The Tiger-Cats couldn’t piece together the comeback against the Blue Bombers during their Week 3 matchup. Despite the loss, Ticats.ca’s Ethan Ready took some time to look beyond the box score and dig deep into the stats sheet for this week’s edition of MNP By The Numbers.
715 – The threesome of Andy Fantuz, Luke Tasker and Chad Owens have combined for 715 receiving yards this year. Their offensive contributions represent 66% of the total offensive yardage through three games this season.
6 – Out of the seven Ticats who had receptions on Thursday, six of those pass-catchers managed to find the sticks and averaged over ten yards per catch. For the season, the Ticats remain to have six receivers as well averaging ten yards or more per catch.
59 – Following Thursday’s game, Andrew Harris has only averaged 59 yards on the ground when playing the Ticats since coming into the league in 2009 with the BC Lions.
311 – Jeremiah Masoli is averaging 311 passing yards a game. He is ranked third in the league with 933 total yards while also having a pass efficiency rating of 95 completing 70% of his passes.
10 – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats sit on top of the league in turnovers. Many of the turnovers have been a straight result of the defensive line getting to the quarterback and knocking balls loose, coming up with six fumble recoveries.
25.1 – Brandon Banks has been a key contributor on special teams, which is nothing new. The Ticats rank first in the league with averaging 25.1 yards on kickoff returns. Fingers crossed that it’s only a matter of time before Speedy B returns one to the house.
50.5 – Brett Maher has been a main reason in pinning opposing offence’s deep in their own zone and allowing the defence ample room to do their job. Through three weeks of the season, Brett Maher leads the league in yards per punt with 50.5.
