EDMONTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats notched their second win of the season with a 44-28 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Sunday night time.
Bo Levi Mitchell threw a career-high 5 passing touchdowns within the profitable effort with Tim White (two), Luther Hakunavanhu, Jevoni Robinson and Kiondré Smith all on the receiving finish of the scores. Mitchell accomplished 17 of 25 passes for 316 yards and an interception within the win.
Operating again James Butler had 21 carries for 98 yards on the bottom and added three catches on three targets for 19 yards in his workforce’s win.
The Tiger-Cats defence held the Elks from scoring a landing till the fourth quarter of the sport. Tre Ford, who got here into the competition changing McLeod Bethel-Thompson within the remaining body, threw three landing passes to Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Gavin Cobb, and Eugene Lewis within the loss. Ford completed his night time finishing 10 of 15 passes for 121 yards to associate with the three majors.
Boris Bede was two-of-two on area targets whereas Bethel-Thompson linked on 10 of twenty-two passes for 85 yards and an interception by three quarters.
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The Elks, sporting a particular Indigenous emblem on their helmets, hit the sphere first on Sunday night time. Bethel-Thompson began the drive on his personal 26 and moved the chains into Hamilton territory spreading the ball round to his receivers (Hergy Mayala, Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Dillon Mitchell all with features of 11 on the drive).
On the Hamilton 35, Bethel-Thompson discovered Gittens Jr. once more for 18 yards and a primary down. The Tiger-Cats defence acquired into the sport on the subsequent play as Jonathan Moxey took down the Elks’ QB for a lack of 12. On second-and-22, Bethel-Thompson discovered Smith on the far sideline but it surely wasn’t sufficient for a recent set of downs. Boris Bede hit the sphere for the primary time on the night time and linked on his 26-yard area objective try to offer Edmonton a 3-0 lead with eight and a half minutes left within the opening body.
Edmonton’s defence made their first large play of the sport on the Ticats’ opening drive as Bo Levi Mitchell seemed for Steven Dunbar Jr. on his second move of the sport. Elks defensive again Marcus Lewis jumped in entrance of the route and hauled within the interception, his first of the season.
The Elks had simply two performs on the following drive and on third-and-one on the Hamilton 40, the workforce elected to trot out Bede for his second area objective try of the night time. He was good on the 47-yarder, cashing in on the turnover and including three extra factors to the house workforce’s lead (6-0).
After back-to-back runs from Butler (13 and 5 yards, respectively) when Mitchell and co. hit the sphere on the following possession, Shemar Bridges had his first catch of the night time for a nine-yard achieve to deliver the Tabbies on the Elks aspect of midfield. Just a few performs afterward second-and-four on the Edmonton 37, Mitchell threw an incomplete move to Luther Hakunavanhu mentioning third down. Marc Liegghio was good on his 45-yard area objective chopping Edmonton’s result in 6-3 with three and a half minutes left within the first quarter.
After Hamilton’s defence compelled a two-and-out, it seemed like Edmonton’s defence had achieved the identical. However Elks defensive again Jake Taylor, who was protecting Dunbar Jr., was referred to as for a move interference penalty on second-and-four mentioning a recent set of downs. After a Butler 13-yard run and back-to-back incomplete passes, Liegghio booted a 47-yard area objective to tie issues up at six because the opening quarter wrapped up.
Javon Leake opened the Elks’ first offensive possession of the second body for six and 7 yards out of the backfield however after back-t0-back incompletions from Bethel-Thompson, together with one which went off the arms of Hamilton’s Moxey’s arms, Edmonton needed to punt the ball away. Jake Julien’s 74-yard punt went into the tip zone including a single level to Edmonton’s rating (7-6).
Edmonton defensive lineman Elliott Brown acquired his third sack of the season, discovering Mitchell with a pleasant spin transfer across the edge for the QB take down on Hamilton’s first possession of the quarter. The Elks defence forcing the two-and-out meant the Ticats needed to punt the ball away.
The punters traded singles on the subsequent two possessions with Julien scored his second single of the night time for the Elks, sending his 58-yard punt into the tip zone (8-6). Then Nik Constantinou scored a single of his personal for Hamilton, punting the ball 70 yards into the tip zone (8-7).
Hamilton’s particular groups acquired in on the enjoyable after an Edmonton two-and-out, tallying their second punt block in as many video games. Kobe Jones acquired his arms on the Julien punt and DQ Thomas returned it to the Edmonton 12 with simply over two minutes left within the half. It solely took one play for Hamilton to attain with Mitchell discovering World participant Jevoni Robinson for the 12-yard rating. With the purpose after, Hamilton took a 14-8 lead.
Because the second quarter was winding down, Edmonton was seeking to transfer the chains into scoring place earlier than the break. Jamal Peters jumped in entrance of the move supposed for Eugene Lewis giving the ball again to Mitchell and the Tiger-Cats with simply over a minute on the clock.
Hamilton added one other rating on the turnover with Hakunavanhu’s 66-yard catch-and-run landing on the second play after the interception. With the finished convert, the Ticats took a 21-8 lead with 59 seconds left. That may be the ultimate scoring play because the half got here to an in depth.
The Ticats began the second half in their very own finish zone and moved the chains deep into Elks’ territory. On the Edmonton 16-yard line on second and 5, Mitchell discovered Tim White for the primary time within the sport and the receiver made it rely. White evaded a defender alongside the sideline and bumped into the tip zone for the landing rating. With the convert, Hamilton elevated their result in 28-8 with seven and half minutes left within the body.
Following an Edmonton two-and-out, Hamilton scored one other landing on the night time. Just a few performs into the drive, Mitchell discovered Kiondré Smith for a 59-yard main. After an unsuccessful two-point convert, the Tiger-Cats took a 34-8 lead with simply over three minutes left within the quarter.
After one other Edmonton two-and-out, the Ticats picked proper again up the place they left off on their final possession. Just a few performs into the drive, Mitchell eyed Dunbar Jr. down area, who hauled in a 42-yard move to deliver his workforce all the way down to the Elks’ seven-yard line. Mitchell threw his fifth passing landing of the night time, this time discovering White for the receiver’s second main. With the purpose after, Hamilton elevated their result in 41-8.
Tre Ford changed Bethel-Thompson at quarterback on the Elks’ ensuing drive.
Ford made fast work shifting down the sphere, and after a defensive move interference penalty on Richard Leonard, the Elks arrange store on Hamilton’s five-yard line. On second down, Ford discovered Gittens Jr. in the long run zone for the workforce’s first main of the night time. Edmonton went for 2 and was unsuccessful and Hamilton held onto a 41-14 lead with six minutes left within the contest.
The Ticats added three extra factors to their lead on their subsequent possession with Liegghio linked on his 35-yard try (44-14) with three and a half minutes left.
Ford scored his second landing in as many drives, a drive that included an unbelievable scramble out of the pocket to search out Leake down area for a 22-yard achieve, discovering Gavin Cobb for six. Eugene Lewis hauled within the two-point convert to chop Hamilton’s result in 44-22 with about two minutes on the clock.
Edmonton wasn’t achieved but. After the Elks defence compelled a Ticats fumble, Ford and co. had been again on the sphere. Ford had one other unbelievable scramble to get out of bother on the drive earlier than discovering Lewis for the quarterback’s third landing move. After a failed two-point convert try, Edmonton reduce Hamilton’s result in 44-28.
That may be the ultimate rating as Hamilton held on for the win.
Subsequent up for Hamilton is a battle with the Montreal Alouettes at Tim Hortons Discipline on Friday Night time Soccer, whereas Edmonton heads to Regina to tackle the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday night time.
