{"id":792210,"date":"2026-07-10T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792210\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T06:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:08:13","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-win-over-ottawa-in-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/792210\/","title":{"rendered":"3 stats that defined Edmonton’s win over Ottawa in Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada<\/a> works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful change for children and communities worldwide. From clean water initiatives to education and empowerment programs, the partnership highlights how the rhythms of the game can inspire rhythms of change far beyond the field.<\/p>\n

EDMONTON \u2014 The Edmonton Elks continued their strong start to the season on Thursday night, defeating the Ottawa REDBLACKS 40-17 at Commonwealth Stadium.<\/p>\n

Justin Rankin scored three touchdowns, Cody Fajardo<\/a> threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns and the Elks\u2019 defence forced four interceptions as Edmonton improved to 4-1 on the season.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the Edmonton Elks\u2019 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS.<\/p>\n

\"\"FROM STATS TO IMPACT
\u00bb Rankin, Elks defence lead Edmonton past Ottawa on Thursday<\/a>
\u00bb Depth Charts:\u00a0OTT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0EDM<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Game Tracker: REDBLACKS at Elks by the numbers<\/a>
\u00bb CFL x World Vision Partnership Hub<\/a>
\u00bb About World Vision Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

565 \u2013 TOTAL YARDS OF OFFENCE<\/p>\n

Jordan Maksymic\u2019s offence was clicking from start to finish on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The Elks piled up 555 yards of offence, including 340 through the air and 215 on the ground, as they improved to 4-1. Fajardo completed 19 of 24 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns, while Justin Rankin scored three majors of his own.<\/p>\n

After the game, Fajardo made sure to seek out his offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to give him his flowers, we had (555) yards of offence,\u201d Fajardo told TSN\u2019s Tom Gazzola after the game. \u201cI just wanted to tell him he called a great game. He did a tremendous job on a short week.\u201d<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 TOUCHDOWNS BY JUSTIN RANKIN<\/p>\n

Another week, another outstanding performance from Justin Rankin.<\/p>\n

The running back opened the scoring with a 19-yard rushing touchdown before taking over in the fourth quarter. He caught a short pass from Cody Fajardo<\/a>, made the first defender miss and raced 33 yards to the end zone before adding a 31-yard rushing touchdown later in the frame.<\/p>\n

Overall, Rankin finished with 14 rushes for 107 yards and two touchdowns, adding 43 more yards and a major as a pass-catcher. Whether he\u2019s running between the tackles, catching passes out of the backfield or creating explosive plays in space, Rankin continues to be one of the CFL\u2019s most dynamic offensive weapons.<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 INTERCEPTIONS BY THE ELKS\u2019 DEFENCE<\/p>\n

It all starts with the defence.<\/p>\n

The Elks picked off Jake Maier<\/a> four times on Thursday night, with Kordell Jackson recording two interceptions while Tyrell Ford<\/a> and Chelen Garnes each added one. Two of those takeaways came at pivotal moments, with Ford\u2019s interception helping Edmonton extend its halftime lead and Garnes\u2019 fourth-quarter pick setting up Justin Rankin\u2019s third touchdown of the game.<\/p>\n

When Ottawa threatened to make things interesting, Edmonton\u2019s defence consistently came up with the game\u2019s biggest plays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":792211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-792210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792210","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=792210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}