Mills' 49-yard TD with 29 seconds left lifts Stampeders past Ticats 28-23
Calgary improved to 5-6 with the comeback win at McMahon Stadium, as backup quarterback Josh Love threw his first career CFL touchdown pass in place of injured starter Vernon Adams Jr.
Dedrick Mills broke free for a 49-yard touchdown run with 29 seconds remaining, lifting the Calgary Stampeders to a 28-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday at McMahon Stadium. The Stampeders missed the two-point convert but sealed the victory when linebacker Kyle Wilson intercepted a pass from Hamilton backup quarterback Jake Dolegala on the final play. Mills finished with 118 yards on 14 carries.
With starter Vernon Adams Jr. sidelined by a head injury, Josh Love made his first CFL start for Calgary, completing 25 of 36 passes for 274 yards and throwing his first career touchdown pass to Ajou Ajou. Kicker Rene Paredes, playing his first game of the season after a training-camp groin injury, made five field goals for the Stampeders, who improved to 5-6.
Hamilton's Tre Ford threw touchdown passes to Myron Mitchell and Kenny Lawler, completed 15 of 24 passes for 212 yards and ran for 80 yards on six carries. Marc Liegghio added three field goals for the Tiger-Cats (4-8), who have now lost two straight games.
Calgary trailed 20-16 early in the fourth quarter after a Ford-to-Lawler touchdown, but Paredes kicked two more field goals to pull the Stampeders within a point before Mills' game-winning run. Ajou's touchdown made him the 13th different Calgary player to score this season, giving the Stampeders the CFL lead in that category.
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