I was just about to imprint in my memory that the Hamilton Tiger Cats have gone from average at best to one of the best, and then Ricky Ray hits Chad Owens and the Argos win 34-33. Im not sure why Craig Butler was told to safety blitz in that situation while protecting a lead, and not sure why Eric Harris, who to me is part linebacker-part defensive back, drew the cover Chad Owens assignment at that moment. When Ray looked across at the Line of scrimmage and saw the one-on-one opportunity, he must have smiled inside and said okay, we have a chance. The other reason for the Ticats failure and the Argos success was the last five plays on offense. Coach Austin talked about finishing late 4th quarter football. The last five plays were the worst five plays for Zach Collaros and the Ticats offense. Throwing for over 300 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, the Ticats have found their quarterback of the present and foreseeable future put in the pressure plays when managing and killing the clock is everything. For me, it was the thing for Hamiltons loss. With Toronto, a grinding win of 431 yards passing and only 45 yards rushing. It was good to see John Chiles back as a receiver; with eight catches for 123 yards. Going into the last four games, the Argos need him with Andre Durie out for the year. I thought Hamilton outplayed Toronto, except in the critical moments of the game, and sometimes when it is close in the 4th, those critical moments are everything. Last thought on this one. Both teams had a ridicules number of penalties - Toronto with 21 and Hamilton with 17 - and they play again in two weeks. I would love to see that change, as the penalties destroy the entertainment value of the game. The referee will call what he sees, so the players must play better. A distressing thought moving into Week 17. In BC, the Lions beat an Ottawa team they should beat. Good game for Kevin Glenn and it should be. Without Andrew Harris, Stephan Logan, a limited Tim Harris, and two receivers in Courtney Taylor and Bryan Burnham, the depth of BC was tested and passed. Running back Keola Antolin looked good this week compared to previous weeks and Lavasier Tuinei at 65 is easy to find down field. In what should garner more attention, BC has now not allowed a touchdown in 16 quarters of football. Quick review goes as follows: Calgary 14, BC 7 and no touchdowns allowed, Hamilton 19, BC 17 with no touchdowns allowed, BC 41, Ottawa 3 with no touchdowns allowed. A remarkable accomplishment. In Ottawa, the young running back Roy Finch looked really good; explosive and elusive, and it now means the running back position is set in Ottawa with Chevon Walker, Johnathan Williams and Roy Finch. All three are solid running backs. In Montreal, they have defiantly not found the next Anthony Calvillo but Johnathan Crompton continues to win. He is putting faith in his receivers and they are reciprocating by making good downfield plays for him. Crompton has yet to throw for 300 yards but that has little significance when you continue to win as the leader. For Saskatchewan, it was too conservative and it caught up to them in the third quarter, as Montreal scored 20 and Saskatchewan 0. There is a problem in Regina and we all know what it is. Kerry Joseph to the rescue? The decisions made this week are so significant, as the Riders have Edmonton at home, Calgary in Calgary, a Week 19 bye and Edmonton to close out the 2014 regular season. First place is out of the question and last place is not a concern. But at 9-6, anywhere from second to fourth is possible and with two games against Edmonton, both at home even after all this adversity, the Riders can finish 12-6 and that is so much more impressive than 9-9. Four weeks to go and three games to play. Last game of the week was Winnipeg 9, Edmonton 41 and the score could have been worse. Saskatchewan has a quarterback problem, the Bombers may have a team problem, as in, not a good enough team to compete with the best and Edmonton is one of the best. They are on a collision course with Calgary come playoff time and in my mind, the two best teams in the league. Enjoy the East vs. East and the West vs. West for the last four weeks. With three teams at 6-8, the East is a who wants it Division, while out west only Calgary is secure. Edmonton, Saskatchewan, BC and, yes, Winnipeg, all could make the playoffs or one and two could miss. Four weeks and 16 games to go. Tom Rathman Super Bowl Jersey .S. -- Carl-Antoine Delisle snapped a tie in the third period with his second goal of the game to lead the Tigres past Cape Breton 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday as Victoriaville won its eighth in a row. Richard Sherman Super Bowl Jersey . -- Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo is going to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks. http://www.thesf49ersshoponline.com/C-J-...d-49ers-Jersey/. Lineup news, Fantasy and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES St. Louis Blues – After rolling the San Jose Sharks for seven goals, for the second time in a week, the Blues have a bunch of players on hot streaks. Joe Staley Super Bowl Jersey .com) - The Los Angeles Kings werent playing their best hockey before the league went on break during the Winter Olympics. Nick Bosa Super Bowl Jersey . The Opening Day starter played 53 games this season hitting .192 with nine home runs and 25 RBI. Red Sox manager John Farrell has decided to start Jose Iglesias at third base as of late instead of Middlebrooks.WASHINGTON -- Bottom of the ninth, game tied and the potential winning run is on base. In these moments, there is nowhere Jayson Werth would rather be than walking to the plate with bat in hand. Werth hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the ninth after the Brewers tied it in the top of the inning and the Washington Nationals beat Milwaukee 5-4 on Sunday afternoon. Washingtons bullpen tossed five scoreless innings in relief of Gio Gonzalez until Rickie Weeks RBI single in the ninth off closer Rafael Soriano (1-1), who earned the win despite blowing his third save in 25 chances. Anthony Rendon reached on a fielders choice against Rob Wooten (1-4) with two outs in the ninth. Enter Werth. "Thats what its all about, right? Its why we do this," Werth said of the pressure-packed moment. "If you find yourself in that situation and you dont want to be there, I think youre in the wrong line of work." Taking advantage of a 3-1 count, the right fielder drilled the pitch into the left field corner, scoring Rendon from first. "Im still huffing and puffing," Rendon said. Washington took two of three in the series between teams that entered Sunday as division leaders. The Nationals have won four of five overall. Ryan Zimmerman had two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Nationals. The Brewers have lost 13 of 16. Tied with St. Louis entering Sunday, Milwaukee has led or held a share of first place of the NL Central every day since April 5. Pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett singled with one out against Soriano in the ninth, took second on Carlos Gomezs walk and scored on Weeks base hit. The Brewers were 1 of 8 with runners in scoring position before Weeks at-bat. Staked to a 3-1 lead, Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo allowed four runs and eight hits over six innings. Gallardo has not won since June 19 and is 0-2 with 7.33 ERA in his last four starts. "You always want to start on a good mode coming out of the break. This was a tough gamme," Gallardo said.dddddddddddd "Youve got to forget about it. Were going home." Gonzalez allowed three runs on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts on 88 pitches over 3 1-3 innings. He left in the fourth with a runner at third and trailing 2-1. Gomez RBI groundout against Craig Stammen gave the Brewers 3-1 lead. Khris Davis and Jonathan Lucroy also drove in runs for Milwaukee. Gonzalez had his start pushed back one day after flight issues caused a delay in his return to Washington following the All-Star break. "Nine days off. It didnt help missing bullpen (session) and doing all that (work)," Gonzalez said. "Obviously my command and fastball location wasnt where I wanted it to be." Stammen retired all eight batters he faced after replacing Gonzalez. Zimmermans opposite field homer tied the game at 3-3. Jose Lobaton scored later in the inning with two outs on Gallardos wild pitch. Milwaukee loaded the bases with out in the second inning due in part to Zimmermans throwing error. Gonzalez escaped the jam with back-to-back strikeouts. The errant toss was the first error in 13 games for Zimmerman, who has battled right shoulder injuries, since returning to third base on June 30. The Nationals scored first on Ian Desmonds RBI hit in the second. They celebrated last on Werths clutch hit. "Any time you get a walk-off win its big for team morale," Stammen said. "Hopefully it will send us on a nice little winning streak." Notes: Adam LaRoches second-inning single snapped a 0-for-18 skid. ...Gonzalezs final strikeout doubled as the 1,000th for his career. ...Milwaukee fell to 29-21 on the road this season. ...The Brewers return to Milwaukee for a seven-game homestand, starting with Cincinnati on Monday. Wily Peralta (10-6, 3.72) faces Reds starters and fellow RHP Mat Latos (2-1, 2.79). ...RHP Doug Fister starts for Washington on Monday at Colorado versus Rockies LHP Franklin Morales (5-4, 5.26). ' ' '