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Ray leads Eskimos to fourth-quarter comeback win

Fri 4th, July 2008

Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - Ricky Ray threw for 448 yards on 27-of-41 passing, and completed a go-ahead touchdown pass to Jason Tucker with 55 seconds left, lifting the Edmonton Eskimos to a 34-31 win over the Calgary Stampeders.

Ray had three touchdown passes overall, and Kelly Campbell caught two of them, finishing with eight receptions for 158 yards for the Eskimos (1-1). Tucker had four catches for 93 yards as Edmonton won the Battle of Alberta.

Henry Burris went 23-for-35 passing and accumulated 330 yards and three touchdowns, but threw two interceptions as Calgary (1-1) lost its first game of the season.

Jeremaine Copeland and Nik Lewis each caught four passes, one for a touchdown, while Joffrey Reynolds ran for 74 yards and one touchdown on 11 attempts.

The Eskimos led 25-17 heading into the fourth quarter, and kicker Noel Prefontaine missed a 47-yard field goal with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining. Edmonton got the single, but left the door open for the Stampeders to come back.

Burris then led Calgary on a quick drive punctuated by a quick strike. After a 10-yard pass to Ken-Yon Rambo brought the club up to its own 45-yard line, Burris connected with Ralph for 65 yards and a touchdown. Sandro DeAngelis converted the kick, bringing Calgary within 26-24.

After Edmonton added another single, Calgary got the ball back with 2:04 remaining. Burris made passes of 33 yards, to Ryan Thelwell, and 27 yards to Ralph. A 20-yard pass to Lewis completed the drive, and vaulted the Stampeders to a 31-27 lead, their first lead of the game.

But the Eskimos took the ball with about 1 1/2 minutes on the clock. After Ray completed a 27-yard pass to Campbell, Ray connected with Tucker for a touchdown as Edmonton took the lead right back.

Jordan Younger then intercepted a Burris pass on the ensuing Calgary possession to seal the win.

Ray got Edmonton on the board in the first quarter with a 32-yard touchdown strike to Campbell, though Burris' 15-yard touchdown throw with one second left in the stanza knotted things headed into the second.

There, the Eskimos started to pull away; Campbell caught an eight-yard throw to end a three-play, 71-yard drive with a touchdown, and Prefontaine had field goals of 26 and 19 yards. Edmonton also added a single in the quarter, boosting its lead to 21-7 at the half.

Reynolds, though, opened the third-quarter scoring a little more than two minutes in by scampering into the end zone from eight yards out, to get Calgary back in the game.

Prefontaine and DeAngelis each booted a field goal, and Edmonton added another single, keeping the Eskimos in front headed into the final quarter.

Game Notes

Edmonton committed just one turnover, while Calgary had three...Calvin McCarty was the Eskimos' leading rusher with 31 yards on two attempts; the team had only 51 rushing yards total...Ralph finished with two catches for 92 yards for Calgary.