Eskimos off to best start in 56 years, improving to 6-0 with 33-28 win
EDMONTON — It’s been more 56 years since the Edmonton Eskimos have seen a start to the season like this one.
Mike Reilly scored a pair of touchdowns and passed for two more as the Eskimos remained the only undefeated team in the CFL with a 33-28 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. It is the first time the Eskimos have been 6-0 since 1961.
“It was another gritty, gutsy win,” said Eskimos head coach Jason Maas. “It came down to the end again and we were very fortunate to come out of that with a positive.
“I give them a lot of credit. They battled all night against us.”