Argonauts end season by getting trampled in Calgary

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CALGARY — Vernon Adams Jr. scored three first-half touchdowns for the Calgary Stampeders in a 44-13 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday.

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Cornerback Adrian Green scored on an interception, Dedrick Mills had a rushing touchdown and Dominic Rhymes, Tevin Jones and Jalen Philpot caught touchdown passes for Calgary (10-7-0).

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CFL rushing leader Mills rushed for a season-high 115 yards in his fourth 100-plus-yard game this season and added 62 receiving yards.

Rene Paredes made field goals from 49, 45 and 30 yards but missed from 50, while McMahon Stadium was posted for 22,528 yards.

After winning two Gray Cups out of the last three years and reaching the East Division finals four years in a row, Toronto (5-13-0) will be outside the playoffs in 2025.

Spencer Brown caught a touchdown pass from Max Duggan in the final minute of the game.

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Jarrett Dodge, starting in place of the injured Nick Arbuckle (shoulder), was 15-for-19 passing for 119 yards and one interception.

His third-quarter replacement, Tucker Horn, completed half of his eight pass attempts for 18 yards. Duggan was 13 of 16 for 109 yards in the fourth quarter.

Lirim Hajrullahu kicked field goals from 56 and 50 yards and missed from 58 and 47 yards.

On Saturday, Adams surpassed his 20,000-yard passing record with 213 passes without an interception.

The quarterback, who was 12 of 14 passing, left the game late in the third quarter after being sacked. Joshua Love completed five of eight pass attempts for 67 yards in relief.

The Stampeders held on to their playoff spot heading into the game due to the Edmonton Elks' 37-24 loss to the BC Lions on Friday night.

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So the bet on Saturday for Calgary was to fight for second place in the West Division in a season that will see promotion to the East Division for the first time since 2019.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-5-0) will host the Western final on November 8th.

Calgary needs both a win over the Elks on Friday and the Lions (10-7-0) to bounce off Saturday's regular-season finale against Saskatchewan, clinch second place in the West and host the division semifinals on Nov. 1.

The Lions hold the tiebreaker at 2-0 against the Stampeders this season.

Calgary holds the tiebreaker (3-0) over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9-8-0), who will face the Montreal Alouettes next Saturday.

Calgary's defense produced four sacks, a forced fumble and a pass knockdown at halftime with the Stampeders leading 28-7.

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Mills scored his 11th touchdown of the season on a one-yard catch in the third quarter.

Adams threw to Jones and Philpot in the end zone in the second quarter for touchdowns of three and seven yards, respectively.

Hajrullah's 56-yard field goal with less than a minute left in the first quarter gave him a dozen goals of over 50 yards this season.

Adams attempted to run from Toronto linebacker Branden Dozier and received a pass to Rhymes for a 55-yard touchdown.

Green picked off Doege on Toronto's opening drive when Argos kicker Dave Ungerer stumbled and returned the ball 64 yards for his second pick-six and sixth interception of the season.

Toronto responded with a 54-yard Khairullah field goal on the Argos' next drive.

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Argonauts: Finish the regular season with a bye week.

Stampeders: Conclude the regular season on Friday in Edmonton against the Elks.

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