Argonauts lose first game of CFL season, Stampeders earn first home win MORE:
The Stampeders avoided falling to 2-6 to start a season for the first time since 2004 and halted the winning streak of the defending Grey Cup champions .
With Argonauts starter Chad Kelly limping in the second quarter, Cameron Dukes drew in to play the remainder of the game. Calgary rushed the ball for a season high 168 yards, with Dedrick Mills accounting for 137 on 27 carries, against an Argonaut defence ranked second in the CFL at stopping the run. Calgary led 17-10 at halftime thanks to a special teams touchdown on the final play of the second quarter. Calgary's Griffin recovered the loose ball in Toronto's end zone when Argonaut Javon Leake fumbled a punt.
Calgary struck first in the opening quarter, but Toronto quickly countered to knot the score 7-7 when Kelly and Phillips combined on a 66-yard pass and run to the end zone.
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