As nightfall was settling and the temperature was falling, Danny Maciocia was hoping quarterback Davis Alexander and the Alouettes’ offence would get the ball one more time and overtime wouldn’t be needed to settle the East Division final.

When Hamilton elected to kick a game-tying 23-yard field goal with 1:46 left in the fourth quarter — Tiger-Cats head coach Scott Milanovich will spend the winter being second-guessed about that decision — the Als’ general manager felt better.

“I wanted Hamilton to settle for a field goal and put the ball in the hands of our offence,” Maciocia told The Gazette. “This is what Davis lives for.”

After two second-down conversions — both passes to Charleston Rambo — moved the Als into field goal range, Maciocia was confident he was heading to his sixth Gr

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