Ottawa Redblacks lose to Toronto Argos in high-scoring shootout
The Redblacks, who slid to last place in the CFL East Division with a 3-6 record, slugged it out with the Argos, before losing 44-31 to the East’s top team, which now sits at 7-1.The Redblacks, who only had three passing touchdowns going into the game against the Argos, had three of them Sunday. Quarterback Dustin Crum found Jaelon Acklin, Justin Hardy and Jackson Bennett for touchdown passes, while defensive back Cariel Brooks scored on an interception. Crum finished with 292 passing yards.
The biggest problem for the Redblacks was a leaky secondary. Argos quarterback Chad Kelly torched the Redblacks, passing for 417 yards and four touchdowns. Receiver DaVaris Daniels had six catches for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Running back A.J. Ouellette was another big factor with his bowling ball running style, rushing for 90 yards.
The Redblacks had talked about getting off to a quicker start heading into the game, they were minus-23 in the first quarter. They took a 10-0 lead and led 10-7 after the first quarter.Crum found Acklin behind the Argos’ defenders for a 55-yard touchdown pass with 6:19 left in the first quarter. The convert made it 10-0. It was Acklin’s first touchdown of the season.
Under plenty of pressure, Kelly flipped a short pass to Ouellette for a 12-yard touchdown. It was 21-17 with a bit less than 31/2 minutes left in the first half.A stupid penalty dealt the Argos a huge blow. A 51-yard completion to Kurleigh Gittens Jr., who’s from Ottawa, was wiped out by an unnecessary roughness penalty to the Argos. So, instead of having the ball on the Ottawa five-yard line, the Argos were first-and-25 from their 40.
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