Argos play full recreation to take down Lions in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Argonauts broke their two-game dropping streak in fashion with a 33-17 win over the BC Lions on Friday at BC Place.
The Argos scored a late landing within the first half to halt any momentum by the house group earlier than controlling the ultimate two quarters of play. Toronto’s defence held robust all recreation, forcing the house group to punt the ball seven occasions and registering an interception with defensive again DaShaun Amos.
Quarterback Chad Kelly scored a pair of touchdowns (one speeding, one passing) and kicker Lirim Hajrullahu was an ideal six-of-six on discipline targets to push the Argos to 7-6.
BC struggled on offence for many of the recreation, with pivot Nathan Rourke scoring a speeding main within the second quarter earlier than the group went to veteran Vernon Adams Jr. for the second half, to no success. Quarterback Chase Brice added a late landing cross to working again Jordan Terrell, nevertheless it was too little to late because the Leos dropped to 7-7.
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Toronto opened the scoring within the first quarter with a Hajrullahu 51-yard discipline objective for an early 3-0 lead.
The Argos added to their lead midway by the primary with one other boot from their kicker, this time from 42-yards out.
Janarion Grant saved the momentum going for the guests with an 80-yard return all the best way to the Lions 15-yard line. Kelly and the Argos gained 14 yards to make it third-and-goal from the one, however a process penalty pushed them again 5 yards and the group despatched in Hajrullahu for his third discipline objective of the evening.
BC went two-and-out 4 occasions within the first quarter because the offence struggled to comprise Toronto’s line of defense in each the working and passing recreation.
The Lions offence lastly bought going within the second with an extended cross from Rourke to Keon Hatcher for 40 yards, however a sack on second down by Ralph Holley pressured the Lions to kick a discipline objective. Sean Whyte reduce the guests result in 9-3 with a bit of over 9 minutes left within the first half.
Hajrullahu pushed the lead again to 2 scores with a 31-yard discipline objective with 4:36 to go within the second quarter.
Rourke related with Justin McInnis for a giant second-and-17 conversion late within the half to maneuver the Orange and Black into scoring place. The receiver caught one other first-down cross on the subsequent play to arrange first-and-goal. BC’s pivot then scrambled proper to interrupt the aircraft of objective and rating the primary main of the sport. The purpose after by Whyte made it 12-10 with the clock displaying 1:12 left.
The Argos responded with an extended drive of their very own. Kelly discovered Makai Polk for 52 yards all the best way to BC’s 11-yard line earlier than scrambling left to attach with the receiver once more, this time in the long run zone for an 11-yard landing. The main made it 19-10 going into halftime.
Toronto picked up proper the place they left issues off to open the third quarter, marching down the sphere for an additional rating. Rookie Kevin Mital bought issues began with a 10-yard catch and Ka’Deem Carey pushed the offence additional with a 13-yard acquire. Kelly then went to Polk as soon as extra for an additional first down. It wasn’t sufficient for a landing, however the Boatmen bought into Hajrullahu’s vary once more and the kicker scored his fifth discipline objective of the evening.
BC went to Adams Jr. within the second half in an try to spark the offence, however the veteran’s first drive went nowhere after a few sacks pushed the Leos again from scoring vary and compelled yet one more punt.
The next drive featured veteran DaVaris Daniels catching a 34-yard cross from Kelly and Carey including a few robust runs for a primary down inside BC’s 35-yard line. Damonte Coxie was subsequent in line making performs for the Double Blue, juking his method to a pair of first downs to arrange first-and-goal. After a first-down incompletion, Kelly scrambled his approach into the top zone to stretch the result in 29-10 with the additional level.
Whyte missed a 47-yard try for BC so as to add a single as Grant had no room to return and took a knee in the long run zone within the opening play of the fourth quarter.
Hajrullahu added his sixth discipline objective of the evening to push the result in 32-11 with 10:19 of play left.
Amos stopped a promising BC drive with an interception near his personal finish zone that saved Toronto forward by 21 factors within the fourth quarter.
Patrice Rene blocked a punt for the Leos with below three minutes left to provide the group an opportunity so as to add factors to the board. Brice entered the sport and threw a landing cross to Terrell for the ultimate rating.
Toronto’s again on the sphere subsequent Friday, September 20, as they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BMO Subject in Week 16 motion. BC in the meantime will head to their bye week earlier than internet hosting the Ticats on Friday, September 27, at BC Place.