game to play the 63rd Edition between Edmonton and Calgary how close has this been by the way Calgary leads the Labor Day series 3130 And1 it is the first meeting of the Season between these two teams we'll get you there soon [Music] but you me remember me fores just one mistake is all it will take and go down in history remembering for Cy go down hisory remember me for centuries [Music] Jake mayor he hasn't been bad he hasn't been great he's been okay but when you're get that franchise tag quarterback you're expected to be consistently good we need Jake to be consistently good for them to win all kinds of pressures happening in Edmonton right now looking in the basement looking up trying to take it one week at a time and Cloud bethl Thompson is saddled with the opportunity to try to even his record in the Labor Day classic from 1 and two to two and two hey Reggie's gone nuts the last three weeks he had 20 grabs for almost 300 yards he's that big body guy and him and Jake definitely have Rapport from one receiver to the next and Eugene the dancing machine would love to show off some moves on Labor Day Monday a TD against his former team a week ago looking to make another appearance here today and you know what for these Elks the big question is who who is going to be under centered we know on the depth chart it's going to be MBT but Trey Ford right behind them there and chz it just seems like one of these opportunities that Trey Ford's sitting there it's Labor Day Monday it's a huge game and if Trey's ready to go we might just see the Canadian today well I think M Beth is going to start the game and and I guess the question is going to be how short is the leash or what is the thought process with jerus Jackson his offense Maddie our resident quarterback what do you think their thought process is or maybe what should it be I don't know I mean they could be have a big surprise for us on hand you know and Roll and Roll the young kid out there and I think that would be a big surprise for a lot of people because at the end of the day this kid can flat out make some plays and they need some punch in their offense particularly on Labor Day where they haven't had a lot of success down there at McMahon Stadium so McLoud bethl Thompson can sling it all over the yard but it's the extra extra juice that Trey Ford brings to the table and and it's felt not just the offense but the entire football team and so I think we we might be in for surprise is what I'm feeling right now I if he's healthy enough to dress he's healthy enough to play I I guess the question is how healthy is he cuz I'm thinking if he was totally healthy he would be anointed to Star her but I'm thinking yes he may be healthy enough to play but they want to see if they can maybe give him another week if McLoud bethl Thompson can get it done and maybe if he's not getting it done maybe they say okay okay we got to put him in there now but I'm thinking if he was totally healthy if they felt he was healthy enough he'd be St all right let's go to the other side of the ball now in the Calgary St Peters as I said when we were at halftime I feel like we haven't seen these guys play in forever we haven't seen them since August the 15th and they didn't really want to go into that buy well maybe they needed it from a health perspective but after you've lost two straight games I mean you just want to get back at it they've had this long break but with the West the way it currently is Milt how bad do they need this game they need this they they need this one and it it it all falls on Jake mayor you know and and I won't say he's been a disappointment but he hasn't lived up to what a lot of people especially in Calgary were expecting of it when they got rid of boli Mitchell they said this is our guy you are our guy we're going to put everything on your shoulders and there's some games where he looks like he can handle it and other games where it's like he can't so consistency is the key to be greatness and we just have seen that out of him but he still gets an opportunity and if they can win today they're right back in the mix D she's driving Dave crazy too know I watch watching Dave on the sidelines I'm I'm a Believer I remember talking to Dave I guess it have been two years ago for a game it was a preseason game and talking to Dave about Jake and and the things he was telling me and how much that he liked Jake and the the intangibles that he saw in Jake and and I think he still probably believes in some of those things he just liked it to be a little more consistent it's it's got to be difficult you know as a Hall of Fame quarterback to see a guy like Jak who has the talent but is not necessarily consistent I look at this game one thing I see and it's it's clear and I just I'll be honest there's there's a there's more Talent on that Edmonton roster a lot more Talent than I see on the Calgary roster in order for Calgary to win this game today they're going to do have to do the same thing that Hamilton did because I think Toronto's more more talented than Hamilton as well Hamilton came out they used the energy they out physical them and that's the key and that's what that's what these stamps are going to have to do they was I I love I love the conversation about Dave Dickinson and Jake Mayer and the relationship they have because to get off a guy that we just saw play yes and bivi Mitchell and say no I'm going to make a change here in the middle of the season on the road and and go to Jake he's vested in that young man he's put a lot of time in him and it has been some frustrating moments but it's also been some good moments because when he when he locks in you can see why he got off a of Bo cuz he he is as good as anybody when he locks in and today's a good day to pick a day to lock in and he he has that ability but I go back to Trey Ford being in uniform you don't mess around with a situation like that you know NBT falters then he goes right out there and you got to go to him and he better be healthy because I think regardless of whether nbt's on point it's hard to keep that kid on the sidelines based on what we see he does for that football team so anything could happen to at the end of the day I know Reggie Bon's happy to get back on the football field cuz he was on fire prior to the break 20 receptions for almost 300 yards and three games and reg's Reggie is a Bell cow for Jake Mayer can I ask this one are we all in agreeance that if we if we thought that Trey was completely healthy all three of us would start Trey yeah I agree I don't think tre's 100% he I if he started yeah but if you're healthy enough to dress you're healthy enough to play is not what you say on the panel every single week I do do I don't think it's that it's not that black and white but I I he what you're saying there's there's there's gray there's a little bit of gray there I'm thinking they saying he's helpy enough but maybe we want to give him another week but if we need to play him we'll put him INE definitely agree all right let's go to Farhan L who is standing by with Javon leak Javon you've taken part in the Battle of Ontario now you get a chance to do the Alberta version here on Labor Day how excited are you for this one man it's the battle Alberta we got fans out here so it's going to be a good one I can't wait to get started what about the overall vibe around this team you guys have won a few games in the last month played great against Montreal just how different is it right now we're turning in the right direction just using this motivation this uh momentum just just keep going try to get these two wins from uh Calgary and for you personally just coming off to your injury just how you feeling I'm good man I'm ready to go back healthy I needed that week so I'm feeling good thanks for this appreciate it man let's do it oh it's so sad it has to come to an end the final game of the Labor Day weekend it is the Elks it is the stampo leers coming up on [Music] TSN all it will take and go down in history remember [Music] for go down in history remember centes [Music] no surprise plenty of sportsmanship before this one jerius Jackson having a lot of success so far as a head coach but coming off that 217 Road loss to Montreal last week meanwhile for Calgary as mentioned they hav't played since August the 15th they're coming off that byy they've got two straight losses but Dave Dickinson six and one as a head coach in the Labor Day classic game it is time now to take a look at the five most popular anytime TV picks at FanDuel each of the top three choices will suit up for the Elks with broke crew cup Eugene Lewis and herie may Alla the most popular TV picks Calgary's Reggie Bagon and B Logan rounding out the five most BET TV props over at FanDuel time now for the experts pick we start with the biggest expert of the all Davis Sanchez yeah I went with Dakota nothing else nothing else jumped out to me I like Dakota prup I'm a little nervous though cuz if trades the backup and he somehow is a short yardage guy I'm completely hooped but I'm going stick with it I believe Dakota will still be the short yardage guy yeah and I'm kind of going off the board against what I typically do and and going all in on the big number payouts and I'm going with T Jones um His Highest payout I could actually justify seeing catch in a rock from a cloud Beal Thompson so K Jones is on my anytime touchdown Lookout Milt yeah I'm going with Reggie Bagon and chz you mentioned how hot he's been in his last three games averaging what like 98 yards a game but the one thing he hasn't been able to do is what snag a touchdown but he's going to get one this game 100 yards and maybe one or two test now you know what we've been so successful this season though like I feel like especially this weekend I feel like all of these are going to hit and normally I'm always just riding ch's bet and honestly I was going to go with Dakota crew cup as well but when I saw that but then short yardage you're like uh I don't know so then I took look what FanDuel wanted I like herie my all in this game too oh that's a good one well and then I looked at the fanuel odds as well and he's been playing well so we'll see who steps up but I was with you on the pr cup I didn't know he almost talk me into switching my I think you should I think you should not wer I'm not wavering I'm not wavering so to recap CH is on the most popular anytime TV pick in brw up Matty and Milt also on a pair of elks although both of their picks are longer than two to one odds I'm the only one going with someone from The Stance or anytime challenge P TD picks officially locked in here is our faran G with Reggie [Music] Bagon it's Labor Day you're wearing black you guys have won a lot of these how excited are you for it too excited it's easy to get excited when when you know it's at stake here but uh yeah we're going to bring it yeah let's talk a bit about what's should stick you got one point up on them in the standings but you've also got the game in hand you got a chance to get some distance between you if you can do this does that add to it it does it does we're chasing the West not just Edmonton but it is one game at a time and our focus is this game right here what about the buy and how much that bit of a longer buy than usual it is it is it I really didn't like it I I didn't like it but it is what it is we we attack adversity as it comes and and we going to handle it thanks for this reie thank you well now I want to change my pick to Reggie Bagon am I allowed to do something like that too late too late all right we'll give to McMahon but the first meeting between the samps and the Elks it is the Battle of Alberta coming up next [Music] let's get you to McMahon Stadium for the final game of Labor Day weekend between the stamp Peters and the elves before kickoff a special tribute to two men who meant so much to the City of Calgary Alta which includes the Blackfoot First Nation tribes of six the Pani the Gana the Stony nakota First Nation tribes of chiniki bepa and good Stony and the tsina First Nation this territory is also home to the matey nation of Alberta regions five and six as an organization Calgary sports and entertainment is proud to continue our commitment to learn from and partner with our indigenous communities last week the Stampeders were devastated to learn of the passing of former Calgary flame Johnny goodro and his brother Matthew Johnny was selected by the flames in the 2011 NHL entry draft and was an instant star when he arrived in Calgary where he would go on to play Parts at nine Seasons with the Flames Johnny hockey quickly became one of the most beloved players in franchise history through his talent on the ice as well as his vibrant personality and charitable efforts off the ice he played the game with great joy which was felt by everybody that watched him Johnny came to Calgary as a young man and in many ways grew up here not only as a superstar on the ice but as a cherished member of our community he had a profound impact on our organization our city in the entire Hockey World we've tragically lost two loving husbands Sons fathers brothers and Friends our heartfelt sympathies go out to the guo family in this time of profound sadness we now ask you please rise if you're able remove your hats and join us as we observe 13 seconds of Silence in memory of Johnny and Matthew goodro a thank you today the Calgary Stampeders are proud to welcome and salute the men and women of our Canadian Armed Forces joining us this afternoon are over 250 members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families please welcome today's ceremonial flag party from his Majesty's Canadian ship to kumsa carrying the Canadian flag are members of the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army following today's national anthem there will be a fly past of two cf18 hornets from fourwing Cold Lake and now please remain standing and join the singing voice of your Calgary stamp Peters Justine Tyrell in the performance of our national anthem Canada our home and native land true patriot love and all of us com with glowing Hearts we see the rise the the true north strong and free from far and wide we stand on guard for thee God keep our land glorious and free Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee Oh Canada we stand on guard for the [Applause] [Applause] on behalf of the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces welcome to the 58th edition of the Labor Day classic here are the officials for today's Anderson a beautiful afternoon in Calgary sets the stage for A fitting finish to a fabulous Labor Day weekend in the CFL it's the Battle of Alberta with two huge points on the line Edmonton has won three of their last four to get themselves back in this race two game slide for Calgary and then be looking at one of their defensive leaders to step up today well the Edmonton elks have rushed the ball for almost 750 yards in the last four games Calgary's middle linebacker Micah awe is one of the best run Stoppers in the [Applause] league and he's well aware of the Elks running game so rock meet hard place speaking of rocks Edmonton's middle linebacker Niles Morgan leads the league and is on Pace for 120 defensive tackles it's Calgary it's Edmonton it's Labor Day buckle up it's going to be physical what a way to wrap up this week cannot wait to kick things off here Calgary as we mentioned dropped two in a row Edmonton 3 and one in the month of August to essentially save their season stamp Peters have owned this day winning 10 of the last 11 Edmonson finally getting one back in 2021 Calgary won the toss deferred Edmonton will start the game with the ball and we are underway at McMahon first Return of the ball game just shy of the 25 the physicality starts early this is what Labor Day is it's another notch do you move it up it's like a playoff game Labor Day physicality you'll see it immediately opening kickoff it's not just a hit it's a straight takedown nice way to start the game Bailey Scott sets the tone just 10 seconds in and will start on their own 25 and they'll start it on the ground why not very effective running the ball as of late Leak with the carry let's take a look at MBT getting the start today thrown for over 2,000 yards completed just shy of 60 or 70% of his passes 14 touchdowns to eight interceptions one and eight but one of the wins recently more recently both Trey Ford and McLoud bethle Thompson are dressed for this game Trey Ford is healthy enough to play but they' love to give him one more week and hope that McLoud Bethal Thompson can get the win Edmonton coming off a very tight game against Montreal last week but Cloud beel Thompson to throw for the first time today Far Side Gino Lewis trying to keep his feet in quick discussion amongst the officials and they