{"id":919417,"date":"2026-10-03T19:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919417\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T19:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T19:28:11","slug":"ticats-snap-five-game-losing-skid-with-34-16-victory-over-winless-redblacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/919417\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticats snap five-game losing skid with 34-16 victory over winless Redblacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kenny Lawler had a few special moments during the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34-16 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks Friday night. But it was a post-game moment that will likely stay with him.<\/p>\n

Lawler caught six passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns to help the Tiger-Cats (5-11) snap a five-game losing skid.<\/p>\n

Hamilton trailed 16-13 at the half but came out with a determined effort in the second half and prevailed. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt just shows how much fight we still have,\u201d said Lawler. \u201cIt just shows how resilient we are with how the season has been going, but, you know, it doesn\u2019t faze us. We just go out there and we play. We know if we\u2019ve still got games that just means we\u2019ve got more opportunities to show the world who we really are, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m most proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawler also hauled in his 400th CFL career reception and actually had a family member on the sidelines to see it firsthand.<\/p>\n

Earlier this season, the Redblacks claimed the rights to Kenzel Lawler, an American defensive back and Kenny\u2019s younger brother. Kenzel has been with the Redblacks since August and suited up for the last two games, but didn\u2019t dress for this one.<\/p>\n

\"FootballHamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Kenny Lawler (centre) is tackled by Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Scott Hutter (23) during first half CFL action in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Keito Newman\/The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n

Following the game, the two shared a moment at centre field, with Kenny removing his jersey, writing a message on it and handing it to his brother before the two shared a hug and went their separate ways.<\/p>\n

Lawler preferred to focus on his team\u2019s effort than his own accomplishments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played hard, we played fast, we played physical on all three phases,\u201d said Lawler. \u201cWhen we do that throughout the course of the game that\u2019s usually what you get in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tiger-Cats were officially eliminated from playoff contention last week but played like a team with something to prove.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Harrison Frost went 28-for-35 passing for 342 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. And the Ticats were able to keep Ottawa\u2019s offence off the field in the second half.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point everybody\u2019s playing, coaching, fighting for their jobs and so every week the evaluation matters for every player, every coach,\u201d said Tiger-Cats head coach Scott Milanovich. \u201cSo, we made that clear to everybody.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

“But we have a lot of guys with some good character, and they\u2019re going to continue to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ottawa\u2019s offence was ineffective in the second half, managing just three first downs and none in the third quarter, as Hamilton took control of the game scoring three consecutive touchdowns while dominating field possession.<\/p>\n

The Redblacks only managed to run six offensive plays in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I called the best game in the second half,\u201d admitted Redblacks head coach Ryan Dinwiddie. \u201cI probably should have simplified a little bit and let our guys play a bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FootballOttawa Redblacks running back Daniel Adeboboye (25) is tackled by Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive back Devodric Bynum (20) during second half CFL action in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Keito Newman\/The Canadian Press)<\/p>\n

At 0-15 there\u2019s no denying how hard things have been for Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson came into this game with some momentum, but just couldn\u2019t find a way through Hamilton\u2019s defence finishing the game 17-for-31 for 208 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just got our butts kicked in the second half offensively,\u201d admitted Bethel-Thompson. \u201cThe film is going to tell a lot as to why that happened, but it was definitely really, really frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n

As hard as it\u2019s been on the team, Dinwiddie knows the fans are also feeling the struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fans have been great,\u201d he said. \u201cI know they probably want me out the door and I don\u2019t blame them, right? We haven\u2019t won a game. You know, I apologize to those guys. I haven\u2019t done a good enough job.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Redblacks have three games remaining. They visit the B.C. Lions next week before returning home to host the Toronto Argonauts and then wrapping up the regular season in Hamilton.<\/p>\n

No team in the modern era of the CFL has ever gone winless and the Redblacks are hopeful they won\u2019t be the first, but time is running short. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-919417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}