Edmonton Elks shutout again in record-setting home loss to Lions – Edmonton | 24CA News
After not being shutout since 1976, the Edmonton Elks have now managed to go with no scoring some extent in two video games this season — as soon as, on June 17, when the B.C Lions beat them 22-0 in Vancouver.
The most up-to-date event? Last evening at Commonwealth Stadium, because the Lions picked aside the Elks 27-0, dropping them to 0-8 on the 12 months.
The loss was a historic one — their twenty first straight defeat at dwelling, which is now a CFL and North American professional sports activities file.
“We didn’t have the game we wanted,” lamented linebacker Adam Konar, who was a part of an Elks protection that allowed 425 yards of complete offence within the loss.
The Lions opened the scoring on a discipline objective from former Edmonton kicker Sean Whyte earlier than the B.C offense began rolling. A move interference name on cornerback Marcus Lewis arrange a Justin McInnis landing and earlier than the half was over, one other discipline objective was transformed and it gave B.C a commanding 16-0 lead on the break.
The second half opened with the Lions consuming up time and changing one other landing drive, giving them a 23-0 lead earlier than the Lions tacked on 4 extra factors to convey the sport to 27-0.
Penalties performed a significant function on this sport, with the Elks taking 13 of them for 177 yards. Taylor Cornelius was 16 in 30 within the loss with two interceptions, one coming late with a decide to the Lions’ Bo Lokombo, which elicited extra raucous and indignant boos from the group at Commonwealth Stadium.
“If changes need to be made, we’ll make them,” stated head coach Chris Jones throughout the Points After Show on 630 CHED.
For Jones, the loss appeared all of the extra complicated, as to him, it appeared just like the workforce had an excellent week of apply.
“I’ve never been in this situation,” stated Jones. “Typically, we’ve learned to play good football. To be in the situation that we’re in, it’s just foreign.”
The Elks are off this week with a bye earlier than returning for one more dwelling sport Thursday, Aug. 10 vs the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kickoff in that sport is at 7:00 p.m. Coverage from Commonwealth Stadium will begin at 5:30 p.m. on 630 CHED with the Countdown to Kickoff.
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