say he did good match up here to see Eugene Lewis against de Mario Houston get to those starting lineups in just a second but that's right out there with a little toe tap from Gino Lewis and tap that toe inbounds nice catch exactly what he needed to do over 500 yd on the season for 87 back on the ground again right up the middle decent push ahead that's leak healthy for this Edmonton offense off defensive line has played together now for five straight games one of the reasons they've been so successful running the football more on that as the game unfolds and go back and see Javon leak who missed their last game due to injury against Montreal he's fresh healthy and ready to start in that back field three different running backs all dressed here for the Edmonton Elks in this one this evening and as I mentioned off the top 750 ydd in the last four games all three of the running backs dress have a 100yd gain in their last four games doesn't matter who's in there's an incomplete pass looking for Dylan Mitchell working against Roberson and it'll be a punting situation for MBT in the Edmonton offense Calgary won the toss and deferred to the second half Edmonton got the ball first and that's when you do that you want to get that lead going in at halftime we'll see how Jake Mayer looks as he gets his chance coming up let's go be great set to kick it away leaves the league with an average of 53.1 yd per punt let this one fly just outside as 30 that's over the head and through the end zone as Payton Logan just watches on and Edmonton on the board first here with the single Jake mayor has completed 72% of his passes this year touchdown to interception ratio 14-7 he's 2 and one on Labor Day so has a winning record in this game he completed 70% of his passes in those three Labor Day starts 300 over 300 yard in last year's Labor Day Victory Calgary came away on top 3531 they'll start on their 40 after the single they'll hand it off to get things started Hill trying to bounce outside but he's pushed back for a loss on the first play of the ball game for Calgary up front on the offensive line for the Calgary stamp Peters Bryce Bell was a last second scratch so Kyle saxed will play at left guard for him and the veteran in this receiving court is Reggie Bagon you heard the guys talk about it in the pregame show if I were going to pick that first score or anytime score it might be Reggie here in this one we'll leave that up to the panel Reggie has some catch in 62 straight games watch for him to be involved heavily today second and 13 for Jake May second in the league in passing yards coming into this game deep shot down the field incomplete oh my Michelle steps in it looked like Hyman was going to have it Ismail Hyman is the wide receiver and Mark and Michelle the inside slotback receiver you see they start at the line of scrimmage together and they're both running go routes a little hook and go from Mark and Michelle and a straight go route but they both think they're the primary and they're going after the football and it's a friendly fire that causes the incompletion a fortunate bounce for the Edmonton defense as both of those guys might have had a shot at taken it the entire way nether of them could have hold it in [Applause] Dylan Mitchell far side cuts it up there's a flag just inside the 25 as he takes it all the way back out to Midfield but the flag sits around the 23 we'll sort it out when we return bab of Alberta to wrap up Labor Day weekend settle in it's going to be a great Monday bring the return welcome back to Calgary holding penalty against Edmonton on the return they're going to start on their 10 which means more room to run for these guys I guess what's most impressive to me is that average 6.6 for both ranking and leak and Kevin Brown's a little bit below that but in his last start against Montreal he was 6.6 average so all three getting it done leak is in there right now to the next of his quarterback with by B Thompson NBT down the field looking for gids goes up and gets it oh boy a beauty early on here for gens and he's feeling that one we had to lay out to get it it was on that inside shoulder so he went down awkwardly see that corner rout from inside and that's just a tremendous catch what great concentration coverage was there by Kobe Williams wow but you can see how he just his ribs exposed and that's what hit the ground first oh he is up and he is running off so knocked out of him a little bit yeah maybe maybe you just wanted to think about how sweet that catch was a little bit longer give us an extra second to show one more replay yeah if I lay down here they're probably going to run a slowmo mission accomplished Mr gens first and 10 up to the Edmonton 41 [Applause] on the ground Straight Ahead short pick up that time it's Kevin Brown up to the 45 well Mike Rose at the front four said this week the number one priority for this defense is to stop the run of the Edmonton Elks and that means Micah a is going to play a huge part 41 defensive tackles on the season and awe is a thumper a run stopper and then back in the secondary de Mario Houston versus Gino Lewis let's watch that and have a little fun this [Applause] even four interceptions on the season Cloud be Thompson gets it away near side and that'll be enough for a first down as he Gunn that one in there to Gavin C for his fourth catch of the Season gav c yeah Gavin Cobb little bang route going in and then back to the outside and that's why there was a little hesitation there from McLoud bethl Thompson until he saw him get back to that sideline and then he's a timing thrower and as Matt dunan our quarterback said before the game be Thompson can sling it all over the yard there's no question about that he's an outstanding passer of the football C into the game for gens who's on the sideline for [Applause] now they'll run it again Midfield and more for brown good pickup on that first down Scamper there's a getting involved you know when you when you look at the matchup and the three-headed monster that is the Run game for the Edmonton Elks versus this Calgary defense as a whole on team team defense their last in the league against the Run that's why Mike Rose was talking about it this week I'm sure they've emphasized it big time all week long that and through the buy because Calgary had that extended by if we're going to beat Edmonton we've got to stop that run Darius Jackson three and three since taking over as the interterm head coach for this club second and four will they stay on the ground they do it's brown straight ahead and he's got enough Kevin Brown the carry like another first down so Mike Rose Josiah cotney James V Julian Hower the group up front it's not just them though they've got to take and be Gap responsible that means take the gaps in front of you the gaps you're assigned to a gap B Gap and outside is C Gap take those gaps and make sure you're sounding them and let mway scrape to the football so he doesn't get blocked by one of those big guys up front [Applause] fresh set of downs from the Calgary 48s M Thompson down the field wide open he's got Mitchell cuts it back inside the 30 or it's Lewis rather on the near side of the field this time and Gino has his second catch of the game takes it down just shy up to 25 well first of all when you're going to line the line of scrimmage like that that means that play action will be available plus you know the Edmonton Els offensively they know that Calgary's been scouting their run game so play action is the next step that's a progression go ahead and sell everybody on the run to try and stop it we'll go play action and hit G Lewis in behind Lewis already with 32 yds in the first quarter here back on the ground to leak leak picks his way ahead for about two or three yards second down coming up you know and they all bring a little bit different something a little bit different to the table I mean Javon leak has got that Breakaway speed so you give him a little crease and he is flat gone we've seen how fast he can hit the hole Kevin Brown is that hard running hard to bring down low center of gravity type back and Justin ranks a little bit of both yeah he's a hybrid yeah yeah second and seven a good crowd of McMahon tries to crank it up a bit here MBT in trouble On The Run throws it away as he's taken down and that will bring up third down an intentional grounding flag I believe thrown at the end of it as as he was back pedling he threw that ball short of the line of scrimmage yeah without a receiver in the area that's the issue if there's a receiver in the area on a throwaway behind the line of scrimmage throw it at his feet you can get away with that but but the ball has to go across the line of scrimmage if you're throwing it away without a receiver being around we'll take another look the line of scrimmage up there at 2 intentional grounding there you go Edmonton number 10 the ball will be placed on the 42 yd line and this it will be third down W Bethal Thompson a little bit slow getting up there at the end of that of course he was gathering up part of his Playbook and things like that so this moves him all the way back to the 42 so third and [Music] 25 and they will kick it [Applause] away instead of attempting the 49 yd field goal from faithful who is in at kicking at the kicker position today for Boris Bey I wonder if it was Boris Bey although he has struggled and been inconsistent this year if it was Bey they go field goal here he had the has the big leg looking for a little more consistency from Dean faith I was watching Faith violation andm to number nine 5yd penalty it remains third down now it's a no-brainer now you are kicking it I I was watching faithful in warm-ups going this direction and there's some wind that would be at his back right now and he was hitting from about 52 and the ball was carrying to the back of the end zone so looked like he had the leg earlier but early in a ball game I try to drop this one in tight win the field position battle third and from here to Red Deer as is up that's going to be dropped in there now and it'll fly out of bounds walk he walks he walks just before the 20 well wait a second what's going on here is he stopped at the 19 now was throw legal punt out of bounds and mton number seven 10y penalty first [Music] down yeah four yds past the four yards past the line one nothing Edmonton leads on Labor [Music] Day oh here's a look at a new face for the Labor Day battle between Calgary and Ebon kylin Hill nice resume coming out of college First Team all sec in 2019 yeah Packers seventh round pick in 21 and the guy who's in game two start number one for Hill against Ottawa with it seems like a long time ago that they played 17 days here's May on the run out to his right puts it over the middle and they got a first down and it's Reggie Bagon 63 games in a row good way to get this started go to your veteran and Reggie Bagon to get this drive going he'll got nine carries versus Ottawa 38 yards about a 4o two yd average and it'll stand in there to the right of his quarterback they give it to him and he pushes his way through that first level takes it out beyond the 45 against his Edmonton defense first level has no urtis up there he's got five sacks that leads his team the second level has the number one tackler in the Canadian football league in Niles Morgan he leads the league coming into this week with 733 defensive tackles and in the secondary Corell Jackson is very quietly and slowly becoming a leader in that group he leads his team in knockdowns and interceptions with three Nick Anderson playing alongside Morgan tied for second in the league in tackles with 64 himself mayor down the field laid out there intercepted just inside the 30 bouncing back up is Bam and he'll be tracked down from behind now a flag after the interception has been thrown on the field we'll sort that out when we return deadric bham has his second interception of the Season as he takes it away from Jake [Music] [Music] mayor here's your matchup this is Heyman there's bham and this is the one-on-one matchup between the two and I'm not sure if Ismail Heyman saw this footballer was trying to find it and couldn't find it really didn't react back to the ball and bham just sat underneath it I think that was the reaction from Jake Mary looked and said hey did you not see that one I threw it right down the sideline to you pman was then flaged for illegal participation after going out of bounds so this drive will start on the 43 MCL Beth Thompson immediately deep shot down the field and he misses Dylan Mitchell by more than a little bit inpe number 17 Dyan Mitchell oh they've been willing to throw this ball down the field so far well Mitchell is running a straight go route and that where it was thrown was to the outside right out by that sideline I think that McLoud bethl Thompson was looking for more of a fade to get closer to the rail there than Mitchell ran just a communication error between the two that'll leave Edmonton in a second and 10 best crowd of the Year calary NT the man land there looked like leak might have gone the wrong way that time and that'll be third 10 so after the turnover it's a quick two and out and Calgary will avoid any damage yeah there is's a receiver over in the area so it won't be another intentional grounding but Cloud bethl Thompson just looked there's Javon leak and he thought he was running a different route this kick is Sky bounces at the three and then through the end zone so a couple of singles has Edmonton on top two nothing 17 days off is there a word about with the St Peters being Rusty bar handable more on that when we return here's a conversation between the head coach and the quarterback following that interception Jake all smiles for now but more on the offense let's send it down to faran L yeah that conversation continued on the bench with the rest of the offensive skill players Dickinson was not happy he says guys were making simple mistakes he talked about that interception where two guys were in the wrong spot we we saw earlier where a deep pass eventually fell incomplete because two receivers ran into one another and this was a concern for Dickenson he said look we look fresh and healthy coming off the bye but I'm concerned about our details he said the practice week was up and down he really believed that there was just too much time off this team's been off for really two and 1 half weeks so they do believe it'll get better as the game goes but that was a concern coming into this game rest definitely but certainly some Rush here in the first quarter how about is a player suits 17 days between games a little bit long yeah especially coming off a loss then you you have to live with that for that long period of time and you're looking at the big plays offensively big play in the passing game is anything over 30 yards Jake Mayer has 11 on the season but five were in their last two games so he was getting that connection in the chemistry and that long break may have been an issue start this one on the ground to Hill trying to find some space and eventually drilled back but did pick up a three or four yards on that initial [Music] push be interesting to see just what kind of a tailback Hill is it looks like he's certainly got that second effort and he's he knows as most tailbacks do that you never want to go down with first Contact take two or three Edmonton Elks to get him there no surprise it was Morgan that started it Anderson finished it off with purfoy sort of mixed in second and six just one pass completion for May so far in the game looking for another here and he's got it and that'll be a first down taken up to Midfield as he goes back to isman well the former quarter quarterback and head coach of the stamps is going to like that one because the timing was there it's a quick slant and the pass was there the accurac was with was there and it looked like a well executed offensive play into that sof in the zone over there in the Edmonton Defense 4 and one at home are the Calgary stamp Peters their one loss was in that game prior to the bu so as suit mentioned had to sit on it for a couple of weeks he little stumble regains his footing and gets a couple of yards on first [Music] down here's the split right now on what we're seeing from Calgary four and one at home and five on the road yeah I think down here is one of the big reasons for it we always talk about turnovers the turnover ratio and how important that is but yeah they've been much better at home and have been very good on this particular game at home of late 110 of the last 11 overall in this Labor Day battle second and seven here two opers to the left three out to the right down the field and plunging out to get a hand on is Bam as May looked for Philpot for the first time today philpot's got the great Target