Something has to give when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Edmonton Elks – Hamilton | Globalnews.ca

Friday night’s game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Edmonton Elks at Tim Hortons Field is a far cry from the proverbial unstoppable force that meets the immovable object.

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Both Canadian Football League clubs have started the season with a 0-3 record and occupy the basement of the East and West Divisions.

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Hamilton has been outscored 89-55 in his three losses, and he’s even more lopsided in Edmonton, where the Elks have been outscored this season 115-54, including a 59-15 loss in their season opener at BC.

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“Is this how we want to start? Are we going to sweep it under the rug and act like it never happened? Of course not,” Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer said.

The Tiger-Cats have made several roster changes ahead of their first and only meeting against Edmonton in 2022, highlighted by a revamped offensive line.

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Days after being acquired in a trade from the Elks, Colin Kelly will start at left tackle for the Tiger-Cats, while All-Star left guard Brandon Revenberg is back from the disabled list.

Left guard Coulter Woodmansey replaces Travis Vornkahl at right guard, while Jesse Gibbon and veteran Chris Van Zeyl remain at center and right tackle, respectively.

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Another key change brings Wes Hills to the roster to start at running back for the first time in his CFL career in place of Canadian Sean Thomas Erlington.

“We haven’t played our best football,” Steinauer said. “Sometimes we have done it, in spurts, but it has to be consistent.”

Edmonton is also making a roster change and it’s a big one: rookie quarterback Tre Ford will make his first career start in place of the ineffective Nick Arbuckle.

In his first season with the Elks, Arbuckle has thrown for 795 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions.

The 24-year-old star from the University of Waterloo appeared in all three games for the Elks, but completed one of three pass attempts for eight yards and threw an interception.

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3 quick stats:

Friday’s game marks the 99th game of the regular season between Hamilton and Edmonton with the Elks holding the all-time lead with a 59-39-1 record. Hamilton has won five straight against Edmonton.

Hamilton and Edmonton enter their Week 4 matchup with the two worst running offenses in the league. The Ticats have averaged 44 rushing yards per game, which is the latest. The Elks rank eighth in the league with 54.3 rushing yards per game.

The Tiger-Cats are second-best in the CFL with an average field position of their own 42-yard line, including eight starts in opposing territory. Edmonton’s career start average is his own 35, third-worst in the league.

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