Calgary, AB (My Sportsbook) - Henry Burris threw for 346 yards and a touchdown on 22-of-31 efficiency and ran for 25 yards and a score on six carries to lead the Calgary Stampeders past the Edmonton Eskimos, 30-7. Romby Bryant hauled in nine passes for 211 yards for the Stampeders (9-6-1), who clinched a postseason berth and moved into the top spot in the West Division with 19 points. Saskatchewan is in second place with 17 points and plays British Columbia on Saturday. Joffrey Reynolds amassed 72 yards and a pair of TDs on 12 touches in the win. Ricky Ray totaled 239 yards on 25-of-40 passing for the Eskimos (7-9), who are in last place in the West with 14 points. Fred Stamps added 68 yards on six catches, while Arkee Whitlock tallied 71 yards on eight carries. The Eskimos got on the board late in the first quarter, as Noel Prefontaine's 18-yard field goal made it 3-0. Calgary had a single early in the second, but Prefontaine responded with a 25- yard field goal. Rob Cote then had a six-yard TD catch and the team added another single to make it 9-6 at the half. The Stampeders then got a 13-yard TD run from Reynolds in the third, but Edmonton's single closed it to 16-7 after three quarters. Burris had a one-yard TD run and Reynolds added a four-yard scoring dash in the fourth to account for the final margin. Game Notes In terms of the all-time series between these two programs, Edmonton still holds a 121-72-3 edge in regular-season matchups, yet it has been the Stampeders who have come out on top in the last three meetings and four of the last five overall.
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