Ticats.ca Staff
The Tiger-Cats captured their third straight win with a decisive 37-14 decision over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. Ticats.ca takes you behind the numbers…
1 – Career touchdown receptions for quarterback Dan LeFevour and career touchdown passes thrown by receiver Onrea Jones after they connected on a 29-yard trick play for a score in the first quarter.
2 – Number of yards Bakari Grant is away from setting a new career-high in receiving yards. Grant sits sixth in the CFL with 506 receiving yards this season.
3 – Different types of touchdowns Dan LeFevour has been a part of during the Tiger-Cats three-game winning streak: passing, rushing and receiving.
4 – Number of Ticats receivers that accounted for more than 60 yards receiving on Saturday – Grant (70), Andy Fantuz (68), Greg Ellingson (67), and rookie Tavoy Moore (67).
7 – C.J. Gable’s touchdown total this season after adding two more majors against the Bombers. He leads the Ticats and is ranked second in the league in touchdowns – four rushing, three receiving.
8 – In his first game back from injury, defensive back Evan McCollough led the Ticats with eight defensive tackles.
12 – Marc Beswick is tied for second in the league in special teams tackles. He is only one behind league leader Daryl Townsend of the Montreal Alouettes.
22.3 – Yards per reception registered by running back Tavoy Moore in his CFL debut after hauling in three passes for 67 yards.
34 – The number of yards it took Tiger-Cats DB Dee Webb to dance his way into the end zone after picking off Buck Pierce in the second quarter.
56.2 – The Ticats secondary only allowed the three Winnipeg quarterbacks to complete 56.2% of their passes.
65.2% – Henry Burris’ completion percentage through eight games.
106 – Number of all-purpose yards recorded by Tiger-Cats RB C.J. Gable, who eclipsed the century mark for the second consecutive week.
169 – After one quarter, the Ticats compled a total of 169 passing yards.
214 – The Ticats defence played outstanding for another consecutive week, only giving up a total of 214 yards versus the Bombers.
500+ – Two Tiger-Cats receivers have now hit the 500-yard mark this season, rookie Greg Ellingson (538) and Bakari Grant (506).
1,000 – Luca Congi scored his 1,000th point in the fourth quarter on Saturday on the convert of C.J. Gable’s 4-yard rushing touchdown.
2,454 – Henry Burris still leads the CFL in passing yards with 2,454 yards. He only needs 2,913 yards, an average of 291.3 yards per game, to match his career high of 5,397 yards.
