# 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 72nd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year in Week 20 following a win over the Ottawa Redblacks and a loss by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. However, the team lost in the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.
The 2022 season was the third season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the first with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.

## Offseason
### Players added

| Position | Player | Tag | 2021 Team | Date |
| QB | Jamie Newman | Signed | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | January 7 |
| WR | Tony Brown | Signed | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | January 7 |
| K | Tadhg Leader | Signed | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | March 17 |

### Players lost

| Position | Player | Tag | 2022 Team | Date |
| OT | Jordan Murray | Released | Indianapolis Colts | January 14 |
| FB/TE | Nikola Kalinic | Released | Indianapolis Colts | January 22 |
| CB | Delvin Breaux | Released | BC Lions | January 17 |
| QB | Jeremiah Masoli | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 7 |
| C | Darius Ciraco | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 8 |
| DE | Lorenzo Mauldin IV | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 8 |
| WR | Jaelon Acklin | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 9 |
| RB | Jackson Bennett | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 8 |
| WR | Brandon Banks | Released | Toronto Argonauts | February 13 |
| DE | Ja'Gared Davis | Released | Toronto Argonauts | February 8 |
| FS/LB | Tyrice Beverette | Released | Montreal Alouettes | February 8 |
| CB | Mike Daly | UFA | Free Agent | February 20 |
| QB | David Watford | UFA | Free Agent | February 25 |

### CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022. With the format being a snake draft, the Tiger-Cats selected ninth in the odd-numbered rounds and first in the even-numbered rounds.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
| 1 | 9 | Baily Flint | P | Toledo | Australia |
| 2 | 10 | Blake Hayes | P | Illinois | Australia |
| 3 | 27 | Ralfs Rusins | DT | Liberty | Latvia |

### CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Tiger-Cats were scheduled to have the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after finishing as the Grey Cup runner-up in the previous season. However, the team traded their first and third round selections to the Edmonton Elks for Kyle Saxelid and Grant McDonald.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 2 | 17 | Anthony Federico | DL | Queen's | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 4 | 37 | Kiondre Smith | WR | Guelph | Markham, ON |
| 5 | 46 | Jared Beeksma | LB | Guelph | Cambridge, ON |
| 6 | 55 | Khadeem Pierre | DB | Concordia | Ottawa, ON |
| 7 | 64 | Nicolas Guay | OL | Laval | Quebec City, QC |
| 8 | 73 | Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown | DB | British Columbia | Hamilton, ON |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | 1 | Sat, May 28 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 25–23 | 1–0 | None | Tim Hortons Field | N/A | Recap |
| B | 2 | Fri, June 3 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 17–18 | 1–1 | None | Alumni Stadium | N/A | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Season Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 443 | 415 | 7–3 | L1 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 471 | 466 | 5–5 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 421 | 473 | 5–5 | W4 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 370 | 475 | 3–7 | L3 | Details |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–30 | 0–1 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 28,216 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, June 18 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 30–33 (OT) | 0–2 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,711 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Fri, June 24 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 12–26 | 0–3 | TSN/ESPN2 | IG Field | 23,600 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, July 1 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 25–29 | 0–4 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,233 | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 16 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 25–23 | 1–4 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 20,411 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Thu, July 21 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 12–17 | 1–5 | TSN | BC Place | 16,155 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Thu, July 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 24–17 | 2–5 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 20,932 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 20–34 | 2–6 | TSN/ESPN2 | BMO Field | 11,623 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Fri, Aug 12 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 34–27 | 3–6 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,018 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 20 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 28–29 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 21,024 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Fri, Aug 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 20–37 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 14,963 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 5 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 8–28 | 3–9 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 25,266 | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 17 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 48–31 | 4–9 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 22,288 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 16–23 | 4–10 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 17,008 | Recap |
| 17 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 18 | 15 | Fri, Oct 7 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 18–14 | 5–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 21,456 | Recap |
| 19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 14 | 9:45 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 35–32 | 6–10 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 20,589 | Recap |
| 20 | 17 | Fri, Oct 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 30–27 | 7–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,062 | Recap |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 23–16 | 8–10 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 19,708 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 6 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Montreal Alouettes | L 17–28 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 20,693 | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.