Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts — Argonauts win 39-20, Aug 22, 2026

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Final

Kelly, Argonauts Cruise Past Tiger-Cats

Chad Kelly orchestrated a dominant performance as the Argonauts rolled past the Tiger-Cats 39-20, controlling the game on the strength of his three touchdown passes and 289 passing yards. Toronto won the turnover battle decisively, while Isaiah Smith added 99 rushing yards in the victory.

The Argonauts put away the Tiger-Cats behind Kelly's arm, three scoring passes, and a systematic offensive approach that left Hamilton searching for answers.

Toronto dominated the turnover margin, forcing three miscues from the Tiger-Cats while surrendering just one, a decisive edge that tilted field position throughout.

Smith rumbled for 99 yards on the ground, complementing Kelly's aerial barrage and rounding out an all-around offensive display from the Argonauts.

The Argonauts sit 2nd in the East Division, 4 games back, coming off a win. The Tiger-Cats sit 3rd in the East Division, 5½ games back, coming off a loss.

The win pulls the Argonauts back to .500 at 5-5. The Argonauts are up next at Roughriders (Aug 29), then at Tiger-Cats. The Tiger-Cats are up next at Stampeders (Aug 29), then home vs Argonauts.

Win probabilityTOR win %

M.Liegghio kick attempt good (H: M.McCarthy, LS: G.Whyte)HAM +22%
C.Kelly pass complete short middle to K.Mital caught at HAM00, for 12 yardTOR +20%
C.Kelly pass complete deep right to D.Coxie caught at HAM04, for 27 yardsTOR +18%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Argonauts to winHit

The market

TOR -4.5 · 67%Held

The total

57.5Over

Hamilton brings Biggins, McCarthy, Haberer and Brown to face Toronto's secondary anchored by Hickey and Buckley.

Graded against the closing line across 6 books.

Argonauts to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Toronto Argonauts

401

Total yards

434

356

Passing yards

289

Rushing yards

145

First downs

0/2

3rd down

1/1

Turnovers↓

Penalty yards↓

Sacks

25:23

Time of poss.

34:37

Standout performers

Tiger-Cats

Tre FordQB · #5356 yds, 19/32 C/A

Tiger-Cats

Tre FordQB · #54 car, 33 yds

Tiger-Cats

Keric WheatfallWR · #83 rec, 124 yds

Tiger-CatsLarry Rountree IIIRB · #379 car, 32 yds, 1 TD

Argonauts

Chad KellyQB · #12289 yds, 26/34 C/A, 3 TD, 1 INT

Argonauts

Isaiah SmithRB · #2115 car, 99 yds

Argonauts

Damonte CoxieWR · #864 rec, 75 yds, 2 TD

ArgonautsQualan JonesRB · #79 car, 37 yds

Drive summary

Tiger-Cats14 drives

2 TD2 FG6 Punt1 Turnover2 Downs1 End

Scored on 4 of 14 · 28 yds/drive · long 84

Argonauts13 drives

4 TD5 FG3 Punt1 Turnover

Scored on 9 of 13 · 35 yds/drive · long 71

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it. Converts and field goals are listed on their own, so a touchdown and the kick after it read as the two plays they were.

TeamPlayTypeScore

Shotgun #12 C.Kelly pass complete deep right to #86 D.Coxie caught at HAM04, for 35 yards to the HAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock TD0-6

#16 B.Lidster field goal attempt from 49 yards GOOD (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette), clock 06:07FG0-9

#16 B.Lidster field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette), clock 01:44FG0-12

Shotgun #37 L.Rountree III rush left for 8 yards gain to the TOR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWNTD6-12

#33 M.Liegghio kick attempt good (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte)Convert7-12

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 07:49FG10-12

#16 B.Lidster field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette), clock 01:34FG10-15

#16 J.Dolegala rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TOR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 PENALTY TOR Too many players declinedTD16-15

#33 M.Liegghio kick attempt good (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte)Convert17-15

Shotgun #12 C.Kelly pass complete short middle to #10 K.Mital caught at HAM00, for 12 yards to the HAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clocTD17-21

#16 B.Lidster kick attempt good (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette)Convert17-22

#16 B.Lidster field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette), clock 02:07FG17-25

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 26 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 14:46FG20-25

Shotgun #12 C.Kelly pass complete deep right to #86 D.Coxie caught at HAM04, for 27 yards to the HAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock TD20-31

