Tiger-Cats win first road game of season with victory over Stampeders

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats won their first road game this season and their first game in Calgary in 18 years in a 35-32 victory over the Stampeders on Friday.

Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans threw to Tim White in the end zone with 11 seconds remaining in the game for the winning score.

Evans completed 17 of 25 passes for 244 yards, and also scored a one-yard rushing touchdown.

Calgary third-string quarterback and short-yardage specialist Tommy Stevens had given the Stampeders a five-point lead with 63 seconds remaining in the game on a one-yard plunge.

Stampeder quarterback Jake Maier, who was intercepted three times in the first half, completed 26 of 35 passes for 251 yards and made touchdown throws to William Langlais and Tre Odoms-Dukes.

Calgary's Rene Paredes kicked field goals from 34, 39, 26 and 41 yards.

Third in the East Division, Hamilton (6-10) is trying to fend off the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-10) in the West seeking to take a playoff spot via a crossover.

The Stampeders (10-6) had already secured a West Division playoff berth, but are in a race with the B.C. Lions (10-5) for second in the West and the right to host the division semifinal Nov. 6.

The Lions are at home Saturday to the defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-2), who will finish first in the West and host the division final Nov. 13.

Hamilton strung together two straight wins for the first time this season following a win over the Roughriders last week, while Calgary suffered its first loss to an East Division opponent.

The Tiger-Cats hadn't won at McMahon since July 4, 2004 before Friday's victory there.

Calgary amassed 183 rushing yards to Hamilton's 56 in front of an announced 20,589 at McMahon Stadium, where a hard north wind