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CALGARY — An early heads-up play by Marken Michel was all the Calgary Stampeders needed to propel them to a 30-6 pre-season win over the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.
Following a 30-minute lightning delay, starting quarterback Jake Maier engineered a nine-play, 72-yard drive that culminated with him tossing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Michel at 5:44 of the first quarter.
Michel made a diving catch to haul in a 30-yard pass from Maier at the B.C. five-yard line, before he quickly got up and ran untouched into the end zone.
“Marken’s made that catch diving over the middle a handful of times in camp already,” said Maier, who credited his receiver for his experience to know the play wasn’t dead.
“It’s not college, so you’ve got to be touched. Honestly, even if he was touched, he would have got up and sold it anyway, because he wants to score. That was big for us. It got us a touchdown on our first drive.”
A review was needed to determine that Michel wasn’t touched by either of the Lions’ defenders in the area when he hit the ground.
“I just didn’t feel any hands on me, so I was like, ‘Man, get up and get in the end zone’,” said Michel, who finished the game with three catches for 48 yards.
“Honestly, a lot of those guys that were out there today (for the Lions) are young and they’re coming from college. The rules in college are a little different. Once you hit the ground, you’re down. With that in mind, a lot of them might be thinking that. Once I hit the ground, they’re probably not thinking to touch me.”
B.J. Emmons had a pair of rushing touchdowns in the second half to put the game away for the Stamps, who will wrap up their pre-season schedule with a road game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers next Friday.
“It feels great,” said Emmons, who had nine carries for 39 yards. “It’s just God doing everything that he can for me. It wasn’t easy getting here. It took a lot of trust from my teammates and my coaches…
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Author : The Canadian Press
Publish date : 2024-05-26 00:47:00
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