Rene Paredes kicks late field goal as Stampeders beat Eskimos 30-27

EDMONTON – Rene Paredes kicked a 44-yard field goal on the final play of the game as the Calgary Stampeders earned a 30-27 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday night.

There was a strange finish to the contest.

The Eskimos had a chance to take the lead with 1:24 remaining in the fourth on a 38-yard Grant Shaw field-goal attempt, but the snap was bobbled and the kick was into the backs of his linemen.

Edmonton looked to have gotten the ball back on the next play on a TJ Hill interception but the play was called back on a roughing the passer call.

The absurdity continued as Joe West looked to have had a big catch deep in Edmonton territory with one minute left, but the ball was punched out of his hands and returned to Calgary’s 19-yard line by Weldon Brown.

However, the play was called back as it was ruled the pass was incomplete.

Paredes went out to kick the field goal on the final play of the game and was wide, but the Eskimos had called a timeout and he got a chance to successfully kick it over.

The Stampeders will now face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in next weekend’s West Division semifinal. With the loss, the Eskimos will now crossover to the East Division and take on the Toronto Argonauts in the East semi.