Ticats.ca Staff
On Saturday night, the Tiger-Cats will look to stay undefeated in their new home when they play hosts to the B.C. Lions. After a hard-fought 16-11 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week, the Ticats look to improve their record and remain atop the East Division standings.
The Lions dropped their second straight game last week in a 14-7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium.
TIGER-CATS HISTORY vs. B.C LIONS
Saturday night’s matchup will conclude the 2014 season series between the Ticats and the Lions. Since their week seven contest, Hamilton has gone 4-2 in six games while BC is 3-3. Here is a look at the matchup history between the two teams:
| WINS | LOSSES | TIES | PTS FOR | PTS AGAINST | |
| ALL-TIME | 33 | 49 | 3 | 2,000 | 2,336 |
| LAST 10 (TOTAL) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 312 | 263 |
| LAST 10 (at Home vs. B.C) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 228 | 278 |
| IN 2013: | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 58 |
| IN 2014: | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 36 |
HEAD-TO-HEAD
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MOSSIS MADU |
SOLOMAN ELIMIMIAN LIONS LINEBACKER |
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On Saturday night, rookie running back Mossis Madu will get his sixth start of the Ticats 2014 campaign. Last week in Winnipeg, Madu continued to show that he is capable of filling in for injured C.J. Gable, as he averaged 6.1 yards per carry and scored his first career touchdown on a 22-yard carry. In his five previous starts this season, the former Oklahoma Sooner has compiled 480 combined yards on 73 touches, an average of 6.6 yards per touch. |
Soloman Elimimian has been a warrior for the B.C Lions this season. Elimimian currently leads the CFL with a total of 108 defensive tackles, 45 more tackles than Calgary’s Brandon Smith (63). With the Lions set to play five more regular season games, including tonight’s matchup against Hamilton, Elimimian is on pace to break the CFL record for defensive tackles in a single season (130) set by J.C Sherritt in 2012. In 2014, the Lions linebacker has posted double-digit tackles in six of the Lions 13 regular season games. |
THE ONTARIO HOMESTAND:
The Ticats won’t leave the Province of Ontario for the remainder of the regular season…
PLAYERS TO WATCH
DL Ted Laurent: Last week in Winnipeg, Canadian defensive tackle Ted Laurent had his best outing as a Tiger-Cat since joining the team in June, posting four defensive tackles and two sacks in the Ticats 16-11 win over the Blue Bombers. The first-year Ticat has now recorded six sacks this season, tying his career high.
LB Simoni Lawrence: Linebacker Simoni Lawrence leads the Ticats with a total of 52 defensive tackles. Lawrence’s five tackle performance in Winnipeg last week marked the fifth game that he was registered 5+ tackles this season.
WR/KR Terrell Sinkfield: Ticats receiver/kicker returner Terrell Sinkfield will return to the Ticats lineup this week. In his Ticats debut versus Saskatchewan in week 12, Sinkfield compiled a total of 170 combined yards and a punt return touchdown.
DE Eric Norwood: The last time the Tiger-Cats played at Tim Hortons Field, defensive end Eric Norwood was a terror posting seven defensive tackles and four sacks. Norwood has recorded at least one sack in his last four games and a total of seven over that span.
GAME NOTES:
- The Tiger-Cats 16-11 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week gave them their best record in the month of September since going 3-1 in 2001 and marked the first time since September 1985 that they have gone 4-1.
- The Tiger-Cats defence hasn’t conceded a point in the first quarter in their last three games.
- Erik Harris is tied for fourth in the CFL with 16 special teams tackles. Harris has notched at least one special teams tackles in the Ticats last nine games and has only gone one game this season without a special teams tackle.
- The Tiger-Cats defence currently leads the CFL with in rushing yards allowed (992), average rushing yards per game (82.7) and average yards allowed per rush (4.8) while leading the East Division in interceptions with 11.
- Zach Collaros is the only East Division QB to lead his team to 3 straight wins this year.
