Montreal 30, Hamilton 28
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 3, 2018
Where: Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance:
23381
By Gracenote
Alouettes 30, Tiger-Cats 28: Antonio Pipkin ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another as visiting Montreal ended its season by defeating playoff-bound Hamilton.
Pipkin, one of three quarterbacks to play in the game for the Alouettes (5-13), completed 8-of-15 passes for 217 yards and Johnny Manziel was 4-of-5 for 59 while also throwing for a score. Eugene Lewis caught both touchdown passes -- his only receptions -- for a total of 105 yards and William Stanback recorded 134 from scrimmage (103 receiving) for Montreal, which won four of its last nine contests.
Dane Evans was 22-of-37 for 315 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions in his first career start in place of the injured Jeremiah Masoli (sore knee) for the Tiger-Cats (8-10). John White rushed for 88 yards while Mike Jones (five catches, 114 yards) and Bralon Addison (seven, 103) each caught a TD pass for Hamilton, which hosts BC in the East Division semifinal Nov. 11.
Manziel connected with Lewis for a 30-yard touchdown to open the scoring and Pipkin sneaked into the end zone from 1 yard out early in the second quarter to give the Alouettes a 14-3 lead. Evans hit Addison with a 20-yard scoring strike to trim Hamilton's deficit to four points, but Lewis outbattled a defender to grab Pipkin's long pass and turned it into a 75-yard TD as Montreal took a 20-11 lead into intermission.
Sean Thomas-Erlington scored on a 2-yard run to close the gap to two points, but an interception set up a 43-yard field goal by Boris Bede and Pipkin scored on another 1-yard sneak five plays after a turnover by the Tiger-Cats as the Alouettes carried a 30-18 lead into the final quarter. Evans connected with Jones for a 26-yard score early in the fourth and Lirim Hajrullahu's 20-yard field goal with 2:18 remaining pulled Hamilton within two, but the Tiger-Cats kicker missed a 49-yard attempt in the final seconds to end it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Montreal DE John Bowman, who is tied for seventh in CFL history with 126 sacks, made one tackle in what could be his career finale. … Masoli saw his streak of 27 consecutive starts end and finished the regular season with 5,209 passing yards - third-most in franchise history. … The Tiger-Cats finished with four sacks. … Montreal QB Matt Shiltz also played, going 3-of-5 for 34 yards with an interception that set up Hamilton's final drive. ... Hamilton WR Terrell Sinkfield finished with 206 yards on returns.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Montreal |
|
Hamilton |
Eugene Lewis
| Player |
Mike Jones
|
2 |
Receptions |
5 |
105 |
Yards |
114 |
52.5 |
Avg Yards |
22.8 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
75 |
Long |
46 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Montreal
|
374 |
64 |
310 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
Hamilton
|
478 |
163 |
315 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Hamilton will play their next game at home against BC. The Tiger-Cats have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .444 after a loss.