Jamie Borehams kicked a field goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation to complete Hamilton's comeback as the Ticats beat the Edmonton Eskimos 20-18 on Friday night.

The Eskimos (4-9), in jeopardy of missing the playoffs for the first time in 34 years, lost both halves of the crucial home and home series with the Ticats (4-11), also falling 27-22 last week in Hamilton.

After starting the second half tied 10-10, the Eskimos finally

broke the deadlock midway through the fourth quarter as they engineered an 84-yard drive, culminating in a four-yard touchdown pass from Ray to Tucker, putting Edmonton ahead 17-10.

But it didn't take Hamilton long to answer, as they responded just two minutes later, needing just four plays to travel 79 yards, capping off the drive with a 28-yard passing play to Kamau Peterson from Ticats quarterback Jason Maas, playing his first game in Edmonton since being traded to the Ticats in the off-season.

Maas then quickly got the Ticats back in scoring position after a 35-yard pass to Jesse Lumsden eventually led to the game-winning nine-yard field goal by Jamie Boreham.

Edmonton slotback Robert LeBlanc kicked a desperation punt with time gone that went down as a 41-yard single to make the final score 20-18.

Hamilton put the first points on the board six minutes into the first

quarter when Jamie Boreham connected on a 24-yard field goal.

The Eskimos came back on their next possession, taking the ball down to the Ticats' 12-yard line but ended up having to settle for a Sean Fleming 39-yard field goal after taking three consecutive penalties, including an offensive passing interference call on Trevor Gaylor in the end zone that negated a touchdown catch.

Fleming's field goal moved him past Dave Ridgeway for fifth on the all-time league scoring list.

The Eskimos took the lead early in the second when quarterback Ricky Ray hit Jason Tucker on a 46-yard pass and run down to the two-yard line. Troy Davis took it the rest of the way on the next play to put Edmonton ahead 10-3.

Both teams return to action next Saturday, with the Eskimos playing a must-win game in Saskatchewan, while Hamilton plays host to B.C.

Notes: Hamilton's Terry Vaughn, 34, passed the 1,000 career

reception mark in the second quarter, becoming the first player in CFL history to make the milestone. ... Jesse Lumsden made his 2006 Ticats debut in Edmonton, where his father Neil won three Grey Cups for the Eskimos. ... The Tiger-Cats are the only team in the league that has yet to have a bye.