Jon Cornish just needed a rest.
Two weeks after coming up flat and then criticizing his offensive line in a crushing loss to the sa国际传媒 Lions, the Calgary Stampeders running back powered his team to a 31-20 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Thursday at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
Cornish, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while catching six passes for 47 more yards, said he relaxed during his team's bye week and returned with a fresh mind.
"Anytime you can reverse your fortunes from -1 to [170 yards], I would consider that a statement," he said. "The O-line was doing their thing tonight. And when they do that, it makes my life easy."
Calgary improves to 3-3 with its first road win of the season, while Hamilton falls to 3-3.
Most of the pregame hype surrounded the first meeting between Calgary quarterback Kevin Glenn and Hamilton counterpart Henry Burris since they were traded for each other in the off-season.
Glenn completed 15 of 28 pass attempts for 141 yards and one touchdown, while Burris went 21 of 40 for 267 yards, one TD and one interception. But it was Cornish who took over the storyline.
"That sometimes happens when you focus on two individuals, other individuals sneak in and make their way," said Glenn about Cornish's performance.
