Argos and Ticats face key Labour Day CFL matchup

The Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton TigerCats meet Monday in a Labour Day game with important playoff implications, not just rivalry pride. Toronto enters at 56 and Hamilton at 48, with the final regularseason meeting between the teams set to decide the season series and the Harold Ballard Trophy. A Toronto win would create a fourpoint cushion over Hamilton in the race for second place in the East Division, while a Hamilton victory would pull the Ticats into the No. 2 spot. With Montreal well ahead in the division and the crossover playoff format likely to matter again, the result could shape both teams’ postseason path. Toronto is coming off a 2824 loss to Saskatchewan, despite quarterback Chad Kelly throwing for 416 yards and three touchdowns. Hamilton won the first meeting 2423 on a late missed field goal by Toronto, and the Ticats have won three of the last four Labour Day meetings at Hamilton Stadium.