That was the best offensive first half output by the Stampeders this season. Henry Burris and company was on fire. he's got a lot of weapons and the only receiver who didn't get a catch was Anthony Parker but there was a reason for it. He didn't play in the offense much.. i don't think he even play on the offense tonight. I was very impressed with Offensive Linemen 2 games in a row. Tony Washington playing on Burris' blind side left tackle solidifies the OLine. In the first half, Burris didn't see a lot of pressures due to his OLine's work. Riders didn't touch Burris at all until Stanley Bryant went down with the injuries. Steve Myddleton replaced him on the right tackle and Jon Gott took Myddleton spot. Most of the Riders' defensive pressure came from the right side especially in the 2nd half. Awesome game by Burris and his receivers + RBs.
Defense have some kind of mixed reviews. In the first half, they relied on the defensive back again and did not put a lot of pressures on Durant. 2nd half was different and they chased Durant out of the game. Penalties killed them again and luckily they were well ahead already. Some of their penalties are warranted but some are just questionable. I don't even remember how many late penalty flags the refs threw. They seems to be letting the Riders' fans dictate the penalties especially the PI. I am just glad Raymond had an INT TD before the end of the first half.
Special teams defense played well stopping Brandon West and Tristaqn Jackson. Eric Fraser was a beast on return coverage.
Love it Stamps beating the Riders 45-35. They have a bye week on Week 8 then will play the Eskimos back-to-back soon.
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