to catch ratio which will take a little bit of a hit after that incompletion but see Jake Mayer saying that was on me this was a throw he's he's been targeted 39 times Phil pot caught 31 of them back that's a nice defensive play cutting underneath that from bham that's a couple of plays for him now early in this game interception and now that one as well for the rookie Corner cob takes it just inside the 10 44 yd kick spun off a tackle and forced out right at about the 15 with 53 seconds on the clock MBT four of seven for 70 yards here in the first quarter we in [Music] here's a look at Dave Dickinson not a bad record six- one all time in Labor Day Classics 14 and four against Edmonton in his head coaching career so he's had the number of the Elks and how about this 336 games in Calgary for Dave Dickinson player assistant coach and head coach and there's jarus Jackson three and three this season after taking over for Chris Jones hand it off trying to kick it out it's leak here's side tle made at the 20 and nice burst there Ross was able to nice example of the stiff arm from Javon Lee just the oldfashioned hold off the tackler with that off hand little stiff arm there gets outside of Cameron judge [Applause] second and four for Edon from their own 20 quick pass this time now was up close to the 25 looks like it'll be a first down and it is Kevin Jones who is first onto the scene in impressive fashion in Edmonton and that'll do it for the first quarter of in the Labor Day classic Edmonton on top in a physical affair they lead on the road here in calgreen two nothing and they'll have the ball when we return for second quarter action don't go [Music] anywhere second quarter coming up here in Calgary Edmonton leading classic low-scoring Affair here two nothing over Calgary suits what stands out well what stands out is that both defenses have done a nice job scouting each other scouting the offenses and you look at the Run game for the Elks as we talked about in the first quarter has been so strong throughout the last four or five games and right now Calgary knew that too they emphasized it all week and through the bu and just 29 yards rushing for the Elks in the first quarter pretty much an even split sort of between brown and leak so far leak's got four carries for 15 yards Browns got three for 14 yards haven't ranking just yet he'll be involved on special teams a little bit I [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] believe the 25 they'll get it to Mitchell and Mitchell takes it ahead for an Evon first down a guy you can work in here and there in the running attack well I I like the play call really like the play call because it it's attack attack in the perimeter and with all focus on Javon leak there's the play action to leak that holds basically the front seven and you try to get one of your fast receivers out on the edge in space with a little fly sweep [Applause] action Roberson is down on the field not for long though well the training staff's out there so he's going to have to go off for at least three place maybe a little bit of a limp there you can see as he's trying to shake it off seven interceptions for the Calgary Corners de Mario Houston has four Trey Roberson with three so far this year [Applause] [Music] the on leak left of his quarterback will'll take it to him NBT from the pocket down the field drops it in there and it's held on to Once Again by gens had a big one earlier and he's got another one here great accuracy from McLoud Bethal Thompson and gens is going to sell this sell it by not showing there he is there coming out of a slop position and he's selling it by not showing Kobe Williams and the ball's about to arrive he's running down that field turns his head back and then the hands come up now as the ball's about to get there usually the DB in that kind of Trail position is looking straight at the hands as soon as they go up he tries to punch through but they went up so late in that process couldn't get there 65 yd on two catches now le spinning out of trouble he'll eventually track him down but what an effort from Javon Lee to put them in a second and manageable B down at the 35 yeah it really does and you know the Calgary defense as we mentioned in the first quarter was containing that run but Lee got nice spin move here they did that fly sweep that can help loosen things up for the edels they want to take advantage of a slow start for Calgary's offense cuz they do look out of syn and Edmonton hasn't been able to take real advantage of it just yet they got great field position now to maybe get started in that regard you got to put something on the board if the opposition maybe a little slow getting [Applause] going from the stamp 35 leak again and he's going to be stopped well short of the first down maybe a yard on the play 95 jilan it looks like right now Jerry's Jackson is is going kind of series to series Kevin Brown gets a series Javon Lee gets a series but I I would suggest that maybe an idea is on third or second and short second and two or three maybe Kevin Brown is more suited for that interior run and Javon Leake on first down but I know you don't want to be switching back and forth too often Dean faithful for the first time this year 78.6% last year which is better than the 74% that has be sidelined right now faithful a 41 yd attempt here that is up and that is good and Edmonton tacks on three more for a five nothing lead Reggie begelton has one of the two catches made by the Calgary receivers so far in this game they'll try to jump start the offense when we return to [Music] McMahon well when an offense is struggling a little bit is it too easy to say just get it to this guy well late look at the numbers of late Target to catch ratio outstanding almost 300 yds in the last three games so yeah I think to get Kickstart the offense Jake Mayer go to 84 and get that USS fishing boat going he loves his fishing he does like to fish he'll trying to stretch this out won't happen back to the line of scrimmage no [Music] further this is this is the Edmonton elk defense just stringing this right out to the sideline there there's there's no hole here you see now's Morgan plugging that one they're going outside he hands them off to his partner Nick Anderson on the outside and the two linebackers just say we're taking away all of the gaps Hill has eight yards on five carries so they cannot get anything going on the ground maybe through the air is where it happen second and 11 there looks Far Side now has a man it's his running back with some room to run he'll take it outside the 50 Midfield and eventually runs into monrie who takes him down best play of the ball game for the Calgary offense yeah H Hill in Mississippi he he could catch the ball out of the back field his college days he was a big time receiver out of the back field at that tail back spot in fact had 67 catches in his time in M Mississippi which really makes him suit our game very well 15 catches in a single game in college Jake mayor just doubled his production on that last pass 25 yds he's up to 50 First and 10 from the Evon 46 empty backfield here as he throws far side and that is held on to by Barnes with bam in his back pocket good job by Barnes to block out bam because that's a dangerous inside throw there for Jake Mayer vam already has one in this game and he closes quickly there but Mars protects the [Applause] ball 6 yards to Barnes in his first catch of the game changing the play calary works it home from the Evon 40 May gets it away has H trying to escape and he does takes it down to the 10 still on his feet there's a flag back at the 45 and Edmonton saying this is going the other [Applause] way Y flag of illegal block ends to the face Calgary number 68 10yd penalty will replay second [Applause] down let's take a look at it that's Eric Smith that left tackle and he's got his hands up in the face right there of Daniel Jose over there's no question that one is going to get called that Not only was it hand in the face but it jacked his head back you know none of those are very rarely intentional but get the hands up too high a little undisciplined with where the hands need to be and takes a big play off the board huge play off the board now they're back on their own 50 within a 33 yd pick up the other way [Applause] second and 14 here with time down the field too much Falls incomplete over the head of Barnes well it really looked like there was early movement there and no flag on the play peretz is coming out he will have the wind at his back but this will be a deep shot his season long is 52 this one's going to be 57 his career long is 53 this one will be four yards back of that so a 57 yd attempt for Petes big deep breath lock in little wind at his back does have the wind pretty strong wind looking down moving those flags a little bit at that end yeah Cody Grace To Hold peretz for the first time in his career looking to hit one from 57 that is up and it is good Nails it a deep shot on Labor Day from peretz and calgar on the board had a little Breathing Room on this one I think peretz no mistake crushes it Calgary on the board CFL on TSN it be back on Friday as the Lions take on the Alouettes that's a big one 7:30 Eastern 430 Pacific on TSN big game for Nathan Ro and Victoria and thank you to everyone for their Hospitality out there in Victoria on the west coast that was quite the event turns out Victoria is a pretty nice place it's not bad good seafood there too didn't have any come on I'm got to get you on SE Evon will start from their own 40 be Thompson wide open has a man that'll be a first down as he gets it to Dylan Mitchell Leon Dylan Mitchell this is this is a timing route he's going to do the curl here and the timing route for Mitchell straight down run this curl this is what M Cloud bethl Thompson is great at those intermediate throws on time right between the one and the [Music] s and their own 51 First Catch of the game for Mitchell how that rushing attempt earlier on the sweep head to to work from their own 51 on the ground up the middle Brown back in the game as they flipflop Brown and leak there's a flag on the far side of the field quick discussion here with Andre PR calling the shots for us today well that Calgary front seven on that play was geared up to stop the run and Brown still got three or four illegal procedure illegal procedure no end 69 did not check in prior to the snap this is a 5 yard penalty will repl first down still some pointing among the players down on the field I think the Elks are arguing the fall now that they heard it [Applause] we need we need Command Center is taking a look at this to make sure the correct call is being made here believe we'll get a correction here after review by the command center we had 87 was covering number 67 therefore there is no infraction for procedure it will be second down round of Boo from the crowd here at McMahon so so basically never mind pretty much never mind nothing nothing to see here let's move on everything was lined up properly ended up being a threey pickup for brown who remains in the game head running back for Edon G [Applause] Lewis for the top of your screen working against Mariel Houston mvt looks that way down the field Gino he's got him Le will take it inside the 30 pressure coming from behind stays on his feet and then is upended just shy of the 20 have yourself a half Gino Lewis well this is Gino Lewis and the throw from a cloud bethl Thompson that is going to be his bread and butter again because it's a Time throw he's got Cameron judge underneath him but he catches that ball because it's thrown on time just as he clears judge into the middle good accuracy and a chance for the Edmonton Elks to take advantage of the slow start offensively by Calgary 66 yards on three catches for Gino team leading three catches Edmonton will work from the Calgary 22 haven't found the end zone yet today over the middle defended well and broken up by Kobe Williams working against gens Gittens has a couple against him gens has been working on Kobe Williams has two nice catches in this game already and Kobe Williams says okay enough is enough I got to get involved here steps up good timing left hand around without pulling that right hand or pulling the jersey and turning the receiver it's a nice knockdown by Kobe Williams two to one gens versus Williams keeping track big play here second and 10 CG's defense they're going to bring some pressure NBT feels it gets it away just not enough fell short of Gino Lewis he was hit as he threw a bunch of pressure in his face and he couldn't get that one far enough down the field well I'll tell you what you it's a game of inches you've heard that many times it's also a game of split seconds because that's sometimes the difference between a big play or a sack or incomplete pass there was the pressure off the edge that got home just in time to affect the accuracy of the throw because Gino Lewis is in behind coverage and ready to go score the Edmonton offense stalls again faithful one for one from 41 yds this one from 29 and that is up and misses it hammers It Wide to the left and evon's kicking woes continue take the single they lead in [Music] Calgary while Niles Morgan was second in the league in tackles last year this year he leads the league for more in the middle linebacker of Edmonton that send it down to faran L yeah Morgan is also the only member of the Elks current roster that has won a game on Labor Day here in Calgary and it was back in 2021 so doesn't seem like it was that long ago but certainly there's been a lot of turnover in Edmonton he remembers in that game he had a big one he had a sack I think he had about eight or nine tackles in that game he says this game brings out the best in everybody but it's been far too long since we have won here as for Calgary there is Adam Conner he is 0 and six in Labor Day games within with two stints in Edmonton while he left Edmonton for BC the elx won two games at that time he doesn't believe he's a bad luck charm hopes the home team can continue its winning weights here sack here as may had nowhere to go Elliot Brown comes out of it celebrating Oregon was involved as well well again overall Calgary has the Edge by one game in the Labor Day match up 313 and one how crazy is that right I know that close the edge in the rematch go look at that big miror trying a little basketball looking for an outlet pass Oakman and Elliot Brown both got to him second and 14 May has a man wide open at the 40 trying to turn it up the field a heavy Blow from Hyman against Anderson but they'll be stopped a couple of yards short this we are used to seeing on the Labor Day weekend now now we've seen a lot of it there's been a lot of it throughout history on this game but the team that stays most disciplined often wins so don't be the retaliation guy in this area because that gets you a penalty and that puts your team in a hole big third and two here Calgary's offense stays on the field from their own 48 May in the shotgun needing a couple of yards trying to draw Edon off side nothing just yet trying to draw now they they were in the neutral zone and Shan mchu didn't see it cuz if he snapped it right at that time Calgary number 12 5yd penalty it remains third down boun bounce back yeah you can jump back as long as the ball's not snapped and that's I'm sure what coach Dickinson will mention to his Center as he comes [Applause] off Gavin Cobb and Foy will go back to field this kick Cody Grace set to let it fly kicks it in the direction of purfoy takes it just inside the 20 and nowhere to go 48 yd kick and pushing and shoving and again Labor Day let's look at some of the Labor Days of old and all the Mayhem that happens in this game in the Battle of Alberta they just go at each other it's physical that's why we open the show up with the linebackers because it's that little extra second you you say you want to play to the echo of the whistle well they play till well after the whistle has gone by see the official getting Jeff Garcia in therey in there awesome Ricky Ray with Ricky Ray going over the table there's Javon Leak with the carry nice pick up on first down those are some pretty big names though in the quarterback room just a few you know Jeff Garcia fluty Ray boy there's been some great battles and and next week in the rematch in Edmonton expect the same I mean just some great moments in history on this weekend nice crowd here in Calgary excellent tailgate going on and before I get any more tweets Hamilton tailgate is awesome too you know what I'll just say it any tailgate is aome that's true the one here is large large tailgate both sides of the stadium but it's good let's crank it up a notch I challenge everybody get out to a tailgated experience at a CFL Stadium near you there you go go enjoy