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CFL Game Notes-

Last play FG to win: Medlock’s 47-yard FG on the last play was the 7th time that a walk-off (absolute last play) field goal has ended a playoff game in league history back to 1936.

William Powell: Started the final 4 games and had a major impact. Powell rushed for 392 yards on 66 carries (13 runs of 10+ yards) - #1 in the CFL over the final 4 weeks of the season (#2: Tyrell Sutton with 373). The REDBLACKS won all four games that he started and Powell added 12 catches for 102 yards in that span.

Ottawa 12 wins: The REDBLACKS broke the all-time Ottawa wins record with their 12-6 mark going one better than the 11-5 Rough Riders in 1978. They finished above .500 on the road (5-4) for the first time in 20 seasons (1983: 5-3 Rough Riders).

The matchup at starting QB has Ottawa’s Henry Burris bring 233 total regular season & playoff starts (119-111-3) against Jeremiah Masoli’s two career starts, one last season at Calgary, and the other the playoff game last week versus Toronto.

Hamilton defensive TDs: The 8 scores by the Hamilton defence is second-highest ever by the Ticats and two short of their club record of 10 in 1971.

Trying for 3 in a row: The last time that Hamilton won three consecutive East Division playoff titles was 1984 to 1986. They went on to the Grey Cup and won one of the three opportunities.

Hamilton recent on the road: The Ticats have lost their last two road games in Ottawa (44-28) and BC (40-13) so by a combined score of 84-41.

Hamilton QB sacks: In their 10 wins, Hamilton had 28 QB sacks; in their 8 defeats they recorded just 10 sacks.

4 wins a row: The REDBLACKS have now won 4 straight games – the last Ottawa team to win 4 games in a row before that was back in 1991 (Aug 8-29/91) after an 0-4 start to reach 4-4.

Ticat Turnover Ratio (+28 vs -13): Hamilton has a +28 Turnover Ratio in their 10 wins, and are -13 in their 7 losses in 2015. They have gone -5 over their last two games.

Four at 1,000 yards: Ottawa had four receivers over 1,000 yards this season: Chris Williams (#3, 1,214), Greg Ellingson (#7, 1,061), Ernest Jackson (#9, 1,036) and Brad Sinopoli (#11, 1,035). Ellingson made 20 catches for 355 yards over the final 4 games to make into the 1000-yard group. Ottawa had NEVER before had even three 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.

Ottawa Offence: In their 12 wins, Ottawa averaged 433 yards of net offence; in their 6 losses they averaged over 140 less yards per game at 292 per game.

81.8% pick of MBB pick....Ottawa to win.

 

Good for the GC game imo, Ottawa will bring a lot more attention and fans to Wpg. than the Ti-Cats on their 3rd visit in 3 years.

 

More money too. Federal employee bucks!

 

Great game, very happy for Ottawa fans actually. 1976 is a lot longer to wait than 1990, although they haven't got the Cup yet ...

 

Least they were smart and let a bad franchise die for a while.

 

Took years to get that stench out.

Great game.  That's what CFL football is all about.  If there were a few more games like this year the TV ratings wouldn't have declined as they did.

 

I have to say Hank was VERY fortunate to not be picked off one play prior to his late TD pass.

Feel bad for Gascon Nadon...shoulda had that INT that Burris gifted him, tho it wasn't an easy catch, per se. 

I still don't know what that DB, Gainey I think, was doing on that coverage of Ellingson.

Glad to see Ottawa win. Still don't get the the for the team.

People will always have the the for certain teams.

Glad to see Ottawa win. Still don't get the the hate for the team.

Is that what you meant? If so, me either. 

Hamilton - now 16 years without a Cup win.

They're trying to keep up with us..it's an bass ackwards race.

I think we should let them win....

I say Hank plays well.  Imagine how bad he would want to face Calgary in the Cup.

 

He also probably wants to beat Hamilton.

 

Not sure why people dislike him so much, even if he's had some bad games in big spots, he's one of the best players in league history, and seems like a good guy.

 

even tells opposition players "good hit" and so on.

 

also don't get the Ottawa hate. coaches seem like good guys, they obviously know what they're doing, not a dirty team. head scratcher.

 

also one of Hamilton's best D lineman is out, I heard.

Mostly sour grapes because we're not playing this week.

