{"id":782347,"date":"2026-07-05T19:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782347\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:05:11","slug":"cfl-scores-today-edmonton-elks-24-bc-lions-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/782347\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Scores Today: Edmonton Elks 24, BC Lions 36"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Butler ran wild and Cody Fajardo couldn’t stop turning the ball over as the Lions<\/a> ran away with it.<\/p>\n

The BC Lions<\/a> leaned on 162 rushing yards and three second-half giveaways from Edmonton<\/a> to knock off the Edmonton Elks<\/a> 36-24 at Apple Bowl. Edmonton actually out-gained BC through the air and finished with more total yards, but three interceptions from Fajardo were too much to overcome. The Lions climb to 1-3 with the win, while the Elks slip to 3-1 despite the loss.<\/p>\n

Box Score<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Q1<\/p>\n

Q2<\/p>\n

Q3<\/p>\n

Q4<\/p>\n

OT<\/p>\n

Final<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

BC Lions<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

See full player stats and game details<\/a><\/p>\n

Game Highlights<\/p>\n

Top PerformersBC Lions<\/p>\n

James Butler<\/a> (RB) \u2014 15 att, 135 yds, 2 TD rushing; 3 rec, 27 yds<\/p>\n

Nathan Rourke<\/a> (QB) \u2014 27\/36, 320 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT<\/p>\n

Zander Horvath<\/a> (RB) \u2014 6 att, 27 yds, 1 TD rushing; 3 rec, 18 yds, 1 TD receiving<\/p>\n

Jermaine Jackson<\/a> (WR) \u2014 6 rec, 50 yds<\/p>\n

Deontai Williams<\/a> (DB) \u2014 7 tackles<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks<\/p>\n

Cody Fajardo<\/a> (QB) \u2014 34\/51, 395 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT<\/p>\n

Austin Mack<\/a> (WR) \u2014 8 rec, 141 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Justin Rankin<\/a> (RB) \u2014 10 rec, 100 yds; 7 att, 19 yds rushing<\/p>\n

Kaion Julien-Grant<\/a> (WR) \u2014 4 rec, 32 yds, 2 TD<\/p>\n

Joel Dublanko<\/a> (LB) \u2014 7 tackles, 1 INT<\/p>\n

Team Stats<\/p>\n

Stat<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks<\/p>\n

BC Lions<\/p>\n

Total Yards<\/p>\n

419<\/p>\n

482<\/p>\n

Passing<\/p>\n

34\/51, 395 yds, 3 TD<\/p>\n

27\/36, 320 yds, 1 TD<\/p>\n

Rushing<\/p>\n

9 att, 24 yds, 0 TD<\/p>\n

21 att, 162 yds, 3 TD<\/p>\n

Turnovers<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Quick Hits<\/p>\n

Edmonton put up 395 passing yards and still lost by 12 \u2014 that’s what happens when you throw three picks.<\/p>\n

James Butler did all his damage on the ground, going for 135 yards and two scores on just 15 carries while Edmonton’s whole backfield managed only 24 yards as a team.<\/p>\n

Fantasy managers riding Austin Mack got their money’s worth \u2014 8 catches, 141 yards, a touchdown \u2014 but Fajardo’s turnovers make him a tough start until he cleans it up.<\/p>\n

What’s Next<\/p>\n

Edmonton Elks (3-1) \u2014 host Ottawa Redblacks<\/a> on July 9 (July 10, 2026 UTC)<\/p>\n

BC Lions (1-3) \u2014 not listed in next week’s four announced matchups; check the Full Schedule<\/a> for their next date<\/p>\n

CFL Standings<\/a> | Full Schedule<\/a> | League Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n

What’s your takeaway? Drop your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Butler ran wild and Cody Fajardo couldn’t stop turning the ball over as the Lions ran away…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-782347","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\/782347","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=782347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}