#16 B.Lidster kick attempt good (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette)Convert20-32

Shotgun #12 C.Kelly rush middle for 1 yard gain to the HAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:50TD20-38

#16 B.Lidster kick attempt good (H: #14 J.Burnip, LS: #47 A.Guillemette)Convert20-39

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
HAMHamilton Tiger-Cats	7	10	0	3	20
TORToronto Argonauts	12	3	10	14	39

Passing1

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	AVG	LNG	RTG
Tre Ford	19/32	356	0	0	11.1	53	97.9

Rushing4

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tre Ford	4	33	8.3	0	11
Larry Rountree III	9	32	3.6	1	8
Johnny Augustine	1	7	7	0	7
Jake Dolegala	1	1	1	1	1

Receiving8

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	YAC	LNG
Keric Wheatfall	3	5	124	41.3	24	53
Kiondre Smith	6	8	111	18.5	24	34
Kenny Lawler	4	10	57	14.3	3	30
Tyson Middlemost	1	1	25	25	1	25
Myron Mitchell	2	2	19	9.5	14	13
Kurleigh Gittens Jr.	2	2	11	5.5	8	8
Maximilian Mang	1	2	9	9	1	9
Larry Rountree III	0	1	0	0	0	0

Defense23

Player	SOLO	TFL	INT	ST
Quavian White	9	1	0	0
Reggie Stubblefield	8	0	0	0
Julian Howsare	4	0	0	0
Wynton McManis	4	0	0	0
Destin Talbert	4	0	0	0
Zamari Walton	3	0	0	0
Charbel Dabire	3	0	0	0
Stavros Katsantonis	3	0	1	0
Braxton Hill	3	0	0	0
Mitchell Agude	2	1	0	0
Isaiah Bagnah	1	0	0	0
Maximilian Mang	1	0	0	0
Philip Ossai	1	0	0	0
De'jon Benton	1	0	0	0
Miles Fox	1	0	0	0
Jordan Crook	1	0	0	1
Jamal Peters	1	0	0	0
Owen Hubert	0	0	0	1
Daniel Bell	0	0	0	1
Gordon Whyte	0	0	0	1
Ante Milanovic-Litre	0	0	0	1
Ryan Baker	0	0	0	1
Ronan Horrall	0	0	0	1

Kicking1

Player	FG	LNG	XP	SNG
Marc Liegghio	2/2	40	2	0

Punting1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	IN10
Mitch McCarthy	6	279	46.5	59	0

Kickoffs1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Marc Liegghio	2	123	61.5	64

Kick returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Isaiah Wooden	5	108	21.6	39

Punt returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Isaiah Wooden	2	17	8.5	16

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

West Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Edmonton Elks8-3.727W2

2Saskatchewan Roughriders6-4.600L2

3Winnipeg Blue Bombers5-5.500L1

4British Columbia Lions5-5.500W4

5Calgary Stampeders4-6.400L2

East Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Montreal Alouettes9-1.900W7

2Toronto Argonauts5-5.500W1

3Hamilton Tiger-Cats4-7.364L1

4Ottawa Redblacks0-10.000L10

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Final

Kelly, Argonauts Cruise Past Tiger-Cats

The Argonauts put away the Tiger-Cats behind Kelly's arm, three scoring passes, and a systematic offensive approach that left Hamilton searching for answers.

Toronto dominated the turnover margin, forcing three miscues from the Tiger-Cats while surrendering just one, a decisive edge that tilted field position throughout.

Smith rumbled for 99 yards on the ground, complementing Kelly's aerial barrage and rounding out an all-around offensive display from the Argonauts.

The Argonauts sit 2nd in the East Division, 4 games back, coming off a win. The Tiger-Cats sit 3rd in the East Division, 5½ games back, coming off a loss.

The win pulls the Argonauts back to .500 at 5-5. The Argonauts are up next at Roughriders (Aug 29), then at Tiger-Cats. The Tiger-Cats are up next at Stampeders (Aug 29), then home vs Argonauts.

Win probabilityTOR win %

M.Liegghio kick attempt good (H: M.McCarthy, LS: G.Whyte)HAM +22%
C.Kelly pass complete short middle to K.Mital caught at HAM00, for 12 yardTOR +20%
C.Kelly pass complete deep right to D.Coxie caught at HAM04, for 27 yardsTOR +18%