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Canadian Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Toronto 42, Ottawa 41
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 2, 2018
Where: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 11857
Argonauts 42, Redblacks 41: McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns, including a 23-yard scoring strike to Armanti Edwards with one second left in the fourth quarter that helped Toronto complete a stunning comeback against visiting Ottawa.

Bethel-Thompson was 25-of-37 and added 54 yards on the ground as the Argonauts (2-5) erased a 24-point deficit to end their three-game skid. S.J. Green hauled in nine passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns, James Wilder Jr. accounted for 115 yards from scrimmage and short-yardage quarterback James Franklin added a pair of rushing TDs for Toronto.

Trevor Harris completed 27-of-35 passes for 381 yards and two touchdowns while Dominique Davis rushed for a score for the Redblacks (4-3), who led 38-14 late in the third quarter. Diontae Spencer made eight catches for 145 yards and a TD to go along with a special-teams score while Brad Sinopoli had seven receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown for Ottawa, which saw its modest two-game winning streak come to an end.

Sinopoli made a leaping 17-yard TD and Brendan Gillanders ran for the 2-point conversion to open the scoring before Martese Jackson's 46-yard punt return led to Franklin's 1-yard scoring plunge that pulled Toronto within one point after one quarter. The Redblacks took control by scoring 21 straight points as Davis found the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback sneak, Anthony Cioffi recovered a muffed punt for a touchdown and Spencer caught a 17-yard TD pass en route to 28-7 lead at intermission.

Bethel-Thompson threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Green early in the third quarter before Lewis Ward kicked a 17-yard field goal and Spencer returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown to help Ottawa pull ahead 38-14. Franklin rushed for a 1-yard touchdown late in the third and Green made an 11-yard TD catch early in the fourth to close the gap to 38-26 before Wilder turned a screen pass into a 20-yard score with 3:09 remaining, and Bethel-Thompson avoided a sack to throw a perfect strike to Edwards to win it.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Ottawa was without LB Kyries Hebert, who was put on the six-game injured list with a lower-body issue. … Toronto has used eight different starting QBs since Oct. 23, 2015. … Ward converted both of his attempts to extend his successful field-goal streak to 19 in a row. … Jackson accumulated 126 punt-return yards, including a key 70-yard scamper to set up Wilder's touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Ottawa   Toronto
William Powell Player James Wilder Jr.
14 Attempts 17
35 Yards 73
2.5 Avg Yards 4.3
0 Touchdowns 0
13 Long 10
Receiving
Ottawa   Toronto
Diontae Spencer Player S.J. Green
8 Receptions 9
145 Yards 134
18.1 Avg Yards 14.9
1 Touchdowns 2
43 Long 48
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Ottawa 427 46 381 5 2 1 1.0 1
Toronto 433 131 302 6 1 1 1.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against BC. The Argonauts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Montreal. The RedBlacks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.