Ticats.ca Staff
The Tiger-Cats delivered their strongest performance of the season in Winnipeg on Friday, securing their second straight win with a 37-18 beatdown of the Blue Bombers. Here’s a look at Friday’s win by the numbers:
1 – CFL game played by Canadian defensive back Harold Mutobola, who made his CFL debut in Winnipeg. Mutobola made one special teams tackle in his first career appearance.
1 & 1 & 1 – The stats line beside Rico Murray’s name was full following Friday’s game after the first-year linebacker recorded one sack, one interception and a fumble forced on top of his four defensive tackles.
2 – Interceptions made by the Tiger-Cats defence, one each by Raymond Brown and Rico Murray.
2 – Touchdowns engineered by quarterback Dan LeFevour, who posted his first career passing touchdown and rushing touchdown against Winnipeg.
3:18 – Amount of time in which the Tiger-Cats didn’t hold the lead. Luca Congi opened the scoring with a 41-yard field goal at 11:42 of the first quarter and the Ticats never looked back.
3.9 – Yards per rushing attempt generated by the Bombers last night, the Ticats best effort against an opposing offence this season.
5 – Touchdowns scored by running back C.J. Gable this season, the highest total for any CFL rookie.
6 – Defensive tackles posted by linebacker Simoni Lawrence in his first start with the Black and Gold.
8 – Number of Tiger-Cats players who caught passes in the first quarter.
8 – Consecutive games in which Henry Burris has played against Winnipeg without throwing an interception. His last interception against the Bombers came on August 8, 2009.
7.1 – The Tiger-Cats average rushing yards per carry.
9 – Yardage gained on Andy Fantuz’s first reception since week 1. Fantuz returned to action in Winnipeg after missing five games with an injured hamstring.
11 – Tackles made by rookie defensive end Eric Norwood in two games against the Blue Bombers this season.
59 – Percent of passes completed by Bombers quarterbacks in two games against the Tiger-Cats this year.
73 – Number of career 300+ yard passing games for Henry Burris following his 333-yard performance in Winnipeg.
85 – Receiving yards accumulated by Sam Giguere, who has been the Ticats leading receiver for two straight weeks.
147 – C.J. Gable’s all-purpose yards on Friday night. He set new personal highs in both receiving (72) and rushing (75).
2010 – The last time the Tiger-Cats won two straight away games before beating Edmonton and Winnipeg on the road in back-to-back contests this year. The Ticats defeated Winnipeg on August 13, 2010 and Toronto on August 20, 2010.
5,492 – Henry Burris is on pace for 5,492 passing yards this season, which would eclipse his career-high of 5,367 set in 2012. He’s averaging 305 passing yards per game.
