EDMONTON — Rookie quarterback James Franklin threw one touchdown and ran in another as the Edmonton Eskimos beat the Toronto Argonauts 38-15 on Friday.
The win moved the Eskimos (6-3) back into a first-place in the CFL’s West Division with the Calgary Stampeders. Edmonton was coming off a 49-20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week.
Toronto saw a three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 6-3 on the season.
Franklin, making his first career start in place of Matt Nichols, engineered a 92-yard opening drive before capping it off by eluding a tackle and scrambling 18 yards into the end zone for an early 7-0 lead.
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Franklin hit Derel Walker with a 53-yard pass, setting up a 23-yard Grant Shaw field goal on Edmonton’s second drive.
Toronto got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, getting a single on a missed Swayze Waters field goal attempt. The Eskimos responded with a punt single.
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