Stampeders stomp on Blue Bombers 52-30
WINNIPEG – Tyreik McAllister put together among the rarest of performances in the CFL on Friday night, scoring three different ways to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a dominating 52-30 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. McAllister became the first player in league history to record a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a kick return touchdown all in a single game. The 28-year-old running back opened the scoring with a 17-yard run, hauled in a 56-yard TD pass, and returned a missed field goal 118 yards for a major.All three touchdowns came in the first half.“They told me at the end of the game and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy,'” McAllister said after the game.
- ▪WINNIPEG – Tyreik McAllister put together among the rarest of performances in the CFL on Friday night, scoring three different ways to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a dominating 52-30 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- ▪McAllister became the first player in league history to record a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a kick return touchdown all in a single game.
- ▪The 28-year-old running back opened the scoring with a 17-yard run, hauled in a 56-yard TD pass, and returned a missed field goal 118 yards for a major.All three touchdowns came in the first half.“They told me at the end of the game and I w
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- ▪ Stampeders stomp on Blue Bombers 52-30 while McAllister makes history — The Globe and Mail
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WINNIPEG – Tyreik McAllister put together among the rarest of performances in the CFL on Friday night, scoring three different ways to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a dominating 52-30 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. McAllister became the first player in league history to record a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a kick return touchdown all in a single game. The 28-year-old running back opened the scoring with a 17-yard run, hauled in a 56-yard TD pass, and returned a missed field goal 118 yards for a major.All three touchdowns came in the first half.“They told me at the end of the game and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy,'” McAllister said after the game.
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