Surging Elks rally with late Ford touchdown to tip Roughriders 36-27
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The Edmonton Elks are on a roll behind a running game that has been dominating opponents, racking up 265 yards rushing on Friday in beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-27.
With their fourth win in their last five CFL games, the Edmonton Elks are literally off and running.
The Elks, who started the season 0-9, are on a roll behind a running game that has been dominating opponents. Edmonton racked up 265 yards rushing on Friday night in beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-27 at Mosaic Stadium.
That performance comes on the heels of a 25-23 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Sept. 9 where the Elks totaled 226 yards rushing. Combined with the electric skills of quarterback Tre Ford, whose scrambling ability is a dangerous weapon, the Elks have found an offensive formula that works.
“A big piece (of the streak) has been the run game. If you look at the stats, like the run game has been phenomenal,” said Ford, who was 13 of 20 passing for 170 yards while gaining 70 yards rushing on eight carries.
“We ran for 270 today and last week we were over 200, so when you can run the ball and control the clock, that’s going to open up the pass game for me so it’s making my job easier.
“Our offence right now is playing at a really high pace and we’re executing at a decent level. I wouldn’t say high level, we still had a decent amount of mistakes today. We still have a lot of room to improve but 36 is a lot of points.”
Edmonton tailback Kevin Brown set a career high rushing mark for the second consecutive week. He rushed for 143 yards in last week’s victory over the Stampeders but he topped that total on Friday, gaining 175 yards on 19 carries. He added a touchdown on 35-yard run.
While he gained a lot of yards between the tackles, Brown’s touchdown run was a dash around the right end and down the sideline to the end zone.
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