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The end of the game, which saw Ottawa defensive back Jonathan Rose disqualified for pushing an official in the first half after taking an unnecessary roughness penalty, almost saw the two teams come to blows. The Hamilton defence, which was humiliated on the field, decided to get tough late in the game, seemingly ready to start a fight on the several of the plays late in the game.

The Ticats didn’t do much on the day but they did have a sense of control at the end. The coaching staff sent quarterback Jeremiah Masoli out to take the final snaps of the game and ordered him to take a knee. Had he not done so on the final two plays of the game, an on-field fight almost certainly would have broken out. The push towards the fight at the end may have been the only real fight the Ticats showed in the one-sided game.

Editor’s note:

The Redblacks found out about Steve Simmons’ story Sunday night and released this statement:

This type of situation is not at all in line with the REDBLACKS culture,” said Mark Goudie, CEO of the REDBLACKS’ parent company, OSEG. “We take great pride in being an inclusive, fun and welcoming community and to hear of this type of conduct is not acceptable. We will now go about getting all of the facts and will respond accordingly.”

The record QB

Trevor Harris set a record for six touchdown passes, the most ever thrown by a Canadian Football League quarterback in a playoff game.

Almost as impressive is, the six TDs were thrown to five different receivers, including three Canadians not very well known in their own country. Former Argo Diontae Spencer took in two TD passes, while the venerable Greg Ellingson had a touchdown as well. The other three were thrown to Julian Feoli Gudino of Laval; Jean-Christophe Beaulieu of Sherbrooke and Brendan Gillanders from the U of Ottawa.