yourself we can't we have to work those days it's tough we're inside 3 minutes here on Labor Day in [Music] Calgary are winners guys fight over who is that out there I think that [Applause] long way to go here in the first half 257 on the clock MCL Beth Thompson from the pocket Gino Lewis has it there's a flag on the far side as Gino picks up the first down flag Lewis having an excellent first half here on Labor Day Cloud Beth Thompson went down hard see who this penalty is sure if it was late illegal contact on receiver Calgary number zero that penalty is decline first down well if that if that was Curley gens out there that's three to one in that match up but I I just I was watching McLoud bethle time Thompson go down there and it the timing on that hit looked fine say the illegal contact here it is gens that's way past the five yards I don't know there is enough there for a penalty but okay three to the left three to the right finds Jones over the middle brings the tackle and here goes K Jones down to the 40 tripped up at the 35 deio Houston stopped that one from being even more Blitz coming here from the Calgary defense and when they send this kind of pressure that's Cameron judge to the right that is coming up and trying to hide in the line of scrimmage but that quick pressure that McLoud bethl Thompson knows he can't block all those guys so he's got to hit the hot route that was T Jones on the Crosser and Houston may have just saved a touchdown 32 yds for Te Jones there first down he lopsided for Evon haven't been able to find the end zone just yet side that's has some room has a first down and Edmonton is marching here late in the first half early gens is McLoud bethle Thompson's favorite Target of course work with him in Toronto we've talked about it many times but gens leads the team in targets touchdowns and second down conversion catches just great chemistry between 10 and 19 and they're working that in this first half CL bethl Thompson over 200 yd passing here in the first half six points on the board looking to extend the lead [Music] late they'll get it to get looking for a block up on the play by doer a positive yardage and a manageable second down got a different looking formation extra lineman in there to help with the blocking and he gets out with the kick out that was David Fuko who lined up off the line of scrimmage and he's going to be leading it around the edge he he gets on to mik I believe and then excuse me doer as you mentioned gets his arm money [Applause] second and three four options now five far side of the field NBT finds one of them it's my and he will step out of Bounds at the 10 wow it's just the Elks absolutely have to have a major here just so they can go in at halftime and say okay you know we put a bunch of yards on the board see me to flat but finishing this drive with a major huge for their psyche I mean they've really dominated the first half they've had the time of possession Edge 205 more net yards of offense for Edmonton than Calgary in this first half but not a lot of points to show for it as you just mentioned so this will be good for their mental health going in seven offensive linemen in the game for Ev we're going to move mvt to the left throws it to the end oh no wide open was gens and he couldn't find him just enough pressure again from the Calgary defense you don't see McLoud bethl Thompson roll that often but this time he gets outside and it looked like was a Cameron judge that came off the end or doer who came up got in his face and just affected what was a he just affected that throw enough talking just out of the reach of gets second and 10 can they find the end zone here side got it g Lewis touchdown edmon come on boy NBT to Lewis SE [Applause] [Music] go brought Rankin in the game to help with protection and tried to get the oneon-one on the outside the Calgary defense drops into his Zone but it becomes a man when the receiver gets in your area and it's Demario Houston against Gino Lewis give me as that evolved into a man the greaty rout and that timing throw again love this time they connect you heard goo say just give me the rock man five catches 87 yd and a touchdown extra point is through and Edmonton leads show you the route here by Gino Lewis against the Mario Houston there's Lewis Houston is at the top corner of your screen here and Houston is going to be stop it there guys take a look where Houston's eyes are eyes are back into the quarterback he's let his guy get way too far way too wide that little outside release from Gino Lewis he just turns to the outside right beside the sideline and Cloud bethl Thompson hits him 15th passing touchdown of the season for bethl Thompson eight plays 84 yards in less than 3 minutes and Edmonton finally has something to show you saw that's what I mentioned I mean this to have that kind of edge offensively yard time of possession and all of it and have six points on the board that's going to mess with you at halftime but that you could see the celebration from bethl Thompson after that throw and that touchdown like woo okay taking advantage of having the edge in the first half kre will get the ball back here still more than a minute to work they will have the wind at their back their kickers already hit one from 57 career high in this game faithful hammers it away a low driving kick taken by Logan just outside the five Logan takes it back out to the 34 and that is where Jake Mayer Who Says five of nine for 68 yds will get the ball with 66 seconds remaining in the second quarter for the last drive by Edington by the way not a lot of Run game in there no so after that first quarter when they had what 26 yards rushing I think the Elks cabri was ready for it out of the gate they've kind of evolved into throwing they've got 57 yards on the ground yeah haven't abandoned that that's thing we've seen in the past on the ground here for Hill and he's got a first down he had been held to just eight yards on his first five carries so that's a big one and a nice drive starter yeah there's lots of time on the board for Jake Mar to at least get into field goal range here and trying to get a little bit back but it's a good way to start little draw up the [Applause] middle May working from his own 47 back to Hill dumps it off to his running back a burst ahead and this time two ydd shy and picking up another first down but certainly creeping into peretz field go range you love when a tail back decides I'm just going to lower my pad level and go and try to break through this this wedge tackle here two guys one on the outside by them they're going to meet in the middle him and Niles Morgan he just decides I'm going through it be needs two has time down the field one onone gold in Far Side Bon there's a fishing trip flag in Midfield the Back Field illegal contact on receiver and M to number 25 that penalties decline first down [Music] outside route got through the illegal contact and wins the jump ball fishing trip coming up here we go big mouth bash to the left of your corner there comes it out to Logan he's dangerous in open field space takes it down just inside the 15 as Calgary looks for a response here 14 seconds on the clock so time for one play maybe one shot at the end zone but then they got to be careful make sure they come away with points here but little swing pass get out in Space the only problem with that play as it took some time off the clock watching on go out of bounds saw that clock at 14 second and six for Jake May dumps it back to Hill again out in the flat broke a tackle takes it down inside the 10 with s seconds on the clock and he's got a first down for Calgary this is a tough one for Dave Dickinson and Jake Mayer now because he got the first down that's okay but he's only got 7 Seconds yeah Calgary so Calgary's going to call their time out and basically look for a play in that play card that Dave Dickinson has that only takes a couple seconds so that's either got to be like the quick fade where the ball's out of Jake's hands quickly can't check it down like that again cuz that'll take too much time and they may not get a chance if they can't get it in across that last five yards but a quick slant something that happens immediately little rough Play Jake Mir is four for four on this drive has 7 seconds left to finish it first and goal from the Edinson six there back pedling K get rid of it throws into open space and the clock stop at two seconds he knew exactly where it was he he took a shot he wanted to look for an inside route it was coming over here he was looking in that direction initially couple receivers over there thought he had it there but little too tight on the coverage and knew that if he didn't get rid of it right then they were going to lose chance at a f perz hit one from 57 earlier so I like his chances for a Chip Shot here from just [Applause] 13 and Calgary will get three points back before the end of the [Music] half Edmonton leads 136 McLoud bethl Thompson 14 of 20 for 230 yards and a touchdown in that first half big touchdown to G Lewis who has had himself an excellent first half five catches 87 yards in a touchdown yeah when after the first quarter when Calgary did a nice job against their run game then McLoud bethle Thompson started go to that timing pass game couple deep shots Curley gens had a big first half that chemistry very evident again he gets it to Gin Lewis a couple of times MBT is standing by with far McLoud offensively you guys dominated that first half but the Red Zone was tough so how important was that last Drive I mean it was huge to get points on the board but it's really just it's about this next quarter right we struggled all year in the third quarter so we got to come out with some juice uh we're moving the ball but we got to you got to finish so um just love playing with these guys take it one play at a time it's a it's a beautiful Labor Day so got to be grateful 230 yards passing for you six different receivers but you found something with Gino just talk a bit about that connection yeah I did knows that many I missed a couple so it should be more than that uh Miss D on a beautiful press route there in the first half so uh Gino's awesome I mean he's unbelievable catch radius is crazy um it's why he's dominating this league for so many years so it's good to get on the same page with him and see him smile thanks for this absolutely have a good one Happy Labor Day Kate Elks looking for a win on Labor Day finally let's see if they can do it in the second half here we're winning I don't care what else we're just up right now we got another second half to play Farhan poor Farhan all right from Calgary all the way back to here at Hamilton alongside Davis Sanchez Matt dunigan Milt steagle and a great first half for the Elks in that one especially for MBT and we were discussing pregame would we see Trey Ford in this game he is dressed he's the second QB but I'll tell you this the way MBT is playing with 230 yards in the first half but he's right I mean they've got to come out and do something in the third as well where they have struggled this season yeah without a doubt but this first half has been a good first half and there were some questions about if Trey Ford is dressed why isn't he playing well it's obvious he's not healthy enough to start but if they need to play him I guess they would put him in but if a cloud be sson is playing like this they don't need to put him in and this is a luxury of having a a a gray Cup winning quarterback you know he can step in and make some plays that's exactly what he's done he's had a great first half he's allowed this offense to flow through him all these receivers are being fed and he mentioned it they should have even more opportunities more points on the board if not for a couple of bad throws but this is good for these Elks because this allow their number one quarterback and let's be obvious we know Trey Ford is their guy this allows that TR Trey Ford to get more rest to come back and be totally healthy because you don't want to have to put him out there if he's not totally healthy so CL good on McLoud betho Thompson but he mentioned something that was very important they got to come out in this third quarter and play better because so far this season they've stunk it up in the third quarter yeah I'm gonna agree with you that that Trey is the guy from what we've what we've seen in the last few weeks I also think though a part of me thinks when I look at that receiving Corp as good as they are we Gino and gens and Dylan Mitchell and then even the the two backs you almost needed and want to have a drop back guy to deliver this offense 28 and 1 half points a game that's leading the CFL anyway uh they're both good like you said qu luxury I Ain doing it right here this is some sort of re defense it's a zone defense Demario Houston is reading that slot receiver if any of those slot slots runs an out route he's coming off that is this allows him to jump arounde maybe try to steal a pick demario's got good ball skills but right now he's just playing a little too far inside and a little too far off G Lewis Milt was screaming and yelling get up on him it's too far off in the Red Zone uh agree but that's uh that's a call where you want to read an out read the outside breaking route and try to steal you a pick easy pickings you know that's all day every day two veterans like that just feasting on it and um that that's just too easy they got to tighten up there a team that I thought played really well a portion of the mton Elks defense and I look at the middle of that defense and they're uh they're spectacular I I can I'll put mon creef Morgan and Anderson and Puro and it back in with anybody in the Canadian football league and they're making it tough on Jake Mayer and Company and it's no surprise that they only scored six points there in the first half and they got a lot of those yards that Jake Mayer threw for 125 yards in the first 30 minutes on the last Drive Bagon came up with a big catch and they got in field goal range and then they shot him down but I think it starts right in that middle with most defenses and uh obviously you got to give praise to the big boys up front Oakman's been a great fit since coming over and getting picked up Curtis you got uh you got Taylor and brown a couple young defensive mens that kind of remind me of a young number five from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and to me that's High Praise when you start comparing a couple of young defensive ends to some of the best in the league and I think Edmonton's playing some inspired defense and they need to you know in that McMahon Stadium because they haven't won there in a while no they haven't and you know too this is courtesy of our cooworker Franklin how good does that stadium look back oh it's all the stadium AC the league in labor day this week have been amazing from Victoria to Regina today in Hamilton then we got Calgary you know what we're going to show you some La highlights what a Labor Day weekend it was it kicked off with the red black Tak on the Lions Saturday touchdown Pacific second quarter action lines up 18 Nathan roor going to find Aiden eer for one of his three touchdowns on the day roor also finishing with 325 yards through the air his first UFL win since the 2022 West semifinal and the Lions take it 3812 the final Blue Bombers Riders Sunday dying seconds bombers up by two but the Riders recover the onside kick so skatan still with a Chance setting up Bret lather field goal can he walk it off it's 60 yards out it has the accuracy oh but not the distance w a game bombers when their fourth straight 35 33 Argonaut Tiger Cats earlier today from right here in Hamilton late in the first T cats Ball B Levi Mitchell going to find Tim White who had 180 receiving yards two TDS Mitchell now 7 and0 on Labor Day in his career and the tiger cats get an absolutely massive win they snap a four game slide and it's weird now that there's no one behind us because this place was just rocking a few hours ago and now it is time for the panel's favorite moments Milt Labor Day what did you like you know what spending time Victoria I thought you going to say spending time with us I was spending time with you guys going out to dinner you know the best thing about it I didn't have to pay you guys for the entire thing it's the best thing ever baby you know IAD what did you like uh well it's going to Victoria uh chatting up the mayor of Victoria Maryann Alto uh I talked her for like three hours on on Friday night and it was just spectacular conversation shutting down uh shutting down big bat John's um in Victoria too that was a good one some of the guys uh yeah we kind of let our hair down early in the week which you typically do then later on the week you lock it in and uh that time