\/a> 52-yard field goal (03:51, Q2) | CGY 15, TOR 10<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. one-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Philpot (01:53 , Q2) | CGY 22, TOR 10<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chad-kelly\/161801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chad Kelly\">Chad Kelly<\/a> seven-yard touchdown run (00:32 , Q2) | CGY 22, TOR 18<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. 73-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/tevin-jones\/162683\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Tevin Jones\">Tevin Jones<\/a> (00:17, Q2) | CGY 29, TOR 18<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. 45-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/clark-barnes\/167941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Clark Barnes\">Clark Barnes<\/a> (09:19, Q3) | CGY 36, TOR 18<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chad-kelly\/161801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chad Kelly\">Chad Kelly<\/a> three-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/makai-polk\/166847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Makai Polk\">Makai Polk<\/a> (05:23, Q3) | CGY 36, TOR 24<br \/>\nQuincy Vaughn one-yard touchdown run (00:27, Q3) | CGY 44, TOR 24<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chad-kelly\/161801\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chad Kelly\">Chad Kelly<\/a> 16-yard touchdown pass to Dave Ungerer III (14:24, Q4) | CGY 44, TOR 30<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. 22-yard touchdown run (10:40, Q4) | CGY 51, TOR 30<br \/>\nVernon Adams Jr. 11-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/dejon-brissett\/165727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Dejon Brissett\">Dejon Brissett<\/a> (08:49, Q4) | CGY 58, TOR 30<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/nick-arbuckle\/162088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Nick Arbuckle\">Nick Arbuckle<\/a> 17-yard touchdown pass to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/damonte-coxie\/166556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Damonte Coxie\">Damonte Coxie<\/a> (01:31, Q4) | CGY 58, TOR 36<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>NEXT UP<\/p>\n<p>The Stampeders will travel to La Belle province to take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/davis-alexander\/165844\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Davis Alexander\">Davis Alexander<\/a> and the Montreal Alouettes before returning home to host the second half of a back-to-back with the Als.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto will head east over the next two weeks once exiting Alberta, travelling to face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Week 6 before hitting the \u201cHammer\u201d to take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CALGARY \u2014 Vernon Adams Jr. could not stop scoring touchdowns as he powered the Calgary Stampeders over the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-777415","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\/777415","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=777415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}