Calgary Stampeders keep playoff hopes alive after 32-13 win over B.C. Lions<\/p>\n
Published 6:50 pm Saturday, October 17, 2026<\/p>\n
Vernon Adams Jr. tossed for 324 yards and a touchdown, leading the Calgary Stampeders to a 32-13 win over the visiting B.C. Lions in CFL action Saturday at McMahon Stadium. <\/p>\n
With the win the Stamps (9-9) kept their playoff hopes alive as they jockey for position in the West Division with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Lions (10-7) have already clinched second place in the division and will host the West Semifinal on Oct. 31 at BC Place. <\/p>\n
Quincy Vaughn had two short touchdown runs for the Stampeders, with Ajou Ajou adding another major and Rene Paredes booting four field goals and an extra point.<\/p>\n
Nathan Rourke was 8-for-11 for 149 yards and a TD for the Lions, who rested a variety of key players in the second half. Rourke\u2019s backup Kaidon Salter was 5-for-11 for 82 yards and an interception. Justin McInnis had the lone B.C. touchdown, with Sean Whyte kicking two field goals and an extra point. <\/p>\n
Whyte opened the scoring three minutes in, connecting on a 48-yard field goal to give the Lions a 3-0 lead. Calgary replied three minutes later with a 24-yard Paredes boot to tie things at 3-3.<\/p>\n
With 4:11 left in the quarter, Rourke made a perfect back-shoulder throw to McInnis in the end zone for an 18-yard major. Whyte\u2019s convert made it 10-3 B.C.<\/p>\n
In the second quarter, Calgary drew even at 4:36, when Vaughn plunged in from a yard out on a QB sneak. Paredes added the point after.<\/p>\n
With three minutes left in the half, Whyte\u2019s 26-yard field goal gave B.C. a 13-10 lead, and it marked Whyte\u2019s 1,000th career point as a Lion.<\/p>\n
AND THAT\u2019S 1000 POINTS FOR SEAN WHYTE AS A BC LION \ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd81 https:\/\/t.co\/V6eao2pQSi<\/p>\n