Hamilton 30, Edmonton 27
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, September 20, 2019
Where: The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance:
25694
By Gracenote
Tiger-Cats 30, Eskimos 27: Dane Evans threw three touchdown passes and Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift visiting Hamilton past Edmonton.
Evans completed 22-of-30 passes for 336 yards and Bralon Addison made four catches for 126 yards and a touchdown for Hamilton (10-3), which became the first team in the CFL to clinch a playoff berth. Brandon Banks had five receptions for 72 yards and a TD while Marcus Tucker finished with three catches for 54 yards and a score for the Tiger-Cats, who have won five of their last six games.
Logan Kilgore was 22-of-36 for 223 yards and a pair of touchdowns to go along with a rushing score but threw three interceptions for the Eskimos (6-7), who were without star quarterback Trevor Harris due to an arm injury. C.J. Gable accounted for 97 yards from scrimmage while Greg Ellingson caught three passes for 50 yards and a touchdown for Edmonton, which has lost four consecutive games.
Evans aired out touchdown passes to Banks (42 yards), Tucker (41) and Addison (76) as the Tiger-Cats raced out to a 21-0 first-quarter lead. Hajrullahu tacked on a 48-yard field goal to extend Hamilton's advantage before Kilgore threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to DaVaris Daniels on the last play of the second quarter to cut Edmonton's deficit to 24-7.
Ellingson hauled in a 32-yard TD pass in traffic following a fumble by Evans with 4:19 left in the third quarter to pull the Eskimos within seven points and Kilgore scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak early in the fourth to even the contest. Hajrullahu (38 yards) and Sean Whyte (48) traded field goals before the former banked in the game-winning attempt off the upright to win it for Hamilton.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Banks became the first Tiger-Cats player to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in three consecutive seasons since Darren Flutie accomplished the feat from 1999-2001. … Edmonton added QB Ricky Ray, who won two Grey Cups with the Eskimos (2003, 2005), to its Wall of Honour during a halftime ceremony. … Kilgore has thrown four touchdown passes compared to 14 interceptions in nine career CFL games. … Hamilton LB Simoni Lawrence made eight tackles to move past Baron Miles (504) for 36th place on the league's all-time list.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Hamilton |
|
Edmonton |
Bralon Addison |
Player |
C.J. Gable |
4 |
Attempts |
12 |
29 |
Yards |
49 |
7.2 |
Avg Yards |
4.1 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
11 |
Long |
12 |
Receiving
Hamilton |
|
Edmonton |
Bralon Addison | Player |
Greg Ellingson |
4 |
Receptions |
3 |
126 |
Yards |
50 |
31.5 |
Avg Yards |
16.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
76 |
Long |
32 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Hamilton
|
417 |
81 |
336 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
Edmonton
|
283 |
64 |
219 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Eskimos have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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Hamilton will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Tiger-Cats have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.