Tyrie Adams picked up his first profession win in his first CFL begin Friday night time because the Ottawa Redblacks defeated the Edmonton Elks 26-7.
Adams completed the sport 14 for 20 for 185 yards and one landing. He additionally had 31 yards dashing.
Jarret Doege additionally made his first CFL begin however didn’t fare as effectively, going 19 for 33 for 214 yards and one landing. He was picked off thrice and sacked 4 within the loss.
It had been 640 days since Ottawa final gained at TD Place. The final win was additionally towards the Elks — a 34-24 victory on Sept. 28, 2021.
With the win, Ottawa improves to 1-2-0 on the season whereas Edmonton falls to 0-4-0.
Trailing 16-0 at halftime, the Elks received on the board within the third quarter on a drive that began with an unlucky punt by Richie Leone that allowed Edmonton to start out its drive from midfield.
Five performs later Doege related with Maurice Ffrench for a three-yard TD cross. Edmonton’s two-point conversion try failed leaving it trailing 16-6 late within the third quarter.
Ottawa prolonged its lead on the following drive with a 41-yard discipline aim from Lewis Ward, his fourth of the sport, making it 19-6. Jake Julien picked up a single for the Elks with a deep punt.
The Redblacks scored their second offensive TD of the sport — and season — halfway by way of the fourth quarter when Demontre Tuggle ran the ball in 9 yards for his first profession TD. Adams made a stable block on the play as Ottawa took a 26-7 lead.
The Redblack had a stable opening half.
They opened the scoring after profiting from defensive cross interference on Siaosi Mariner and turned it right into a 35-yard discipline aim 10 minutes into the sport.
Just over one minute later Ottawa took a 10-0 lead when Marco Dubois took an Adams cross 54 yards for the primary offensive TD of the season.
A pair of 51 and 15-yard discipline objectives by Ward within the second quarter accomplished the Redblacks’ scoring within the opening half.
Edmonton is again in motion subsequent Thursday towards Saskatchewan, whereas Ottawa heads to Hamilton to tackle Hamilton subsequent Saturday.
