It was a battle of the two top teams in the CFL this week when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visited Molson Stadium in Montreal. First place in the East Division was on the line as both teams entered the match sporting 8-2 records. Montreal got on the board early when WR Chris Armstrong teamed up with QB Tracy Ham on a 32-yard play at 2:42 of the first quarter to open the scoring. K Terry Baker’s convert was successful making the score 7-0 for the Alouettes. K Paul Osbaldiston replied for the Tiger-Cats before the end of the period, nailing a 39-yard FG at 11:15. Baker added a single point on a 47-yard missed FG attempt with 1-second remaining to complete the scoring in the quarter. Hamilton cut into Montreal’s lead in the second stanza when Osbaldiston hoofed a 36-yard FG at 6:56. Hamilton took a 12-8 lead over their Eastern rivals when QB Danny McManus and SB Darren Flutie combined for a 20-yard TD reception at 14:16. The ensuing two-point convert attempt failed leaving Hamilton a 4-point cushion at the half. Hamilton continued to add to their lead in the third quarter when Osbaldiston struck his third FG of the match at 1:56 from 39 yards out. He also added a single at 7:40 after his 31-yard FG attempt sailed wide. McManus’ 1-yard TD run 1:41 into play of the final period gave Hamilton a commanding lead. The Tiger-Cats continued to move the ball well as Amerson added to the Hamilton cause at 10:57 scrambling into the end zone from 13 yards out. Osbaldiston was good on both converts to make the score 30-8 for the Tabbies. Baker added a single on a FG attempt that hooked wide, but it was not nearly enough as Hamilton went on to defeat Montreal by a 30-9 score to earn first place in the East Division with a CFL best 9-2 record. Montreal will have a chance to redeem themselves next week in the tail-end of this home and home series in Hamilton.
1997 | Week A | MTL 30 @ HAM 14 | |
Week 1 | HAM 17 @ MTL 27 | ||
Week 8 | HAM 26 @ MTL 36 | ||
Week 11 | MTL 38 @ HAM 18 | ||
1998 | Week 4 | HAM 23 @ MTL 21 | |
Week 11 | HAM 30 @ MTL 9 | ||
Week 12 | MTL 31 @ HAM 31 OT | ||
Week 18 | MTL 22 @ HAM 11 | ||
Division Final | MTL 20 @ HAM 22 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 30 |
Alouettes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Tiger-Cats coach: Ron Lancaster (W)
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (L)
Tiger-Cats (9-2-0) Next vs Alouettes Sep 20
Alouettes (8-3-0) Next @ Tiger-Cats Sep 20
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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McTavish | 1:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 19.4°C | NE (350°) at 4 km/h | 52% | 101.58 kPa |
McTavish | 2:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 19.2°C | NNE (140°) at 2 km/h | 44% | 101.59 kPa |
McTavish | 3:00 PM | Partly Cloudy | 19.1°C | NE (350°) at 4 km/h | 46% | 101.60 kPa |
McTavish | 4:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 18.9°C | NNE (170°) at 6 km/h | 50% | 101.61 kPa |
Conditions at McTavish (0.57 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.
Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Pressure, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.