out there in Victoria was Heaven Sent yeah three hours from Maryland We're Never Getting touch Mar marann Alto three hours We're Never Getting touchdown Pacific again she had talk come on Maran uh you know what I thought it was the excitement at the end of the Riders game uh that onside kick recovery with lather almost nailing that that was pretty exciting and then also Milt uh getting to fly home with you um late on a red eye there was only we watched a movie together there was only one blanket so we kind of cuddled we cuddled a bit and I thought that was nice I think we bonded a bit I thought mil pretended to sleep the entire time so he didn't have to talk to you I had my head on his chest see you know what for all the joking look how close this panel is you know what it's just the bonding experience this weekend it really was love you guys this is great what about you Kate oh honestly I just the entire weekend where do I start oh we're going to commercial I'm not to say it Alex up 136 one more half to go on Okay Tire Labor Day weekend the Calgary St Peters trailing Edmonton 13 to6 Jake Mayer stand by with far Jake 142 yards of offense and just six first downs in that first half what do you need to do to get the offense going yeah I think we've had a couple explosive plays that uh that just we didn't connect on or got called back or you know every we can make every excuse in the book but if we just uh start Tak care of those things we get some more explosive plays and I think we have two more scoring drives there in that first half so if we just do that better and then obviously just run the ball better be more efficient on first down in the pass game uh be more accurate in those critical situations we'll be fine you're still only a score away Dave talked about the fact that maybe there was some Rush given how long this layoff was was that part of what happened in the first half no no not at all not at all there's no R we're in Weak whatever it is um you know we should be as sharp as uh as any team in this league regardless of of of time of rest so uh no that's not going to be a crutch for us tonight and we just play better in the second half we should win this game than all right man thanks not going to use it as a crutch good but is it a thing uh well I thought it was early you know when two receivers run into each other yeah on a deep ball that was very catchable you wonder a little bit about just timing and things like that but I great answer from from Jake Mayer no we're not going to use that as a crutch we're fine and it's a one score game Edmonton it's just three and three when they lead at the half Calgary has trailed at the half five times this year and have not come back to win any of those games with that being said it's only a seven-point ball game and they haven't really got going offensively just yet faithful will get us started here as we get set to take you through the final two quarters of the Labor Day weekend and that is up and away it's going to hang up there taken at the 30 and now blocked to the near side of the field by Logan got around one man not the second as he's tracked down and taken down by Zach math I want to stay mentally strong and that's what Jake Mayer was doing in that interview just basically saying look it's it's we're not going to use this timing thing in the by week the long by week is an excuse but these are some of the miscues from the first half just miss throw there this is an interception that Heyman didn't really look like he thought he was a primary discussions on the sideline getting some timing down I you know I think it was obvious that there was some timing issues although again good that Jake didn't use that as an excuse gets this one away quickly Time's Got first down tackle was eventually made by Darius BR but they move the chains early against an Edmonton team that has been outscored 50 to nothing in their last five third quarters well you heard McLoud bethl Thompson at halftime with faran say that we got to get ready for the third quarter we have not been very good in the third they've been awful in the third quarter Jake May didn't like what he saw switches things up fan pressure from Ed stays in there H as he throws and it falls incomplete Oakman came barreling in there and popped him so you know game of adjustments and jarus Jackson is going to make some and he's just like every coach at halftime but this has been the quarter that has been their ailles eel and the games that they have lost it's a minus 51 in point differential in this quarter alone like yikes you almost want to break even it's kind of like when you're sitting at a jack a blackjack table and it's not going well just just let him break even once I I still want to win all the money I double down over the middle out towards the Edmonton 50 fish belton's got it again USS Bagon goes fishing again and comes up with it Bagon coming out of that back field or excuse me out of that slot position good deep waggle getting a good run at it like he's going deep pushing those Defenders back get him out of their chair and going fishing yeah got it that's a salmon off the West Coast reeled in another [Music] [Applause] one byan there he is there he is that's why it leads the league and tackles com in that's why he's leading the league out of a Canon yeah he just it's you know i' I've talked many times about linebackers scraping into the hole that's just shooting to the hole fourth tackle of the game for Morgan no surprise he leads his team in that category a loss of four second and 14 from Midfield to the stamp there the run to his right who can he find nobody just yet now he Dr one over to short in front of his running back hill and that'll bring up third down and Cody Grace will come out to punt it away very very dangerous throw there for Jake Mayer it is for any quarterback it it is if you're hot if you're not doesn't matter rolling all the way to your right and the guy that was probably closest was Nick Anderson he was he was closing quickly there you see him cutting back and seeing that that's a dangerous one got away with it that ends a streak of seven straight completions for Jake bear from the 45 Grace hangs this one up there cob weights now takes just inside his own 10 it back for a return of about 10 Gino Lewis 87 yards for 87 in the first half and a touchdown as well welcome back to McMahon Gino Lewis leads his team in yards receiving and had a big first half and it was a matchup against de Mario Houston which I mentioned off the top is one to watch here in this game and so far it's been 87 87 yds six targets five catches for Gino Lewis he has a touchdown as well all on De Mario Houston now don't fall asleep on De Mario Houston though oh he can take one away oh yeah he'll be looking Edon starts It On The Ground Le kind of waited to see if anything would open up when it did he just decides to push ahead for a few yards and this is we just saw Niles Morgan go to work let's watch a little mway go to work Step Up take that Gap slide over bam right the hole turn him around doer finishes him off good linebacker plays worth the price of [Applause] admission got a couple of them today four yd release second and six for [Music] Edon gets it away G is wide open and he's got a first down his fifth catch of the ball game just looked like there was uh a mistake in the in the drops because it's basically all curls and and you got to extend to the next one linebacker to the inside route halfback to the next one go ahead and run it and you see stop it there see there's two defenders in the same spot not widening to that middle [Applause] curl throwing the first down get has it again oneon-one just tries to push the shoulder down and through doer and they've got another first down does Edmonton well he had 22 of those catches coming in that that leads his team in a big way curle gens on the the money catch is what I like to call it that money catch where second down second and long got to get a new set of downs come up with a big catch [Applause] all right we are going to step away I've been told we're going to have to pause the game briefly because our spider Cam that brings us a number of tremendous shots is stuck just above the 30 yd line there it is the game at has been stopped the spider cam doesn't move [Music] anymore for now we'll try to get that fired back up we'll step away from McMahon with Edmonton on top 13 to6 well welcome back to McMahon where we continue to wait for that camera right there to be able to move again it's the spider cam hooked up on those four cables from the corner of the stadium does provide us with some absolutely excellent shots yeah had that return touchdown a couple of weeks ago beautiful shot all the way along following the returner on that yeah no it it comes with some great video game style shots there will be a round of applause here when it moves again spider cam operators are just down from us here in the booth I don't know if this is one of those situations where you turn it off and turn it on or you go down and blow on it and hope it starts working again but I think we're going to try a reboot see if it'll get fired back up I don't know about you but every time I ask my kids when my computer freezes that's the answer dad did you try to start it and restart it and does it work almost always I would be certain if they reboot this thing it'll be game on has to be frustrating right now for sure but it does provide some absolutely outstanding footage for us I was joking with suits in the break I said play on if it hits it it's you do the down over again simple as that Thompson 250 yard passing so far as the touchdown Trey Ford is on the sidelines as well MBT playing relatively well today nice problem for to have with two quarterbacks who are kind of hitting the stride here Midway through the season yeah he is and keep in mind that cloud Thompson started the year with three 300 yard games so you know when they were 0 and seven wasn't necessarily him that was the reason for that now I agree with Matt dunan in the pregame show who talked about Trey Ford just being a Difference Maker in so many other ways he's such a dynamic player I think it really trickles to the rest of the team and he is healthy to go that's why he's dressed but if they had their way and they're hoping for is that McLoud Bethal Thompson who's played well tonight can play play the game get the win and give him another week Trey for another week to make sure he's completely healed up and then we'll see what happens in the rematch but yeah if MBT had struggled tonight Trey would have been good enough to come into this into this ball game but MBT has done a very good job3 but for I mean he he can put on a show and I remember Labor Day last year and finally Ford got the start and he was moving around let's flash it back to Labor Day well last season let's take a look at that because this was the play that was the jaw-dropper okay there's three guys there I'm going to avoid them give up about 25 30 yards get outside miss that tackle get outside cut across all the way to the other side of the field big first down and now after what was it 40 45 a hook slide just [Music] creating what really frustrates me is he doesn't even look tired just a little jaunt in the park so you he's had he's two and 0 so far in the season had to deal with an injury they've gone back to MBT they are three- one as a team in their last four very well could have beaten Montreal last week gave Mall everything they could handle some kicking miscues from Bey kind of backfired on them in that one against clearly very good Montreal team so they'll look to try to close it out here against Calgary but a long way to go in this one the cable cam spider cam continues to sit there and we are going to manually move this out of the way not suits and I other people will go down there and move this for now we're going to send it back to Kate and the panel all right stance fans we're going to stand the crowd and find hold on hold on you might be [Applause] back just kidding we're back in play let's do the [Music] thing is a great second half but a good ending to this game you got you know two teams obviously know what they're fighting for here but back to what Dusty was saying in the booth to fix that you just got to blow on it right like the old Nintendo that's it yeah yeah just blow on it that's all you need to do that's all you need to do right I like it yeah spider cam delay okay all right here we go that's a new one for us all right let's get you back to McMahon and here's Dustin neelson and Glenn suder once again Elks still on top looking to extend their lead we got all right we are ready to roll suits went out there yeah I got my ladder lifted it up and the spider cam will no longer be an issue saw the guys staying loose on the sideline stretching Cloud Beth Thompson got a good handful of warm-up throws and we're good to start again about an 8 minute delay and we are back with 10 minutes to play here in the third quarter first and 10 quick reset for you Edward Le 13- six they'll go on the ground nice burst first down Brown and he picked up another one there didn't Hein yeah those in between the tackle runs they they got them both out there this play though Kevin Brown and Javon leak so you take a look at both backs in the back field you're thinking okay this is a double threat which guy's going to get the ball leak shot to the flat that probably took the attention of Mike a white for a second doer ends up making The Tackle but not until Brown has the first down the at the 54 Brown theone back in there this time six on the line for Edmonton MBT gets it away felt some pressure and had to get rid of it quickly and it falls a good six feet away from Dylan Mitchell will be second down clear shot here for mik Allway kin Jones was responsible for sliding from the right side of this formation to the backside to pick up that Blitz and got there just a split second too late second and [Applause] [Music] 10 big second and 10 here nearing Midfield Calgary will only three MBT with time gets it away finds a spot in that defense and has a first down as he comes it back to 19 Curley gens [Music] Jr right back to his security blanket number 19 take a look at this route go out see the Zone sit down in it boom nice three-man pressure so McLoud bethl Thompson knows he's got an extra second or two and he steps up through strike first 100yd game of the season for gens he's at 117 Edmonton Maring pressure again M gets it away and that will fall incomplete now I don't have statistics to back this thought up but when Brett Monson comes with pressure whether it's first down or second down when he's brought pressure it's put Edmonton in some difficult situations and some incomplete passes when he goes with three-man rush and drops into zones but Cloud bethl Thompson is starting to pick them apart in that area so expect more Blitz from the Calgary defense there's their DC right there hway with a good Hard clean tackle to finish that last play on MBT second and 10 Again from M Calgary 43 three options out to his right two to his wide side left gets it away Jones has this tackle made Jones lunges ahead and this will be close to a first down if he didn't get it it's close inside you when you when you send Blitz and they did it's zero coverage so defensively doers playing inside shade to take away the quick hot throw and that gives Jones a little bit of time to get turned and he's strong big strong lower half and went and got this very close to the marker oh this is third and less than one so prup into the game for the first time today and Edmonton will look to keep their offense on the field as I mentioned they have not scored a point in their last five consecutive third quarters working towards that here [Music] kof's been good this short yard he there N9 of 10 keeps it pushes it ahead that'll be enough first down for the visitors two good short yardage guys in this game Dakota brop for Edmonton and of course Tommy Stevens Tommy Stevens was the league leading League leader with eight rushing touchdowns in to the weekend everyone on the roster got a roll and that short yardage guys is an important role rukov has seven touchdowns [Music] himself Edmonton with just one win in the last 11 Labor Day [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Classics this is blown down it's about to be the 10th play of the drive here for Edmonton two with the hold up was there they work from the Calgary 32 Lee on the ground trying to escape spins away stays on his feet and he's still going he's got the first down and more jaon Lee cranking it up and [Music] here well I just this is all on 22 this is this is leak just making it happen creating holes watch what he sees when he gets the ball stop it there boom he's got