Stampeders erase 24-point deficit to best Tiger-Cats in OT thriller

Bo Levi Mitchell wanted to sprinkle his Calgary Stampeders teammates with praise after his team overcame a 24-point deficit to defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in overtime on Saturday.

The Stampeders (2-0) found themselves behind 24-0 late in the first half before they kicked into gear to score a 33-30 victory against the Ticats (0-2) in their home opener before 22,711 fans at Tim Hortons Field.

"I know a lot of people will be talking about our offence and me turning things around," said Mitchell, who completed 28 of 42 for 313 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Paredes went a perfect 4-for-4, including a game-tying 39-yard field goal as regulation time expired and a 35-yarder on Calgary's offensive possession to begin overtime.

Calgary linebacker Jameer Thurman picked off Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans at the Calgary 17-yard line to end the game. Stampeders safety Titus Wall also had an interception in the third quarter and stripped Evans on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter.

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Wall scampered in for a 45-yard score to tie the game at 30-30 with 4:12 remaining.

"We just kept preaching resiliency and making a play at the right time," Wall said.

"Everybody showed up at the right time," Mitchell added. "It sucked to be in that position, and a good team shouldn't be in that position. But all the guys stepped up and made the plays."

Evans didn't want to make a commotion on the disastrous third and inches, but he felt the whistle should have been blown before Wall made his big play.

Evans vowed to be better after the Ticats' fourth-quarter collapse in their season opener in Regina against the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week. That appeared to be the case