June 29, 2013

By The Numbers: Ticats at Argonauts

0 – Number of turnovers committed by both teams in Friday’s game.

1 – Number of touches rookie RB Lindsey Lamar needed to score his first career touchdown.  Lamar took a kickoff 104-yards for a major 3:06 into the game to put the Ticats first points on the board.

2 Number of players in Canadian Football League history who have returned a kickoff for a touchdown on their first career touch: Lamar and former Ticat Marcus Thigpen.

2 Touchdowns scored by running back C.J. Gable in his CFL debut.

3 Defenders who recorded at least four tackles against the Argos: James Patrick (7), Delvin Breaux (4) and Ricardo Colclough (4).

7 Different players who caught passes from Henry Burris

12 Number of players on the Ticats roster that made their CFL debut on Friday: Breaux, Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, Jay Diston, Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Joel Figueroa, Gable, Erik Harris, Hasan Hazime, Lindsey Lamar and Jeremiah Masoli.

24 Passes completed by both quarterbacks

45.3 Josh Bartel’s punting average.  He was named a CFL All-Star last season after averaging 42.8 yards per punt).

120 Career receiving yards totaled by Greg Ellingson, who caught six passes for 120 yards in his CFL debut.

155 Total receiving yards posted by Andy Fantuz – his highest total as a Tiger-Cat,

216 Number of times the Ticats have faced the Argos since 1950.  The Ticats hold a 123-91-2 advantage.

936 Total offensive yards accumulated by both teams,