He’d never scored four touchdowns in a game before, let alone four in a half as he did Saturday night — tying a record set by franchise legend Geroy Simon.
Late in the second quarter, Lions QB Nathan Rourke scrambled to his left, looked downfield, and threw a frozen rope a yard off the turf, where only Lucky Whitehead could catch it. But he wouldn’t have had the time to make the throw if Butler hadn’t stepped up to make a block on Edmonton’s Enock Makonzo, knocking the onrushing DB onto his backside.Article content“I was like, ‘Thank you.’ I’ve never had a referee say that before. Even 43 was like, ‘Yeah, you got me.
“The last three or four games of last year he really showed up, and you could see there was growth happening,” said head coach Rick Campbell. “He came to camp in shape ready to go. It changes the game when he can run through an arm tackle or make a guy miss. The O-line did a great job blocking, but when you have a running back that can create something extra out of it, it definitely helps the cause.