TORONTO 43 HAMILTON 40
Chad Owens and the Toronto Argonauts are heading into the CFL playoffs on the craziest of rolls.
Owens broke the CFL's single-season all-purpose yards record and Swayze Waters booted a 51-yard field goal with no time remaining as the short-handed Argos, minus 11 regulars, rallied for a wild 43-40 win over Hamilton on Thursday night that eliminated the arch-rival Tiger-Cats from playoff contention.
Toronto (9-9) rested 10 starters - including quarterback Ricky Ray. But that didn't deter the Argo subs, who surged to a stunning 20-3 first-quarter advantage before Waters' game-winning boot brought the season-best Rogers Centre gathering of 27,283 to its feet.
"A chance to win it doesn't happen very often so I was excited to be able to put it through the pipes . . . it gives us momentum heading into the playoffs," Waters said.
Toronto will host either Edmonton or Saskatchewan in the East Division semifinal Nov. 11. Hamilton's loss clinched a playoff berth for the Eskimos, who can finish third in the West by downing Calgary today and having the sa国际传媒 Lions beat the Riders on Saturday. Should Edmonton lose or Saskatchewan win, the Riders will take third and the Eskimos will travel to Toronto.
