CFL: Ticats Rout Argonauts 51-38

Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats continue their mastery of the Toronto Argonauts.

Mitchell threw five touchdown passes as Hamilton defeated Toronto 51-38 on Friday night. The win was the Ticats’ fourth straight against the Argos and Mitchell improved to 16-2 all-time versus the defending Grey Cup champions.

“I pride myself on winning my entire career,” Mitchell said. “I think when you’re playing on great teams and you have a great defence, great special teams it’s hard for any team to beat you.

“I’ve been a part of special teams.”

Mitchell completed 19-of-24 passes for 332 yards and became the 11th player in CFL history to crack the 40,000-yards plateau. Three of his TD passes were to Kenny Lawler, who had six catches for 207 yards.

Mitchell cemented the win with a 16-yard TD pass to Kiondre Smith at 4:29 of the fourth quarter to put Hamilton ahead 44-26. It came after Toronto had pulled to within 37-26.

“I think that’s as good as I’ve seen him play,” Milanovich said of Mitchell.

Toronto (1-4) dropped to 0-3 at home before a BMO Field gathering of 12,701. The Argos now head on a bye week before visiting the Montreal Alouettes on July 17.

And the hope is the Argos might get some reinforcements. Among their walking wounded are quarterback Chad Kelly (leg), running back Deontra McMahon (ankle) and linebacker Wynton McManis (knee).

“Unfortunately, every time we got going on offence … and scored some points I feel like we gave up a touchdown every time,” said Toronto head coach Ryan Dinwiddie. “The bye week is there, I told the guys take some time and reflect on it.

“I will as well (and) look at all of the games and find ways we can try and be creative and find an edge. I think guys have to lick their wounds a bit, spend some time with the family … and let’s come back motivated with a lot of urgency.”

Hamilton earned its first road victory of 2025 and only its second win in its last eight visits to BMO Field.

Nick Arbuckle finished 27-of-38 passing for 339 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. His six-yard TD pass to Kevin Mital at 14:08 completed the scoring as the two-point convert was unsuccessful.

UP NEXT

Tiger-Cats: Host the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday, July 12.

Argonauts: Visit the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday, July 17.

(Canadian Press)