EDMONTON – It may have been the last game of the season for the Edmonton Elks, regardless of the outcome, but they left it all on the field against the Toronto Argonauts.

Lead changes, massive turnovers and forcing overtime were part of the back-and-forth between the two teams, but the Elks battled until the final whistle to end their season on a high note.

Here are CFL.ca’s three key stats from the Elks’ Week 21 win over the Argonauts.

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406 – COMBINED YARDS FROM TRE FORD

The Edmonton Elks had already been eliminated from the playoff race and with Three Fordswith his contract expiring at the end of the year, questions arose as to whether he would return to Edmonton in 2025. Although that question was not answered until the end of the game, Ford’s devotion to the Elks and winning his final game. the season was

Ford threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns in the win and also added 81 yards on the ground, throwing two touchdown passes of over 40 yards in the win and pushing the Elks to force overtime, which eventually led to a win as he connected with Zach Mathis for a touchdown with less than a minute to play.

31 – IV QUARTER POINTS

In the fourth quarter, the Argonauts outscored the Elks 20-9, holding a comfortable lead despite injuries to Cameron Dukes and Damonte Coxie forcing the reserve players into the game.

But the Elks would answer with 21 points in the final frame of action, though the Argonauts responded to Edmonton’s scoring with points of their own given the 10 points, including a final one. Lirim Hajrullahu 16-yard field goal attempt ties the score at 30-30 to force overtime.

1 – POINTS REQUIRED IN WALK-OFF ROUGE

Of course, there can only be one field goal play in overtime, but the game came down to the Elks making the decision to either attempt a field goal or attempt a game-ending red after Toronto failed to to enroll. their turn at crime.

Edmonton decided to put their faith in Jake Julien, who scampered 54 yards into the Toronto end zone and scored a single to secure a season-ending victory for Edmonton.