Redblacks, Ticats desperate for win while East playoffs are still in reach
OTTAWA — Despite their agonizing first third of the 2017 season, the Ottawa Redblacks can put themselves in playoff contention in the CFL East with a win at winless Hamilton on Friday.
But with a desperate 0-7 Tiger-Cats team providing the opposition, and given their troubling tendency to come up short in winnable games, the Redblacks know they will be under pressure to pick up a second victory in a season filled with near-misses.
The Redblacks (1-6-1) strongly believe they are much better team than their record considering they’ve lost six games by a total of 20 points, but in the end that means little in the standings.
“I think there’s pressure on both sides,” said Ottawa fullback Patrick Lavoie. “I can’t speak for them, but I think we’re starting to feel it. We can say we’ve lost close games, but that doesn’t mean much. We need to start winning games, so yeah I think we’re starting to feel pressure and that might not be a bad thing.”