Bombers and Stampeders win Labour Day rematches
WINNIPEG — Maurice Leggett has at least three reasons to always remember the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 48-28 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
The veteran linebacker returned a punt 97 yards for a touchdown, grabbed an interception and ran 54 yards for a score and had a special family member watching among the sold-out crowd of 33,134 at Investors Group Field.
“This is a great game to remember,” Leggett said. “This is the first game my mom’s actually seen me play in Canada.”
The 30-year-old Pennsylvania native is in his fourth CFL season, all with Winnipeg, but also has 22 games with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs on his football resume.
The victory halted Saskatchewan’s three-game win streak, evening its record to 5-5, while Winnipeg moves to 8-3 in the competitive CFL West Division.
Leggett’s performance was also admired by teammate Clarence Denmark, who recorded his own pair of TDs with catches of 12 and 18 yards from quarterback Matt Nichols.
Saskatchewan also had some explosive plays in the rematch that failed to follow up on the Riders’ 38-24 victory in last weekend’s Labour Day Classic. The Riders put up a pair of long catch-and-run touchdowns — an 88-yarder by Duron Carter and a 75-yard reception from Naaman Roosevelt.
Stampeders 25, Eskimos 22
Marquay McDaniel’s touchdown catch in the final minute proved to be the difference as the Calgary Stampeders extended their winning streak to seven games by sweeping their home-and-home series with a 25-22 road victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday.
The Stampeders remain in first place in the CFL with a record of 9-1-1. Edmonton has dropped four straight games to fall to 7-4.
Tiger-Cats 26, Redblacks 22
OTTAWA — C.J. Gable ran in two touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats picked up their second win of the season on Saturday, beating the Ottawa Redblacks 26-22.