Defense, special teams paves way for TiCats offense in win

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The recap from TSN.ca

The turning point: There was a point where the Lions looked like they were going to take a stranglehold of this game…  Early in the 3rd quarter with the Leos up 18-17, after a bad INT throw from Cats QB Quentin Porter the Lions drove it down the shortened field and with first down on the Ti-Cats one yard line brought in Jarious Jackson to make the dive for six.  Former Lion DB Markeith Knowlton though had other ideas and stripped Jackson on his dive attempt to give the ball back to Hamilton on their one one yard line.  From there Porter and the Cats marched methodically down field with a great series of short passes.  They took well over ten minutes off the clock as they practically owned the ball in the 3rd quarter.  The drive ended in just three points, but on the ensuing kickoff Lions returner Ryan Grice-Mullen fumbled the ball at his 30 yard line which put the tired Lions defense right back on the field and they quickly gave up a rushing touchdown to super rookie DeAndra’ Cobb.

The game ball goes to: Tiger-Cats running back DeAndra’ Cobb was all over the place and the Lions had no answer for him.  17 caries for 167 yards and 2 TDs, he also had 2 catches out of the backfield for 27 yards.  Honorable mention goes to the Hamilton offensive line for opening up huge gaps for Cobb.

Random game thoughts: How much do the Lions miss Cameron Wake?  …  Leo fans can’t really pin this loss on Buck Pierce, 23 out of 36 passing for 282 yards. He did have 2 INT’s, but one was caused as a result of a Lions receiver stumbling  …  Arland Bruce (da third) who came over from the Argos in a trade earlier this week saw only very limited playing time on offense and special teams.  He also wore #4 which is a number he first wore with the Bombers back when he broke into the league  …  Ti-Cats LB Jamall Johnson led his team with 10 tackles  …  This was the first time the Ti-Cats have swept a season series against the Lions since 1992

Final grades
Lions Offense: C
Lions Defense: C
Lions Special Teams: D

Ti-Cats Offense: B+
Ti-Cats Defense: B+
Ti-Cats Special Teams: A-