CFL Week 8 recap
Game 1 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 at Montreal Alouettes 39: The big story coming out of this game was a rib injury to Montreal’s star quarterback Anthony Calvillo in the second quarter. If he is forced to miss any time, the Alouettes could be in trouble. Luckily for Montreal in this game, they had already built up a sizable 24-0 lead before he was injured. Chris Leak didn’t dazzle in relief – going 10/15 for 99 yards and one interception – but did enough to hold off Winnipeg. The Bombers failed to take advantage of Calvillo’s injury in this game. This was largely thanks to Montreal’s ferocious defence, which registered five sacks and two forced fumbles. A 100-yard performance on the ground by Fred Reid was not enough to power Winnipeg to victory.
Game 2 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 at Toronto Argonauts 12: The first meeting of the season between these two heated rivals wasn’t as explosive as some expected. Each team attempted and made three field goals. It was as if both teams were sitting back, waiting for the other one to make the mistake. Fortunately for Hamilton, Toronto made this mistake in the fourth quarter, turning the ball over to Hamilton in their end. This lead to a six-yard touchdown run by DeAndra’ Cobb – who had another strong performance with 99 yards and one touchdown – that put the game away. Cory Boyd matched Cobb’s performance on the ground for Toronto, rushing for 81 yards. This was a huge victory for Hamilton. With a loss, they would have fallen six points behind Toronto and Montreal for first place in the East Division. Thanks to the victory, they are only two points behind Toronto and four behind Montreal.
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deangelis actuaslly shanked one of the post that would have tied it at 9 from i believe 47 yards out.