Masoli injured again as Ticats beat Redblacks 21-13

Ottawa's Jeremiah Masoli, in his season debut, left in the second quarter with a leg injury. The 34-year-old was trying to roll out to his right when, untouched, he fell to the turf and immediately clutched his left leg.

Marc Liegghio put the Ottawa Redblacks on the ropes before Chris Edwards delivered the knockout punch.

Liegghio kicked five field goals as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated Ottawa 21-13 on Saturday night. But it was Edwards' crucial tackle of Redblacks quarterback Dustin Crum that preserved the victory.

Crum, who replaced injured starter Jeremiah Masoli, drove Ottawa (1-3) to the Hamilton 20-yard line with seven seconds remaining. On the game's final play, he took off for the end zone but was stopped a yard-and-a-half short by Edwards, with an assist from teammate Richard Leonard, delighting the Tim Hortons Field gathering of 21,331.

"That was a professional play, that's an All-Pro play," Hamilton head coach Orlondo Steinauer said of Edwards' stop. "He's just that type of a football player.

"Thank goodness he was out there."

Liegghio's 25-yard field goal gave Hamilton (1-3) its eight-point lead at 11:49 of the fourth quarter. Liegghio has made all nine field goals he's tried in the two games he's been with the Ticats but did miss a convert.

"You can't say enough about Liegghio," Steinauer said. "The ball goes through the pipes every time so far.