friday night game between hamilton tiger cats And edmonton elxo Tim Hortons Field has a far from cosmic unstoppable power from an immovable object.
Both Canadian Football League The clubs started the season with a 0–3 record and took over the basements of the East and West divisions.
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Hamilton is knocked out 89–55 in their three losses, and it is even more one-sided in Edmonton, where the Elks have been knocked out 115–54 this season in their opening game of the season in BC. Involves a 59-15 defeat.
“Is this the way we want to start? Are we going to brush it under the rug and act like it hasn’t happened? Absolutely not,” said Tickets head coach Orlando Steinauer.
The Tiger-Cats have made some roster changes ahead of their first and only meeting against Edmonton in 2022, highlighted by a revised offensive line.
Days after a takeover in a trade with the Elks, Colin Kelly will start with a left tackle for the Tiger-Cats, while All-Star left guard Brandon Ravenburg is back from the injured list.
Left guard Coulter Woodmansey replaced Travis Wornkahl at right guard, while Jesse Gibbon and veteran Chris Van Zel remained in center and right tackle, respectively.
Another significant change brings Wes Hills to the roster and starts running back for the first time in his CFL career in place of Canadian Sean Thomas Arlington.
“We haven’t played our best football,” Steinauer said. “At times we have momentum, but it has to be consistent.”
Edmonton is also making roster changes and it’s a major one – rookie quarterback Trey Ford will start his career in place of the ineffective Nick Arbuckle.
In his first season with the Elks, Arbuckle has covered 795 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions.
The 24-year-old star from the University of Waterloo has appeared in all three games for the Elks, but has only completed one of three pass attempts for eight yards and threw an interception.
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Friday’s game marked the 99th regular season game between Hamilton and Edmonton, with the Elks holding an all-time lead with a 59–39–1 record. Hamilton has won five games in a row against Edmonton.
Hamilton and Edmonton entered their Week 4 matchup with two of the worst run-off offenses in the league. Ticats average 44 yards per game on the field to last. The Elks are eighth in the league, with 54.3 rush yards a game.
The Tiger-Cats are second in the CFL with their own 42-yard line average field position, which includes eight drives into rival field. Edmonton’s average drive start is his own 35, the third worst in the league.
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