It followed an unsuccessful challenge of an incompletion call of Shiltz's 13-yard TD pass to Richie Sindani. Liegghio's 20-yard field goal at 4:41 of the second staked Hamilton to a 9-0 advantage. Ward kicked a 36-yard field goal at 9:10 to pull Ottawa to within 9-3 following Masoli's departure. But the Ticats were also penalized nine times for 51 yards, including three time-count violations. Hamilton compiled 153 first-half net offensive yards compared to 87 for Ottawa. Ward's 20-yard field goal at 4:23 gave Ottawa a 13-9 advantage.Ĭrum's 15-yard TD at 14:03 of the second earned Ottawa an unlikely 10-9 halftime lead. But Brandin Dandridge returned the favour, being the last to touch Ticats' receiver Kiondre Smith's fumble at the Redblacks' 26-yard line.īut Liegghio's 34-yard field goal at 4:14 extended Hamilton's lead to 18-13. Hamilton appeared poised to add to that lead after Ted Laurent's fumble recovery at the Ottawa 46. McAllister put Hamilton ahead 15-13, taking a screen pass 64 yards for the TD at 8:15 of the third. Lewis Ward had two field goals and a convert for Ottawa. Tyreik McAllister scored Hamilton's touchdown as the Ticats earned a fifth straight home win over the Redblacks. Hamilton starter Matt Shiltz was 19-of-26 passing for 233 yards with a TD and interception. "We made sure we were playing for him … but it's true when they say this game is a game of inches. "We had complete faith he'd come in and finish the game and continue to do what he does when he's healthy and playing. "It was definitely hard to see him go down," he said. Ottawa defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV, the CFL's top defensive player last season, said losing Masoli was a huge blow to the Redblacks. Crum was 14-of-21 for 149 yards and two picks and ran six times for 91 yards and a touchdown. Masoli finished six-of-10 passing for 37 yards and an interception. He's the ultimate competitor, he's a great human being, he loves his teammates." "I just hope he's OK because he loves this.
"Jeremiah is one of my favourite people in the world," said Hamilton linebacker Simoni Lawrence.
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He was making his first career start versus Hamilton, the team he played eight seasons for (2013-21) before signing with Ottawa as a free agent. Masoli was playing a year to the day after suffering a season-ending right leg injury against the Saskatchewan Roughriders - a span of 17 games that saw Ottawa go 5-12. Not a great thing, I think the league is better with Jeremiah in it." "But that's a credit to him and just the amount of respect he has throughout the league, specifically with these two teams. "Injuries are a part of the game … but I think you saw a little bit of air go out of both sides. "I have so much love for Jeremiah," Steinauer said. Injury details weren't divulged but Masoli left Ottawa's dressing room after the game on crutches and wearing a boot on his left foot. Masoli was carried off the field by his teammates. The 34-year-old was trying to roll out to his right when, untouched, he fell to the turf and immediately clutched his left leg. Masoli, in his season debut, left in the second quarter with a leg injury. "The game had a lot of different turns and twists and at the end of the day we found a way to win."
"That's something that had been eluding us a little bit and tonight it didn't. Hamilton's defence played a spirited game, registering five sacks and four turnovers, including three interceptions. "It's definitely a team effort but to not make mention of what he contributed would definitely be an oversight." "The ball goes through the pipes every time so far. "You can't say enough about Liegghio," Steinauer said. Liegghio has made all nine field goals he's tried in the two games he's been with the Ticats but did miss a convert. Liegghio's 25-yard field goal gave Hamilton (1-3) its eight-point lead at 11:49 of the fourth quarter. "He's just that type of a football player.
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"That was a professional play, that's an All-Pro play," Hamilton head coach Orlondo Steinauer said of Edwards' stop. On the game's final play, he took off for the end zone but was stopped a yard-and-a-half short by Edwards, with an assist from teammate Richard Leonard, delighting the Tim Hortons Field gathering of 21,331. But it was Edwards' crucial tackle of Redblacks quarterback Dustin Crum that preserved the victory.Ĭrum, who replaced injured starter Jeremiah Masoli, drove Ottawa (1-3) to the Hamilton 20-yard line with seven seconds remaining. Liegghio kicked five field goals as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated Ottawa 21-13 on Saturday night.
HAMILTON - Marc Liegghio put the Ottawa Redblacks on the ropes before Chris Edwards delivered the knockout punch.
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