6,293 – Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros has now thrown for 6,293 yards in the Black and Gold uniform, moving into ninth on the team’s all-time list. Collaros needs 1,287 more yards to pass Anthony Calvillo for eighth in team history.
52 – Collaros reached another milestone on Monday as well, passing for four touchdowns, the second of which was his 50th career passing TD in the CFL.
34 – Ticats defensive end Justin Hickman surpassed Mike Philbrick for seventh on the Ticats all-time sack list with his two sacks on Monday. Hickman, who’s now recorded 34 sacks in his CFL career, now sits two away from sixth on the Ticats list and eight away from fifth.
+46 – In two games against the Argos this season, the Ticats have outscored their QEW rivals by a combined 46 points.
20.6 – The average points margin for the Ticats at Tim Hortons Field this season. Hamilton has averaged 37.8 points per game at home (189 total), while allowing just 17.2 points per game to their visiting opponents (86 total) on their way to a 4-1-0 home record in 2015.
589 – Terrence Toliver is now fourth in the CFL in receiving yards (589), 10th in receptions (40) and tied for third in receiving touchdowns (5). The rookie receiver has been a force for the Ticats, leading the team in all three major receiving categories.
108 – Monday’s Labour Day Classic was just the second game of the season in which the Ticats have rushed for 100+ yards. The previous occurrence came in Week 5, when the offence rushed for 168 yards in their contest against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
7-1 – The Ticats have reaped the benefits of getting ahead early in games this season, leading after the first quarter in eight of their first 10 games. The team is 7-1 in those eight games, showing the ability to get ahead early and maintain that edge for the rest of the game.
+142 – Speaking of early leads and fast starts, the Ticats have developed a jaw-dropping first-half point differential of +142 points.
16 – One of the biggest strengths of the Ticats defence in 2015 has been their ability to limit big chunks of yardage on single plays. The team has allowed a league-low 16 “big plays”, counted by adding 30+ yard passes, 20+ yard rushes, 30+ yard punt returns and 40+ yard kickoff returns. The 16 big plays allowed by the Ticats is seven fewer than the league average of 23, and 22 less than the league-high of 38.
