hamilton tiger cats Failed his first possible victory of 2022 CFL weather in a tizzy 29-25 lose against the first winner edmonton elxo 29-25 in the Canada Day Clash at Tim Hortons Field.
Ticats quarterback Dan Evans Hamilton fumbled at the 14-yard-line and Edmonton’s Jalen Collins scooped the football and took it back for a game-winning score as the Elks took their first win of the season.
The Elks scored 17 points from four Hamilton turnovers, including two interceptions from Evans, who ended the game with 197 passing yards on 20-in-31 throws.
Edmonton rookie QB Trey Ford made his career debut and completed 15 of his 26 passes for 159 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He ran the ball six times for a game of 61 yards.
Hamilton took a 2–0 lead in the competition with a lead of just 2:31, when Edmonton punter Matt Mengel conceded a safety instead of kicking in the air from the elks end zone.
On the ensuing drive, Evans bounced a 21-yard touchdown to Steven Dunbar Jr., to extend Hamilton’s lead with 7:46 to 9–0 in the opening quarter.
Edmonton came on board with 30 seconds in the first quarter when Kai Locksley closed a 13-play, 79-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run, but kicker Sergio Castillo missed the extra point.
Hamilton’s Lawrence Woods took a kickoff from 72 yards for a touchdown to top the Tickets 16-6 at the end of the first quarter.
Michael Domagala made it 19-7 for the Tickets, remaining 1:28 in the second period when he scored a 25-yard field goal, but Hamilton conceded a safety on his next drive and made it 19-9 at halftime. made.
After both teams scored field goals late in the third quarter, Elks linebacker Brady Shelton stopped Evans at the Hamilton 40-yard-line, scoring a Castillo field goal that reduced the deficit to seven points.
Evans was relegated early in the fourth quarter and after five plays rookie QB Trey Ford threw his first career touchdown, a 10-yard toss to Kenny Lawler, even as the game went 22–22.
Domagala put the Cats 25-22 ahead with a 33-yard field goal with only three minutes left in the game before Collins’ scoop and score gave the Elks the win.
Hamilton is now in his first goodbye week of the season and the next game will be on July 16 at home against the Ottawa Redblacks.
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