Canadian Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Hamilton 64, Toronto 14
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, June 22, 2019
Where: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 16734

Tiger-Cats 64, Argonauts 14: Jeremiah Masoli threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns as visiting Hamilton won for the second time to start the season while spoiling Toronto's opener.

Masoli completed 23-of-31 passes and recorded a short touchdown run to improve to 6-1 against the Argonauts in his career while Bralon Addison made six catches - three for touchdowns - for 107 yards to lead the Tiger-Cats. Brandon Banks caught seven passes for 105 yards and returned a missed field goal for a score while Sean-Thomas Erlington gained 109 yards on 12 carries for Hamilton, which has won four in a row over Toronto.

Starting quarterback James Franklin was 16-of-26 for 211 yards with one interception and McLeod Bethel-Thompson came on to throw for 99 yards and a score while completing 9-of-16 passes for the Argonauts. Armanti Edwards caught four passes for 73 yards and a late touchdown while Llevi Noel had seven receptions for 71 yards to lead Toronto in coach Corey Chamblin's debut.

Lirim Hajrullahu booted a 56-yard field goal early in the second quarter to give the Tiger-Cats a 6-3 lead before Simoni Lawrence's interception helped set up Masoli's 1-yard TD run. Maleek Irons ran 5 yards for his first CFL touchdown with 1:20 left in the first half to push the lead to 17 points before Drew Brown converted a 43-yard field-goal attempt to close the gap to 20-6 at intermission.

Masoli found Addison for a 21-yard score on the first possession of the second half and Hamilton extended the lead to 34-6 the next time it had the ball as Masoli hit Nikola Kalinic for a 31-yard touchdown. Addison caught a 10-yard TD pass from Masoli late in the third quarter and a 44-yard scoring strike from Dane Evans in the fourth, sandwiching Banks' 113-yard return of a missed field goal.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Hamilton was without starting C Demetrius Rhaney (personal issue) and WR Luke Tasker (upper body). … The Argonauts honoured former QB Ricky Ray, who won four Grey Cups (two with Toronto) before retiring after last season, in a pregame ceremony. … Lawrence was suspended two games by the league after a late hit in the season opener but was able to play against Toronto as he appealed the ban. … Toronto WR Derel Walker caught four passes for 67 yards in his debut with the team.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Hamilton   Toronto
Sean Thomas-Erlington Player James Wilder Jr.
12 Attempts 6
109 Yards 12
9.1 Avg Yards 2.0
0 Touchdowns 0
52 Long 7
Receiving
Hamilton   Toronto
Bralon AddisonPlayer Armanti Edwards
6 Receptions 4
107 Yards 73
17.8 Avg Yards 18.2
3 Touchdowns 1
44 Long 40
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Hamilton 604 161 443 7 3 2 4.0 1
Toronto 322 12 310 1 2 1 0.0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Saskatchewan. The Argonauts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Hamilton will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Tiger-Cats have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.