Hamilton Tiger-Cats C.J. Gable picks up yards against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during second half CFL action in Regina on Sunday, July 26, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
6.8 – yards per carry for Tiger-Cats running back CJ Gable. The veteran back’s total (135 yards) was impressive, but the yards per carry value indicates a high efficiency too.
5 – five successful field goals for Ticats kicker Justin Medlock. It was the third time in his career that he’s connected on five or more field goals, both previous occurrences came against the BC Lions.
47 – kicking points for Medlock through four games. No other kicker in the league has more than 38 points on kicks, including kickers who have played a fifth game.
14 – fourth quarter points scored by the Ticats, coming from behind to edge out the Riders in Saskatchewan.
42 – yards. The length of Jasper Collins Jr.’s first career CFL catch, resulting in a first-quarter touchdown.
2nd – The Ticats are now second in both offensive yardage per game (404.3) and defensive yardage allowed per game (319.0). The REDBLACKS are the only other team who is in the top four in both categories.
6th – The Tiger-Cats jumped from ninth in rushing yards per game (62.0) to sixth in the league (88.5) on the back of CJ Gable’s strong Week Five performance.
60.2% – The Tiger-Cats are second in the league in second down conversion rate. Other than the league-leading Riders (61.5%), no other team is within 8.5% of the Ticats’ success rate. Hamilton also ranks second in opponent second down conversion percentage, allowing just 45.5%.
7 – No team has held a lead larger than seven points against the Ticats this season. Every other team has trailed by double digits at least once.
55% – of all CFL games this year (11/20) have been decided by four or less points. Last season, just 18 games in total (22%) were decided by this margin.
16 – of this season’s first 20 games have been won with a late-game comeback. Both of the Ticats wins fall under this category.