nothing he has nothing to run to but there's a little Gap weak he says no I'm going to keep fighting wait spin spin again take that hit get the pads down that's a great run you imagine if he would have escaped to the end there and took that to the house that would have been an all judge eventually got back with some help ranking into the game at running back now first and 10 from the 17 MBT he's going to look to the end zone no looking for giddens who is battling there and could not hang on stretching out his hammy let's take a look no flag on the play either it's against Kobe Williams this matchup there's been a couple there de Mario Houston versus Gino Lewis kittens versus Williams working that short side of the field a ton I I'd like the no call there from the officials just let him play there was a little grab by Williams as he went by a little push by gens as he was going up but the guys decided and gens had opened himself up enough to make that catch too and couldn't haul it in on a day and he's been just [Music] terrific Dave Dickinson chatting with Andre PR about something here second and 10 from the 17 Calgary defense buckle up would love to get off the field here Force Edmonson to settle for a field goal attempts three options right side left from M be Thompson that's where he looks that's where he throws he's got Mitchell stays on his feet steps out of bounds just shy Mitchell oh maybe he got it it's close yeah where did that first foot go out of bounds cuz there was one little spin move here he's coming right to you but Cloud bethl put your chips down cuz it's coming right at you there you go and watch the spin there another yard there and that foot may have got him to the marker he did it is a first down be first and goal here for Edmonton from the seven and they're going to bring kop out into the game here and try to finish from the seven this not two or three yards this a seven ROP will come in will he keep it himself or will he hand it off has seven rushing touchdowns on the season he'll pitch it out to Brown to get one man back to the line of scage maybe a yard ahead and now he'll bring CL be Thompson back out with the offense sorry all three backs Dustin in the game here almost like a Veer type offense you got leak over here Brown over here and there's ranking so three tail backs all there with your running short yardage quarterback little fake to the inside leak went the opposite way trying to freeze the defense but they reacted well to get the brown Newan Hower there to force him out of Bounds at the end of the play first time today I think we've seen all three guys on the field and second and goal now from the seven looking to finally find some points in a third quarter of a ball game on an 8 minute drive NBT gets it away and so touchdown ml beev Thompson hell no finds K Jones He reels one in himself oh there's he going fish that's a fishing derby we got a fishing derby going on here that's kin Jones across the middle on that dig route man and that's the one that McLoud bethl Thompson loves to throw and he had a guy in his face there and that's great accuracy to kind of throw it around the rush and who you know what that was that was a message right to Reggie Bagon who just also happens to wear number 84 oh yeah oo I like a little spiciness 14 play Drive 91 yds in over 8 minutes and they finally scored some points in the third quarter and kept the momentum through the delay an 8 minute delay faithful to make it a 14-point lead that is up and he puts it through they've only got one win in the last 11 Labor Day Classics here in Calgary Edmonton is on top but still a long way to go [Music] K Jones gets the touchdown here he's the middle receiver but the assist goes to hergy myala watch the routes and how it influences the defense both in cutting routes okay so Mya is pulling the linebackers up and that gives a little space in behind him to K Jones linebackers come up on myala they are he's right at the goal line and in behind those linebackers just enough space for T Jones and he says okay over to you Reggie Bagon what do you [Applause] got now on the return a little bit of room and a good effort back up just beyond the 40 by Kon Logan Balton having himself a day Jones right there with him one one shaping up well welcome back to McMahon where Calgary is trailing and a little banged up defensively for more on that let's send it down to faran yeah Dustin Midway through the first half Trey Roberson left this game with a leg injury as a result the team moved rookie Ben lebros over to the field side corner now lebros started this game at half his first home start he was the fourth overall pick in the draft and Dave Dickinson has been very bullish on him the day he got drafted he said this kid is different that training camp he got his hands on so many of Jake mayor's passes the quarterback coach Bo Baldwin went to the defensive staff and said this guy's absolutely legit Brent Monson told me yesterday that they have no concerns about his athleticism he's as athletic as anyone in the building he runs 4.4 in the 40 a 403 in vertical and they have no qualm starting him at half and whatever matchups he might get they weren't going to change coverages but with Roberson down they're have been some coverage changes and some adjustments and I think it's been showing that's why they're playing more Zone probably and you know not to try and get him on an island although you're right I mean faran mentioned his 40 time he tied for first in the combine in that he also had the best broad jump so athletically he he's gifted a has that batted down at the line Demarcus Christmas denies the delivery Bo he had the curl open too he knows it get the next play on second down got to move on but he had the curl wide open there's 11 of 19 for 154 and an interception and they've not really been able to get the running game going at all eight 10 yd here from his own 41 looks to his left throws over the middle he's got a first down into the hands of Balton and now he does Jones impression I'm so confused ah this is great I love it just keep on challenging each other the Battle of Alberta continues there's a nice little dig route and then reaction after T Jones yeah 80 yds for Balon so far now they'll get one out to Phil P he's got some room to go down to the 30 to the 20 and Morgan cck him down and take him down but Phil pots with a big one for the Stan Peters and they're in business both Phil pots are so smooth when they run whether it's route running or with the ball but they don't they don't lose any speed when they make their breaks I mean they that's just a great turn with full speed action and then a little pause to let a couple guys fly by Philpot maybe the play that kickstarts this Calgary offense First Catch of the game for Philpot Calgary in the Red Zone looking for an offensive spark here they'll go from the evit at 13 mir's going to be throwing again has a ton of time oh to his right now he's going to take it and he slides down towards the 11 short game for Jake Mayer [Music] got out there Jake Mayer gets out and and rolls here he sees Niles Morgan dropping off doesn't have a lot of pressure and a good decision with Nick Anderson sitting there got two yards on his own they going to dial up here defensively shyers at DC for edmon May has three options up to his right one of them is megon has time over the middle to the end zone touchdown Calgary it's his running back kylin hill and his first CFL touchdown comes on La stretch out the horse got to get him going this is a route coming out of the back field for Hill he Di and crosses the plane before the knee touches every scoring play is automatically reviewed they will be reviewing that in real time right now to see if he was down by contact but I thought live oh yeah he crossed the plane what a stretch and that ball hit in the turf after the ball cross the plane is [Applause] irrelevant Herz puts it through and we got a seven point ball game McMahon five play 69 yd Drive in [Music] 228 that's great effort at the end of this for kylin Hill who's going to come out of the back field and then get through the linebackers who Jam him within the 5 yd zone so he had to break through two linebackers to get there he opens up for mayor makes a good catch and then extends for his first touchdown the Canadian Football [Applause] League touchdown of the season for Hill Mississippi State to the end zone at bigm [Music] I'm well that Jaylen philp play oh yeah may be the play you know that play got the defense up and looking they're going to be fired up to come [Music] out we'll watch that coverage with no Trey RZ hamers it away will take it just inside his own 10 has some R to rrap it up there's a flag up the outside and takes it out beyond the 40 but a flag on the return and I would think this is coming back a flag during the return olding Edmonton number 38 10yd penalty first down Edmonton I'm pretty sure flags and returns are my least favorite thing I I think especially when it's a big one no just overall it's a plus kill on a return you know special teams we got a guy down here for Calgary with special team coaches will tell the cover teams right out of the gate cuz I was on all those cover teams and I remember being in those meetings and having the coach come in and say look in this league cuz he's talking to a lot of the American players but in this league the returners are so good that sometimes you don't need to block your guy all you have to do and the return is maybe get in his way make him run around you the returners are fast here so don't get a penalty because it's a it can be so punitive I mean a huge return gets you past Center and you're all the way back inside your own 15 yard line after a penalty like that they're huge the only the only bigger penalty is pass interference at times was Thomas who was down he's now up and working his way slowly off the field after the penalty the drive for epon will start on their own [Applause] 10 their last Drive huge moment for brenon huge moment for Brent monson's group here Dustin to oh yeah play off the touchdown drive by their offense and get right back in tying this football game get the ball back in a two and out and Jake Mir has great field position easier said than done with the way that mlau bethle Thompson has played much better in this third quarter than his team has played in the past few weeks he's n yd away from the 300 yd game they'll start it on the [Music] ground and that should do it for the third quarter Kevin Brown with that first down carry Edmonton looking for that rare win on the road at McMahon on Labor Day they will head to the fourth quarter with a seveno lead do not go anywhere we'll wrap up Labor Day weekend when we return to calary we've got a good one Brewing here at McMahon Edmonton leads 20-3 what jumps off this page well it it first of all Calgary has done a pretty good job against the Edmonton run but Edmonton feels like like they've had a more dominant three qus than the numbers show although Cloud bethl Thompson I think has played one of his better football games so but bottom line we are Labor Day weekend Battle of Alberta seing some physicality on defense we'll continue to see that I guarantee you and it looks like maybe Jake mayor's offense with that Jaylen Philpot play finishing with a touchdown maybe they get going here one possession game heading into the fourth can ask for more great crowd here at McMahon as well absolutely jammed and they're being treated to an excellent second half so far where does this one end up Calgary come from behind and still one away from Edon second and seven for NBT time in the pocket over the middle he's got Mitchell but he won't have a first down they close quickly on didn't they yeah well this was a show Blitz Dustin so they basically wanted to plug the line of scrimmage and remember we talked about the difference between Blitz and how they've got to McLoud bethl Thompson I think he was anticipating it but he didn't really get it they just went with basic pressure and dropped everybody to force the underneath throw and then rally to the tackle Logan looking like he needs some instruction from the sideline he already stand in the distance on your screen there at his own 40 Julian can boom it this one is up and it's into the win and it'll be taken at the 41 near side and Out of Bounds at Midfield return STS out of bounds midi now great drive by Jake Mayer to just try to working off good defensive effort gets a goal going to Bagon and this is the play this is the play that got the defense on the bench up out of their seats saw philpac go down the sideline get into scoring range and then the touchdown defense comes out after that drive gets a two and out and now great field position for C that is how the momentum can swing so quickly they start this drive smacked down at Midfield Hill stands in behind his quarterback he'll fake it to him may now down the field has a nice window and drops it in there to Mark and Michelle First Catch of the game for Michelle is a beauty concentration here from Mark and Michelle because he has to lay out for this cuz Jake mayor's throws away from coverage so he's got a linebacker closing inside out and he needs to throw it out there and hope that Mark Michelle can secure this and watch the concentration oh nice arms underneath Anderson right in the vicinity 15 y to Michelle May goes that way again Mar Michelle picks it up with one tackle but not the second as cell Jackson came in to finish off what monrie started yeah that's what that's why you hustle that's why you hustle defensively even though you see a guy that might have a a a clear look at the tackle it doesn't matter there's Michelle comes in and then hits the flat now Mar's got him but you keep hustling because he might spin out of that he does and that's where Cordell Jackson comes up and helps his teammate monre FR right over to 15 went hey thanks man thank you second and six may hit as he throws deep shot down the field intercepted puroy takes it away just inside the five second int of the game from May and this one a bit of a back breaker early in the fourth quarter Jake got walloped as he let this thing fly look at that Curtis drills him hangs it out there puroy slides over has his second pick of the [Music] Year Calgary's wondering why Jake Mayer threw that ball there's Mark and Michelle he's the target he's going to get inside releases here and be actually looking like he's open stop it there now he's got inside Leverage What Jake Mayer doesn't see is purfoy is already on his way over from that safety spot to help on this deep ball and he tracks it down Edmonton starts out helmet comes off it's blown down saying he was already down they're going to say no catch we'll give you another look here's the physic it we talked about at the turn watch this hit this is a double pop he's it over explodes in the contact ouch huge second and 10 on the Edmonton three cow def to get this ball back right away NBT from his own End Zone down the field to Lewis he's got it and he'll take it up to the 25 ball boxs out picked up by De Jones what is happening and now he's off to the racist Midfield Jones will take it to the 40 he's going to take it to the 20 and he is tripped up at the one so close Williams gets back and stops him Jones ran out of gas 106 yd play that comes to an end on the one first an accurate throw from mlau bethl Thompson and then all Mayhem Breaks Loose I mean he's got a guy in his face he hits that accurate throw in a tight window the ball pops out Devin Jones on the one hopper gets it and gone and tremendous Hustle by Calgary to give their defense one more chance to maybe keep him out of the end zone but there is your TSN Turning Point in a one possession game down to the one means brop will come in a fortunate bounce for Edington can they finish in touchdown the visitors extend the lead again wow man way to get in remember we talked about hustling if you're not the primary if you're not here's that goal line Kush if you're not the primary on defense in the tackling Department we saw with Mont creef how Cordell Jackson helped him a few plays ago same can happen on offense if you're not the Target and you don't have the ball keep hustling Kevin Jones didn't stop working and when he got over there that ball popped out and he was right where he needed to be to scoop it people say that's lucky it's not lucky it's about [Applause] hustle faithful puts it up and through and the lead is once again 14 Calgary though with 10 more minutes to put together a comeback the big boys celebrate the short yardage TD all young receivers watch K Jones here and just by example will follow his lead he's not the primary target he's going all the way down the field hustle hustle down the bottom right of your screen now