Aug 3, 2015; Hamilton, Ontario, CAN; Hamilton tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts 34-18 in the season opener at Tim Hortons Field. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski
7-0 – Regular season record of the Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field since they began playing home games there in 2014.
8 – turnovers on downs forced by the Ticats defence through five games. The team stopped the Argonauts three times in third-and-short situations on Monday night.
+8 – The eight turnovers on downs forced by the Ticats defence has allowed the team to secure a hold on the league lead in turnover ratio at +8. No other team in the league has a turnover ratio greater than +2.
7 – receptions for Luke Tasker in his return to the Tiger-Cats lineup. Tasker caught seven passes for 73 receiving yards in his first game of 2015.
312 – receiving yards for Ticats receiver and team-leader Bakari Grant. Andy Fantuz sits just one yard behind Grant with 311 receiving yards, and holds the team lead with 30 receptions.
526 – all-purpose yards through five games for Brandon Banks, who leads the Ticats in that category through a third of the season.
5 – special teams tackles for Frederic Plesius, Beau Landry and Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, who share a three-way tie for the team lead.
1.87 – points per drive by Hamilton quarterback Zach Collaros, who ranks second in the league in that category. Collaros is also second in the league in second down conversions (37) and average yardage per offensive drive (30.4).
59.5% – conversion rate on second down for the Tiger-Cats offence. The team leads the CFL in this regard, while also holding an 83% success rate from 4-6 yards, a range from which other teams average just 54% conversion success.
15 – through five games, the Ticats have been held to just 15 two-and-outs, the lowest total in the league.