Uh no? Ottawas dislike is well documented from even last season. Dejardin is a scumbag GM and Hank is having one of his best seasons of his career. He is also a complete tool who blames everyone when sucking, pouts and has shown the ability to come unglued comes cold weather..

But dont let that stop you from the bs spewing.

Glad to see Ottawa win. Still don't get the the hate for the team.

Is that what you meant? If so, me either.

Yeah, that.

I'll be cheering for the Redblacks. Desjardins sure made a quick rise from the outhouse to the penthouse and deserves a lot of the credit for where they are today.  

 

Good on them.   

 

 

 

I say Hank plays well.  Imagine how bad he would want to face Calgary in the Cup.

 

He also probably wants to beat Hamilton.

 

Not sure why people dislike him so much, even if he's had some bad games in big spots, he's one of the best players in league history, and seems like a good guy.

 

even tells opposition players "good hit" and so on.

 

also don't get the Ottawa hate. coaches seem like good guys, they obviously know what they're doing, not a dirty team. head scratcher.

 

also one of Hamilton's best D lineman is out, I heard.

Mostly sour grapes because we're not playing this week.

Uh no? Ottawas dislike is well documented from even last season. Dejardin is a scumbag GM and Hank is having one of his best seasons of his career. He is also a complete tool who blames everyone when sucking, pouts and has shown the ability to come unglued comes cold weather..

But dont let that stop you from the bs spewing.

 

 

How is Desjardins a scum bag?  He out bids us for free agents and signs a bunch of NFL cast offs and other talent... how does that make him a scumbag?  Isn't Walters a scumbag for not being able to bring in depth at receiver?

 

Hank is a tool and I'll be happy to see him lose,  but had we signed him instead of Willy we would of won a lot more games.   You can't win games from the injury bay....

Ottawa will win this. Hamilton had to resort to trick plays to beat Toronto.

Reilly is a much better qb than anything Hamilton has. 

I can't cheer for Chris Jones, so Ottawa it is.

I'll cheer for almost anyone over Burris. Esks without a doubt.

I would gladly trade MIke O'Shea for Chris Jones.

 

I don't really care if the coach is an egotistical jerk.

 

I do care if he builds a winning team.

The hate for Ottawa is simple... Burris is the tooliest tool that ever tooled. Without question my absolute most hated person in the CFL of all time. I want bad things to happen to him. He's such a ******* phony and it pisses me off. 

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Hindsight is always 20/20 ..

 

I think that given his previous track record .. a lot of the skepticism was well founded .. and it remains to be seen how sustainable the success they've realized this year will be.   That said, he deserves all the credit in the world for piecing together the team he did for the run they've made .. it's the right team .. at the right time .. realizing a great measure of success.  Good for them.

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Masoli's performance goes to show what good QB coaching and game planning can accomplish.  Condell and Austin designed the offence around him instead of trying to squeeze him into shoes fit for Collaros.

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Eric Rogers might disagree with you.  Desjardins is still the guy who didn't think the best receiver in the league was even worth bringing to training camp last year.

 

Not saying he doesn't deserve credit for the season they've had, but it doesn't negate all the dumb s**t he's done.

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Masoli's performance goes to show what good QB coaching and game planning can accomplish.  Condell and Austin designed the offence around him instead of trying to squeeze him into shoes fit for Collaros.

Yes. Some good plays built for his...style. But from now on, misery for Masoli.

meh we shall see what happens with Ottawa next season if the rest of the league doesn't have their quarterbacks all get hurt while Ottawa stays freakishly healthy. 

 

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Masoli's performance goes to show what good QB coaching and game planning can accomplish.  Condell and Austin designed the offence around him instead of trying to squeeze him into shoes fit for Collaros.

 

 

you nailed it throw long.

 

 

Holy cow, what a game by Masoli and what a great CFL game. Very happy for the fans in Ottawa who have been through football miseries that people here can't even guess at. And LOL at all the "Desjardins is an idiot" stuff from back in 2014.

 

Masoli's performance goes to show what good QB coaching and game planning can accomplish.  Condell and Austin designed the offence around him instead of trying to squeeze him into shoes fit for Collaros.

Yes. Some good plays built for his...style. But from now on, misery for Masoli.

 

 

I think you're right, I'd like to see more of that style of offence in the CFL but don't think any team is going to actually make a commitment to running it.