Toronto 43, Hamilton 35
When: 6:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 30, 2017
Where: Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance:
24067
By Gracenote
Argonauts 43, Tiger-Cats 35 (OT): Ricky Ray threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead 13-yard toss to DeVier Posey in overtime, to lift visiting Toronto past Hamilton.
Ray completed 25-of-38 passes while Posey made seven catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns for the Argonauts (7-7), who have won three straight games for the first time since October 2015. Armanti Edwards caught a scoring pass and backup quarterback Cody Fajardo added a rushing TD for Toronto, which opened a three-point lead atop the East Division.
Jeremiah Masoli went 18-of-32 for 288 yards and two touchdowns for the Tiger-Cats (3-10), who failed to pick up a first down on their overtime possession. C.J. Gable rushed for a season-high 157 yards and a pair of TDs while Brandon Banks had three receptions for 100 yards and a score for Hamilton, which led by 14 points early in the fourth quarter.
Banks turned a short pass into a 58-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage before Martese Jackson returned a punt 92 yards to even the contest at 7-7 after one quarter. Ray found a wide-open Edwards from 15 yards out to give Toronto its first lead at 14-10 before Sergio Castillo kicked a 19-yard field goal and Luke Tasker caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left in the first half to help put the Tiger-Cats in front 21-14.
Marcus Ball recovered a fumble deep in Hamilton territory to set up Fajardo's 1-yard score that tied the game before Gable answered with a pair of 3-yard touchdown runs to put the Tiger-Cats on top 35-21 early in the fourth quarter. Lirim Hajrullahu connected on kicks from 47 and 16 yards to pull the Argonauts within eight points with 5:40 to go before Posey made a diving 25-yard TD catch and James Wilder Jr. ran for the 2-point conversion with 33 seconds left to force overtime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wilder was held to 49 rushing yards after gaining 331 on the ground in his previous two games but converted a pair of vital 2-point attempts. … Hamilton WR Jalen Saunders made five catches for 121 yards. … Toronto registered its first win at Tim Hortons Field since the stadium opened in September 2015. … Tiger-Cats WR Andy Fantuz had three receptions for 23 yards in his first game since tearing his ACL 11 months ago.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Toronto |
|
Hamilton |
DeVier Posey | Player |
Jalen Saunders
|
7 |
Receptions |
5 |
104 |
Yards |
121 |
14.9 |
Avg Yards |
24.2 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
31 |
Long |
38 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Toronto
|
391 |
61 |
330 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Hamilton
|
477 |
189 |
288 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
3 |
Upcoming Games
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Hamilton will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Tiger-Cats have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .222 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Saskatchewan. The Argonauts have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .571 after a loss.