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Tiger-Cats clinch playoff spot with win over Edmonton
CFL·CFL WEEK 15

Tiger-Cats clinch playoff spot with win over Edmonton

Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats became the first team in the CFL to clinch a playoff spot by holding off a big comeback attempt in a 30-27 victory over the Edmonton on Friday.

Hamilton hits field goal as time expired to win game

Shane Jones · The Canadian Press ·
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans, pictured here on Sept. 20, threw for three touchdowns to propel Tabbies to win. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press)

Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats became the first team in the CFL to clinch a playoff spot by holding off a big comeback attempt in a 30-27 victory over Edmonton on Friday.

The Ticats (10-3) have won five of their last six.

Edmonton (6-7) has dropped four games in a row.Hamilton got on the board first with six minutes left in the opening quarter when Brandon Banks reeled in a short Dane Evans pass and turned on the jets for a 42-yard touchdown. Anthony Coombs then caught a two-point conversion.

Just a minute later, on the heels of Frankie Williams intercepting Edmonton quarterback Logan Kilgore, Evans found a wide-open Marcus Tucker in the end zone for a 41-yard TD strike.

WATCH | Hamilton locks up playoff spot

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats beat the Edmonton Eskimos 30-27 in a wild back-and forth affair, clinching a spot in the 2019 CFL playoffs. 1:57

The Ticats potent air attack continued to be impressive when just three minutes after that Evans unleashed a long bomb to Bralon Addison for a 76-yard touchdown. Hamilton had 197 passing yards in the first quarter.

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