he's looking for a block and look what happens ball pops out he's right there to scoop it and away he goes I mean we're talking about just being in the right place at the right time it's not lucky nobody no on you ain't that was spider cam by the way back in Action thank you was me call up for doing the peace sign too early get tracked down at the one good Hustle by Williams they end up punching one in with brop anyway that would have been another fishing celebration from K Jones if you ever seen well now Calgary though still 10 minutes ton of time got their offense going a little bit here but Jake Mar going to have to crank it up a notch he's on Pace he's 241 yards already but two interceptions including one just a few plays before that still last big one a lot of time lot of time left in this [Applause] game May 16 of 25 nothing really on the ground so far they've only ran the ball eight times and one of those was just a scramble from jakeob he'll be throwing here over the middle tight window solid coverage but the catch is made by philp he had monrie draped all over him he did I think it surprised monrie run that Crossing route and I think monrie was thinking you know I've got him so well covered there is no way you're going to throw this but Jake Mayer felt the pocket was collapsing a little bit and hit [Applause] him take bar in his 38 consecutive start for the St Peters Forman pressure gets it away and it's broken up and that'll be third down tried to go to Philpot again Cordell Jackson was there to lock him down well in the first play that we just saw on Phil pot on the Crosser it was he was the number three receiver the inside receiver and that mean he got locked up on Mon Creek that time he was number two did the Crosser Cordell Jackson adds to his knockdown total he leads a team offense will stay on the field third and three down 14 but still N9 minutes left not sure about this pretty early Kyler Hill stands to the left of his quarterback mayor gets it away he's got it for the first down it's Bealeton of course and Calgary's offense gets a big one even though it worked still not sure about it and why not with the veteran Bealeton back from that Bunch formation and just cuts underneath coverage four options out to the WID side left instead he'll go right side to his running back found a little bit of room kylin Hill High stepping across Midfield and braced for a big boom from Bradon well one of his superpowers is clearly going to be him catching the ball out of the back field we talked about how he did that well in college as as well and draft pick in the National Football League catch the ball of the back field and he he looks for contact be got it to Michelle tackle immediately monre the veteran sets up a second and long as they'll take a loss on first down y he's been important to that defense monrie a veteran guy oh yeah coming in stabilizing things as the third linebacker alongside Morgan and Anderson I think mdy talked about it at halftime that's as good a linebacking core as you'll see in the CFL Jake Mayer looking for 12 down the field drops it in What A Catch Bealeton again he went got it he's over a 100 yards well you know what he's he's going to run into his limit you know you're going to limit out here with catches because this is a this is a beauty he's got a guy closing quickly he's got to go and reach out for it keep inbounds as well he knows the sidelines getting close what a great catch six catches 108 yards for baglet Calgary looking for an immediate response first and 10 from the Edon 29 May a ton of time flag on the far side as he dumps it off to Logan Logan will eventually be taken down by Kai gray but there was a flag as Jake threw that number five Kai gr illegal procedure Calgary no one 5yd penalty we replay first down well that'll wipe that play off the board and back him up [Music] five May couple yards away from a 300 yd game Edon lines up four sends all four of him May gets it away tight window intercepted and hung up there and was taken away by B his second of the game and Jake's thrown [Music] [Applause] three a tough one this time for mayor two Edmonton Defenders come together bounces up off of Heyman and bham slides Underneath [Music] It Up at their own 28 a great crowd at McMahon is now hoping that their defense can get the ball back sooner rather than later near side Maya side steps it out around the 38 11a yeah now you you got to think Calgary's defense defensively has to start trying to tackle the ball I mean that you can you can miss that way but they've got to create a turnover sure yard is rwop will come out for a second and inches Calgary's dropped their last two 17 day by and now facing a possible three-game slide if Evon hangs on here the wests oh yeah very very interesting and Edmonson right back in it I mean after an 0 and seven start think of that that 501 net yards of offense for Edmonton and they'll tack on at least one more and pick up the first down well you know you think about it the Calgary stamp Peters coming into this game we're so focused on stopping the Run Javon leak was back Kevin Brown on the on the roster I heard throughout the week Mike Rose talked about it coach talked about a lot of people on that in that Calgary organization talking about we've got to be good and better against the run and especially against this team with their Dynamic three-headed monster in the back field and in the first quarter they sort of accomplished that and that's when McLoud Beth Thompson went to work with play action and throwing the ball now the injury to Trey Roberson I think that that was a big factor there's there's a lot of zone defense playing by Calgary mbt's over 400 yd they did tackle in that entire fumble recovery by Jones his yardage for MBT boy that would have changed this game instantly that close oh man it down almost by got got to create got to create a turnover Julian Hower heard us and he went okay yeah let me try to do that up the field going right past my guy now I just got to track it down come on oh so close third career 400 yard game for MBT Hower oh that would have change the Dynamics of this football game maybe they can take it away here second and 10 MBT goes to leak tackled immediately well short of the first down and edmon will kick it away one more time mission accomplished by the Stan Peters defense they keep getting the back for their offense but three interceptions from Jake May has been a bit of a killer here today yeah Evon defense really stepping up and and the reason for the thumbs up I think from cloud Beth Thompson there was that he'll take that shorter gain punt the ball make Jake Mayer Go the Distance put his defense back on the field and not force it after Julian Hower came that close he went we not going to force anything [Applause] here Julian lets the block tick down Logan awaits the kick stands on his own 15 gets it away cleanly Logan has the back pedal and take it at the five stays on his feet finds a little bit of space here go pton Logan oh boy he's going to get to Midfield there's the block Logan one man can catch him with pup Logan down to the 20 to the 10 gone not a flag in sight with the house call and Calgary has life it's Labor Day do you expect anything less nope come on Logan deep punt possibly even outkicking the coverage team and Logan robs and weaves his way the distance and great hustle to get that last chance believe that [Applause] was 104 yards for Payton Logan there's an injured elf down on the Ste that's why we not yet for the extra [Applause] point NE O'Neal J he's up going walk off Manan has looked dangerous for years and he pulls that one [Applause] [Music] out weed his way through the coverage found some space at about the 40 and it was goodbye later let it go to work let it go to work I swear I saw everything you saw I'm like hell yeah I've seen that whole BR you like that well the key block on the return was on the kicker perz knocks it through and it's a seven-point game J Julian and the punter in a big return like this their job is not necessarily to make the tackle but to turn the returner back in to where the pursuit is coming from behind so watch Logan get out here now it's Cole Tucker stop it there there's the key block because if Julian gets outside then you got your returner going back and then the the pursuit can get to him but that big block putting Julia on his backside got Logan to the outside of the field and down that sideline and that's a big W and bur right there and then an escort the rest of the wad from lebros and McMahon erupts and we've got a long way to go we haven't even entered the most chaotic moments of this football game just yet three minutes looms ahead well and it happens where now no decision for Dave Dickinson he he just pounds his ball deep puts his defense out there and I mean about on side or not on side but before the three-minute warning you're kicking it deep Herz lets it [Applause] Fly taken by Mitchell tackle made just outside the 30 by Saint SE well now You' think that Edmonton wants to lean on that run game that has been so successful throughout the last four weeks their last four games just to bring It full circle McLoud bethle Thompson thrown for over 400 so you know they're confident there but I you know when you throw the ball and it bounces around bad things can happen my guess is they want to lean on that run game see if they can grind that clock a little bit however Calgary knows that too leak waits in behind his quarterback of course he'll get it and Le will take it ahead all way among others on the tackle and that'll set up a second down Labor Day classic living up to the name between Edmonton and Calgary settle in great finish on the way well an outstanding CFL season continues with week 14 lions and aletes on Friday Night Football and then Super Saturday Argos and red blacks will get us started the banjo Bowl on CTV and then these two teams will go at it up the highway in Edmonton that Saturday is going to be unreal now that game's not on TSN only on CTV and we'll have it for you from Winnipeg huge play here second and six Edmonton looking for a first down NBT he's going to look down the field and he's got Jones stays inside are you kidding me Jones in 10 touchdown M 10 and that might do it 73 yards to Kin Jones and Edmonton blows it open [Applause] again this puts a cloud Bethal Thompson at almost 500 y receiver Calgary number zero that penalty is declining result of the plays a touchdown and McLoud bethl Thompson in that situation doesn't get conservative doesn't sit on it with a Crosser or tries to go with a checkdown or anything like it what does he do a corner route deep corner to Tevin Jones wow kin Jones is at 208 yards two touchdowns on five catches and you probably didn't even start him in fantasy career high for MBT at 486 and Edmonton once again bounces the lead back up to 14 let's take a look at the route it's doer has to take away the inside because of the pressure he doesn't have any help deep so he's a little bit late to the party there thought he got there with the hands the concentration by Dev Jones didn't get distracted by the hand of doer in there and turned the corner play major foul unnecessary roughness andman Number 96 this is a misconduct 15yd penalty that will be enforced on the kickoff conratulations well the highest scoring team in the Canadian football league has hung 34 on the stamp Peters and McMahon three different receivers have 100 yard games and their quarterback situation is very good when you think about the game for McLoud bethl Thompson now and that Trey Ford will be completely healthy for the rematch next week two healthy quarterbacks one veteran passer from the pocket the dynamic that forward brings you with this game you throw for 500 you're starting you win the game you're starting in the rematch giddens has 115 yards Gino has 112 yards Jones has 208 yards 400 yards split up among those three receivers but that's been you know just to get back to McLoud bethl Thompson for a second early in the year when they were losing games he was putting up big numbers not 500 but big numbers and wasn't making those plays down the stretch in the fourth quarter and that led to after 0 and seven Trey for there goes Hill on the return up and over how about that KY Hill in his second CFL game already has a touchdown and now he's got another highlight yeah he's a keeper we'll keep him keep him in the lead he's got a touchdown tonight oh that athleticism pretty impressive stuff but just before that thinking back to the beginning of the Season looking at McLoud bethl Thompson inside of three minutes can he put together a drive there or a score to make it a two- possession game and take control again and wow did he deliver here woohoo Far Side drops one in pman he'll have that KY gray on his back that'll bring up second down now the Edmonton secondary is going to back off they'll give these cowg receivers lots of room make him throw it underneath in front of him and then rally to the [Applause] [Music] tackle be in trouble taken down Oakman got there and wrapped him up after he had a little bit of time in the pocket third down third down third down one stop one stop little coaching from Darius Jackson reminder to the defense it's third down get the stop here kill more time on the clock fourman pressure good coverage downfield third and 13 there is trouble again trying to get away from Brown returns Hees one down the field intercepted for good measure it's purfoy second of the game the fourth thrown by Jake May and that should be the final dagger well the fourth was a desperation throw the other three they'll have to break that down when they get to the film sessions but I'll tell you what let's give some credit a bunch of credit to this Edmonton defense all game long couple of plays by Calgary Bagon had himself a decent game but this defense has created turnovers and that's been the issue for Calgary when they win games they win the turnover battle when they don't they lose it purfoy with two bam with two May with four and he'll have to go back to the drawing board before traveling up to Edmonton on Saturday boy the standings get interesting as you mentioned messy it's amazing but messy this will put Edmonton and calary at eight points a piece and they are just behind the teams at the top we'll give you look at this look at this in the west skatan drops a dramatic game to Winnipeg so the bombers what is that four in a row for the bombers they're at 500 Beast gets the win in Victoria so they've got a little bit of an edge but it's it's anybody's ball game in the west well I know in the month of September Ebon gets Calgary that a home and home with Winnipeg yeah they get two huge games against Winnipeg two more te two more games between these two teams yeah they'll play next week and then again in early October I believe and that could be a huge one as well well the West is playing the West in the final yeah month and a half of the season that's for sure yeah Calgary's played 10 games only four of them against the West so far as Dickinson will call a timeout I walked by G Roy Simon Calgary before this game up in the Box here and I was talking to G Roy about his team and I said you know you guys you guys win today and you're right in the fight and he looked at me and without said oh we're going to win today oh very honestly great confidence okay all right I'm not sure if he if he thought his quarterback was going to throw for 500 yards well they've won four of five now and the one they lost was against Montreal and a yeah field goal missed from Bey late kind of changed that one so maybe it's maybe the tide is turning a bit here for Edmonton Calgary will have lost three in a row two in a row at home Julian just decides to boot this one down and through the end zone that'll make it a 15-point ball game yeah I'm not sure he wanted to do that but home and home cuz home and home doesn't matter they play two more times so you got to think about that too when they're playing West against West throughout the next seven weeks of the season because you want to look at points for and against and we'll get a chance to look at Logan Bonner here come up to finish this one off he's attempted eight passes so far this year completed half of them seconde man out of Utah State mop up Duty for [Applause] Calgary and completes the pass up to the 50 pass complet to number 85 Phil Phil one of the things that I think C's really got to work on they might have a guy here in Hill is is their run game though I mean they've had to juggle their there's Logan Bonner's numbers but you know they've had to juggle their Old Line talked about the last second scratch of Bryce Bell he's a a veteran up front they've had to make a bunch of changes throughout the season up there and that affects