CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders continued their impressive comeback season Monday with a 28-7 victory over the Edmonton Elks in the Labour Day Classic.

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. threw a touchdown pass to Dominque Rhymes. Tailback Dedrick Mills quietly rushed for 106 yards on 17 carries. The diminutive Erik Brooks scored the first return touchdown of his CFL career.

And the Calgary defence piled up four sacks and kept its northern rivals out of the end zone all afternoon.

With the defeat, the Elks snapped their three-game winning streak. They remain in the West Division basement with a record of 4-7.

With the win, the Stampeders (8-3) maintain second place in the West Division, just two points back of the first-place Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-2).

Not bad for a Calgary team that f

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