Tiger-Cats playing in Grey Cup at home after comeback win over Argonauts
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A perfect performance from Dane Evans earned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats a Grey Cup rematch.
Evans came off the bench to complete all 16 passes he attempted while rushing for two fourth-quarter TDs to rally Hamilton to a 27-19 road win over the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final Sunday. The Ticats will host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers next weekend at Tim Hortons Field.
The Bombers defeated Hamilton 33-12 in the '19 championship game. They return following a 21-17 West Division win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday.
It was a remarkable comeback for Hamilton, which trailed 12-0 at halftime. Evans replaced starter Jeremiah Masoli early in the second after Masoli lost a fumble to end a promising drive with the Ticats trailing 6-0.
"I was prepared for it," Evans said. "I prepare every week to go do that.
"The 16-for-16 thing, that's everybody doing their part. I have the easiest job. They all have to get open, I just have to throw it to them... it's just a total team win."
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Added Ticats coach Orlondo Steinauer: "We needed a spark . . . it was just a natural decision to do it there. We said in the beginning it was going to take two quarterbacks to get to where we wanted to get and today was proof of that."
Toronto drove to the Hamilton 11-yard line, setting up Boris Bede's 18-yard field goal — his sixth of the game — to make it an eight-point contest with 1:10 remaining. But Ticats receiver Jaelon Acklin recovered the onside kickoff.
Masoli completed four-of-six passes for 22 yards.
Toronto pulled to within 20-16 on Bede's 47-yard boot at 8:45 before an energetic, season-high BMO Field gathering of 21,492.
Papi White put Hamilton on the board at 5:19 of the third with a 92-yard punt return TD but Michael Domagala missed the convert. Toronto took a 13-12 lead into the fourth after Bede missed from 41 yards out at 11:54.
Evans also delivered Hamilton's biggest first-half play. Late in the second, Evans completed a pass to Steven Dunbar Jr., whose fumble was recovered by Argos linebacker Henoc Muamba.
Muamba lateralled to Shaq Richardson, who returned the ball to the Hamilton 25-yard line before being stripped of it by Evans. That prevented Bede from trying another field goal and allowed the Ticats to hit a knee and lick their wounds.
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