Elks' Blanchard boots CFL-record nine field goals, wins weekly honour
Vincent Blanchard's record-setting kicking performance headlined a trio of CFL weekly award winners announced Tuesday, alongside quarterbacks Nathan Rourke and Vernon Adams Jr.
The CFL named Vincent Blanchard of the Edmonton Elks its special teams player of the week after he kicked a CFL-record nine field goals in a 37-35 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Blanchard sent the game to overtime with a 27-yard kick with one second left in regulation, then added field goals of 35 and 37 yards in the extra session.
Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions and Vernon Adams Jr. of the Calgary Stampeders were named the league's offensive players of the week. Rourke completed 22 of 28 passes for 375 yards and a season-high four touchdowns as the Lions beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-24, moving into second place in the West Division. It was his 10th 300-yard passing game of the season.
Adams threw for 422 yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-30 passing in Calgary's 45-31 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks, marking his second 400-yard game this season. Both Rourke and Adams posted perfect passer efficiency ratings of 158.3.
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