your run game I off the top we talked to about Edmonton's Great Run game and their offensive line has played together for five straight weeks and that chemistry is important in blocking for those tail backs so you know I think if Calgary's got to work on something bring some balance so that they can get a little bit of success running the ball yeah Calgary's had nine different offensive linemen start for them this season second most in the league I believe yeah this man has a problem for them tonight hman bounces back up he was a big mid-season Edition as well to this Edmonton [Music] defense Calgary won the Labor Day classic last year 3531 had taken 10 of the last 11 in this match up on this day this be a second down coming up after the completion to Philpot yeah be good to see philpac get a few more touches too I mean that one big play he made really kind of kickstarted Calgary although they couldn't close to a tie they could only close to the one possession behind coner another completion back to Philpot again steady di of Philpot here with Barner tackle made by Anderson with 48 seconds on the clock with this Edmonton Elks team now defense playing their front seven their linebacking core and the young guy in the secondary is playing maybe his best football in Cordell Jackson and you know when you think about that with Bratton and Kai gray being solid into the boundary you know and and those guys playing together for as long as they have they can lock down that short side and and the question in the early on issues were not not to put it on Cordell Jackson but he was the young guy trying to find his way and I mentioned off the top he's he's one of the guys that is now leading their team in knockdowns and interceptions all five of the guys you see in the secondary right there have multiple interceptions on the season two of them have multiple interceptions tonight almost another one another one that time that would have been the first of the year for Anderson so it's a secondary full of ball Hawks so far this season you know in credit to this this Elks team too that after the Payton Logan returned for a touchdown boy they didn't they weren't affected by you know a team back in the 0 and7 time that they would have coll after that they would have fumbled in and it would have been a touch exactly and they they didn't they marched out their offensively and hit the Deep one to T Jones third down Bon looking for the first gets hammered there by Morgan and he'll be stopped short that'll be a turnover on Downs as Anderson and Bagon go head tohe that lead to a late flag late flag [Music] still some chirping down on the field purfoy not happy oh we got to plant some seeds for the rematch right hry puts his hand up like I got him yeah relax after the play misconduct obal conduct 10 yards Edmonton number 48 it will be first down back 10 yards for Edmonton Nick Anderson Mon creef and Morgan have combined for 18 tackles in this game for the Edmonton [Music] defense Edmonton will have the ball to end the game and ml Bethal Thompson Edon has a quarterback problem they've got two that can start well yeah I you know listen I I I think Trey Ford has been instrumental in in getting this team on the right track with his two starts that he went two and0 on but he almost threw for 500 yards and that corner route to tein Jones with over two minutes to go that's what was missing with him and now he's made that play and it's the gator H out that was the final blow furius Jackson has a Labor Day classic Victory as MBT will take a knee and Edmonton's coming back up the highway with a win 3520 the final well we'll do it all again in about what 5 days or so six days or that'ss the stage nicely doesn't it five days do it again on Saturday up in Edmonton Calgary will be looking to snap a three- game slide suits yeah they need some balance in their offense and this Edmonton El team has feared it out for just the second time in the last 12 years Edmonton has taken the Labor Day classic away from the Calgary stamp Peters McLoud bethl Thompson a career high 486 yards and three passing touchdowns and it's four of the last five ending in Victory for the greed and Golds that'll do it for Labor Day Sports Center is next hi every BR welcome to sport Sport Center she's dicki I Mark Labor Day The Unofficial end of the summer but it's what many say is the start of the real CFL season we'll kick things off with both games and let's begin with the Battle of Alberta with the Elks looking to get a little bit closer to the stamps in the west standings yeah this one lived up to the term Labor Day classic of course though starting off on a somber note with a tribute to the gujo brothers Johnny and Matthew who passed away last week Calgary playing their first game since the passing of John guo multiple stampeder players ared to the game of flames Ino jerseys stamps also held a pregame ceremony that included 13 seconds of Silence in memory of Matthew and Johnny guo to the game now Trey forward active after missing backto back games with a rib injury but not starting El elect to keep McLoud Beth Thompson under Center late first half he finds Gino Lewis with the back shoulder fade Beth Thompson had 230 first half passing yards and has the Els ahead 136 at the break the second half now still 13-6 check out this run from Javon leag just breaks tackle after tackle and refuses to go down keeps moving for a huge 15 yd gain Le has run for over 250 yards over the last three weeks that's the Elks up for more points later in the drive bethl Thompson connects with wide open kin Jones for the score be Thompson's second TD pass of the day puts Edmonton ahead by 14 points to the fourth quarter now Alex lead now just seven trying to get this backt from own down the field to Le he's got it and he'll take it up to the 25 B box out picked up by Deon Jones what is happening and now he's off to the racist Midfield Jones will take it to the 40 he's going to take it to the 20 and he is tripped up at the one so close what is happening indeed unbelievable Lewis makes the catch then fumbles it but he heads up play from Jones to pick up the ball and take it all the way to the one Alex punch it in from there they would go on to win this Labor Day classic 3520 the final so after starting this season 0 and seven the AL have won four of their last five games it's just the second time of the last 12 R classic matchups with Calgary that Edmonton has won the Elks and stamps still meet two more times this season Edmonton hasn't won the season series against Calgary since 2015 let me correct myself the final was 34 to 20 now earlier in the day it was The Argonaut sticking on the ti cats Chad Kelly playing in his second game since being suspended for violating the League's gender-based violence policy tab's fans chanting no means no during argo's possessions and second play from scrimmage Kelly drops back supension and will get picked off by Richard Leonard Toronto would challenge for a defensive pass interference but the call would stand a great start for Hamilton and then just two plays later bivi Mitchell looking deep finding his favorite Target and Tim White over the top loaded up over the Mitchell playing in his first Labor Day classic since 2019 he is 6 and0 in his career on Labor Day it's now 14-3 Hamilton and it was Mitchell looking deep again but how I react to this moment forget the playoffs today is Labor Day just win and right on Q Tim wh walking in B Levi on fire he really does love Labor Day Mitchell's second touchdown of the quarter as the ti catch jump out to a commanding 21 to3 lead after one now back to Kelly it's 24 to9 under three to play in the half Kelly finds deis Daniels for the short score Toronto going for two and it's Kelly who keeps it himself Jamal Peters goes low and flips Kelly into the end zone however after they reviewed it it's ruled the ball never crossed the goal line so it's the tie cats up 2715 at the half third quarter Toronto's opening score or opening drive and they do score it's Kelly who scrambles again makes a couple Defenders Miss and this time finds the End Zone Toronto down just five fourth quarter gain tied at 20 under four minutes to play Mitchell facing second and 14 from the Argos 39 and he's sacked bringing out mark legio for a 55 yd field goal Leo I have to say it had the leg and gets it through the uprights the ti cat snap a four game late R day classic losing streak 31- 28 is your final Bal by Mitchell improving to 7 and0 in Labor Day Classics Sunday was the first first time Chad Kelly has lost to the ti cats Hamilton has won the first two meetings against tronald this season giving them the season series for the first time since 2019 and after the win Mitchell celebrated with the TSN panel B let's start with this performance and 7 and0 now for yourself in Labor Day games you know you love playing on this day but for this team in the four game losing streak coming in and then putting home a performance like that in front of the home crowds what does it mean to you it means a lot to be able to come out here in front of these fans they they they work so hard in this city and uh to show the other city that you were not going to mention you know what we're made of over here in hammertown uh it was awesome it's just a great great job from the team coming out getting a win a word for your quarterback he's now seven and0 in labor days but his first win here at Tim Orton field on this day hey congratulations man keep on balling we not finished yet we're not done yet so here's how the CFL standings are shaping up the West is wide open with the bombers and liines tied at the top but every team can still catch first place the ARG go up and down season continued uh they haven't won or lost more than two games in a row this season uh dating back to last year the ows have won 18 of their last 19 games including the playoffs they are the class of the league so far uh with more on Labor Day Monday here's keress in the panel alongside Davis Sanchez Matt dunigan Milt steagle and what a week in the CFL it was once again Labor Day weekend does not disappoint we've been across the country and back and of course ending here in Hamilton it's all quiet now but our first game of the day this place was absolutely rocking and Maddie that is because the Hamilton Tiger Cats they' finally got a win after that four game slide and let me tell you Bo Levi Mitchell he loves playing on Labor Day he's a perfect seven and0 and he was great in this one and that crazy number and the fact that he hadn't started in one of these since 2019 and to go out here and this crowd when he needed to uh when this this is do or die you can't go to three uh two and 10 so they moved to three and N is because of B and Tim White and he was dialed in in the Deep ball like old B and he dialed it back and he was in every moment every he he he was a conduit for for the energy in this at Tim Horton's field and his favorite Target of course was Tim White what I liked was Bo right in this late of the first half he checked it down down they kicked the field goal and that ended up being the deciding points but you saw him take pulled up ball down a couple times two carries for 25 yards that's insane numbers for Bo Levi Mitchell at this stage of his career because he just doesn't do that it was just in phenomenal effort from their leader and and and the and the crowd was absolutely on fire because of it yeah the leader and the crowd you said it in KB you mentioned it the energy in this place today was special it was awesome and you know that's why football is such a great spectator sport is because fans can resonate with this physicality they can feel the passion and it was it's not always at this level it's always physical and football because you got to come and bring it every day when you play this game but it was extra special today and it's it's easy for us to look at the changes the tiat made this a two-9 was a two-9 football team going into the day but if you don't play your best football you could lose to anybody it's easy for us to look at the change they made bringing in Chris Jones as defensive coordinator as the big change of why why why they played better football today but I really think it was the pass not to take away anything Chris Jones did because he's a smart football man but the passion that this team had the physicality they play with to me that was the biggest thing and it was all about these teams at the bottom of their division trying to work their way uh first it was the Hamilton Tiger Cats and then it was the Edmonton Elks and it was funny because before this game we said okay we know mlod Bethal Thompson's the starter but Trey Ford's right there what's MBT going to do well MBT had a career day melt yeah he showed out he showed out and it's a luxury having a quarterback like M be Thompson uh at Your Arsenal because he's able to do big things and we know that this man led the the Toronto organiz to a great Cup Championship a few years back he was having a good year this year yes they were struggling as a team but he was putting up some good numbers and when they put in Trey forward they kept it going and Trey for got hurt and he stepped in and he's done a great job so McLoud bethl Thompson deserves a lot of credit he didn't cry he didn't pout yes he wanted to be the starter but he understood that they needed to make a change and when he got his opportunity to shine again he did just that when you go out and you throw for almost 500 yards and three touchdowns you deserve to start again I'm not saying Trey Ford is in their future but when it comes next week mlau bethl Thompson needs to be their starting quarterback in my opinion I don't know about you guys but I'm kind of sad when Labor Day weekend is over because it's such an exciting weekend the crowds are amazing the fans are all into it but at the same time as they always say this is when the real season begins and there's still a lot of football to be played in the CFL as we send it back to Sports Center all right new on SC let's hear now from McLoud bethl Thompson with Farhan L I know you're going to want to talk about the team but I've got to ask you about your performance 486 yards a career high how'd you feel up there today I honestly didn't know it was that high until uh someone told me right here at the end so it was just a a good team we wanted to focus on coming out in the third quarter and that was a beautiful drive we had for about about 10 minutes there in the third quarter that really shifted this game and then when stuff happened in the fourth quarter we don't Flinch so um just happy to be a part of this group I love this team we got some good people and we got some good football players so Labor day is always special and it was it was a good game they got the kick return touchdown brought it to within one score second down everyone thinks you might get conservative and try to run it and kick it and you go deep to Tevin Jones take me through the confidence to execute that play well especially on the on the drive before before that kick I felt like we could have pushed it a little bit too but you know the spart play the the hand off I checked it down I felt like H I should have probably pushed it down the field a little bit shooter shoot so that's what I do uh T's living right man uh he's the dragon so he's living right right now at a beautiful route and he just caught it and turned up and just shout out to my teammates it's a it's a it's a good squad man we got good people in that lock room one of those people is Trey Ford who you've been very supportive of you've been through a lot you now get back in You author this kind of performance so what are your expectations about who starts going forward yeah it doesn't matter it doesn't matter I got I told Trey at the beginning of this year like I I have his back unequivocally so it doesn't matter who plays this week doesn't matter who plays next week we got two good quarterbacks and and that's fortunate to be in that situation so I truly I'm rooting for the best for him and I hope he's doing the same and like yeah who it doesn't matter we got to win football games and that's what it comes down to and I love his ability I love to watch him play football and I hope he loves watching me play football so uh he's a great kid and it it doesn't matter congrats enjoy it thank you I love you AA happy labor day now look at week 14 in the CFL with odds powered by FanDuel the lions are underdogs as they travel back East to visit the alow on Friday night a Montreal is off of by week and 18-1 dating back to last September then it's a triple header on Saturday starting with the red blacks at home to the Argos the bomber slight favorites in the banjo bowl and the week wraps up with the rematch of the battle of Alberta en