Elks still chasing their 1st win of CFL season after losing 26-7 to Redblacks

Tyrie Adams picked up his first profession win in his first CFL begin Friday evening 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 nicely, going 19 for 33 for 214 yards and one landing. He was picked off 3 times and sacked 4 within the loss.

It had been 640 days since Ottawa final gained at TD Place. The final win was additionally in opposition to 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 obtained on the board within the third quarter on a drive that began with an unlucky punt by Richie Leone that allowed Edmonton to begin its drive from midfield.

5 performs later Doege related with Maurice Ffrench for a three-yard TD move. Edmonton’s two-point conversion try failed leaving it trailing 16-6 late within the third quarter.

Ottawa prolonged its lead on the subsequent drive with a 41-yard subject 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 means of the fourth quarter when Demontre Tuggle ran the ball in 9 yards for his first profession TD. Adams made a strong block on the play as Ottawa took a 26-7 lead.

The Redblack had a strong opening half.

They opened the scoring after benefiting from defensive move interference on Siaosi Mariner and turned it right into a 35-yard subject aim 10 minutes into the sport.

Simply over one minute later Ottawa took a 10-0 lead when Marco Dubois took an Adams move 54 yards for the primary offensive TD of the season.

A pair of 51 and 15-yard subject targets by Ward within the second quarter accomplished the Redblacks’ scoring within the opening half.

Edmonton is again in motion subsequent Thursday in opposition to Saskatchewan, whereas Ottawa heads to Hamilton to tackle Hamilton subsequent Saturday.