{"id":829049,"date":"2026-07-27T11:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/829049\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:08:56","slug":"stampeders-stomp-on-blue-bombers-52-30-while-mcallister-makes-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/829049\/","title":{"rendered":"Stampeders stomp on Blue Bombers 52-30 while McAllister makes history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Nic Demski (10) gets tackled by Calgary Stampeders’ R.J. Moten (48) and Damon Webb (9) during first half CFL football action in Winnipeg on Friday.John Woods\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Tyreik McAllister put together among the rarest of performances in the CFL on Friday night, scoring three different ways to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a dominating 52-30 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<\/p>\n

McAllister became the first player in league history to record a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a kick return touchdown all in a single game. The 28-year-old running back opened the scoring with a 17-yard run, hauled in a 56-yard TD pass, and returned a missed field goal 118 yards for a major.<\/p>\n

All three touchdowns came in the first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told me at the end of the game and I was like, \u2018Wow, that\u2019s crazy,\u2019\u201d McAllister said after the game. \u201cI\u2019m just grateful for my coaches and my teammates for putting me in a position to make those plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the CFL, McAllister is just the third player ever to score in three distinct ways in the same game. He\u2019s the first since Earl Winfield did it on Sept. 5, 1988, and joins James Jefferson (Oct. 4, 1987) as the only other players to accomplish the feat.<\/p>\n

Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., who helped recruit McAllister during the off-season, was thrilled to see his teammate make history. McAllister was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023 before a stint with the NFL\u2019s Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were actually joking on the sideline like, \u2018Hey, let\u2019s do a toss to Tyreik and let him throw it for a touchdown,\u2019\u201d Adams said. \u201cHe\u2019s just a hell of a player and an even better dude. Just happy for him and his family, and happy we got him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson praised McAllister for making the most of his opportunities and having such an impact on the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel very fortunate when we got a chance to bring him into our team,\u201d Dickenson said. \u201cWe knew he was good and we actually wanted to give him more run plays, get him more touches.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Calgary Stampeders’ Dedrick Mills (26) celebrates his touchdown against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers during second half CFL football action in Winnipeg on Friday.John Woods\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Calgary (3-4), while the Bombers (4-3) had their three-game winning streak come to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus was coming out fast and I think we did that,\u201d McAllister added. \u201cWe wanted to pride ourselves on playing the whole 60 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams continued his own historic run, going 18-of-27 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. He moved to 20 passing touchdowns without an interception to start the season, setting a new record while also tying Dickenson for the most passing scores within a single season without a pick.<\/p>\n

Adams has now thrown 269 consecutive passes without an interception dating back to last season.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Dave) said something about that in the room just now,\u201d Adams said of tying his coach\u2019s mark. \u201cIt\u2019s an awesome feeling, but we just want to get some wins. That\u2019s it, man. I just want to win some football games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calgary\u2019s offence totalled 387 net yards, with Jalen Philpot, Tevin Jones and Dedrick Mills adding touchdowns. Philpot led all receivers with four catches for 128 yards, including a 69-yard score.<\/p>\n

Dru Brown threw for 249 yards and one touchdown for Winnipeg, but was intercepted four times. Brady Oliveira rushed 14 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns in the loss at a hot and humid Princess Auto Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tough,\u201d said Brown. \u201cI\u2019m disappointed in how I took care of the football tonight, so, I\u2019ll wear that. I didn\u2019t feel like I gave us quite a chance there.\u201d<\/p>\n

McAllister set the tone early, capping a three-play opening drive with his 17-yard touchdown run. The Bombers answered early in the second quarter when Brown hit Nic Demski on a 37-yard screen pass.<\/p>\n

Calgary responded immediately as Adams found McAllister wide open over the middle for a 56-yard score, followed midway through the quarter by McAllister\u2019s highlight reel 118-yard missed field goal return.<\/p>\n

Oliveira cut the deficit to 22-14 with a 13-yard touchdown run, but a late exchange of field goals sent Calgary into halftime leading 25-17.<\/p>\n

Calgary started fast in the second half when Adams connected with Philpot for a 69-yard touchdown. Adams later threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Jones to extend the lead to 39-20.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg rallied briefly behind a 45-yard touchdown run from Oliveira and a Sergio Castillo field goal following a Michael Fletcher fumble recovery at the Calgary 26. But the Bombers\u2019 comeback stalled on consecutive interceptions by Ben Labrosse, who finished with three picks, and Zy Alexander. Winnipeg\u2019s last two drives resulted in turnovers on downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, not nearly good enough \u2026 You certainly don\u2019t want to go get into a track meet against a good offence like that,\u201d Bombers head coach Mike O\u2019Shea said. \u201cThey scored 52 on us. All three phases accounted for that score.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jude McAtamney added a pair of fourth-quarter field goals for Calgary before Mills rounded out the scoring with a late rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

Stampeders: Visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday, Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

Blue Bombers: Host the B.C. Lions on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Nic Demski (10) gets tackled by Calgary Stampeders’ R.J. Moten…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":829050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,521,875,522,520,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-829049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadian-news","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829049","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=829049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}