TORONTO - Dru Brown threw five touchdown passes, including an 11-yard toss to Justin Hardy with 41 seconds remaining, to lead the Ottawa Redblacks to a 46-42 shootout win over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon.
Brown's pass to Hardy capped a 72-yard, nine-play march as Ottawa (3-6) earned a second straight win. And the Redblacks overcame an early 21-point deficit to do so as Brown finished 26-of-31 passing for 373 yards.
Toronto (2-7) got the ball at its own 39-yard line with 36 seconds left but former Argo Robert Priester intercepted Nick Arbuckle to clinch the win. Arbuckle was 32-of-38 passing for 317 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another.
Lirim Hajrullahu's 35-yard field goal at 12:10 put Toronto ahead 42-39, delighting the announced BMO Field gathering 13,2