Elks erase 18-point deficit, beat Stampeders 38-28 in Calgary on Labour Day

The Edmonton Elks erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Calgary Stampeders 38-28 in the CFL on Monday.

Elks running back Justin Rankin's 50-yard rushing touchdown and Vincent Blanchard's convert gave Edmonton its first lead of the Labour Day game with just over four minutes remaining.

Edmonton (9-3) scored 24 points in the last 10 minutes of the game for a third straight victory.

Kaion Julien-Grant and Austin Mack caught touchdown passes and ShunDerrick Powell and Cole Snyder scored rushing touchdowns for the Elks, who also overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in their previous game.

Blanchard kicked a 52-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and added five convert points.

Jalen Philpot and Clark Barnes caught touchdown passes and Quincy Vaughn scored on a short-yardage plunge for Calgary (5-7), which couldn't get to scoring or field-goal range in the final four minutes.

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Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes kicked field goals from 36 and 42 yards and three convert points in front of an announced crowd of 16,346 people at McMahon Stadium.

The Elks remained atop the West Division and ahead of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-4). The Stampeders stayed in the division's cellar behind the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the B.C. Lions, both at 6-6.

Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo completed 17 of 31 pass attempts for 181 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. He was intercepted once.

After sitting out a win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with a concussion, Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was 15 for 29 in passing for 214 yards and a pair of touchdown throws.

Adams took a helmet to the head late in the first quarter. Edmonton linebacker Nick Anderson