Week 17: Riders Set Sights on the Postseason

Mark Perry
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Week 17: Riders Set Sights on the Postseason

113thGrey Cup playoff scenarios for the upcoming week

TORONTO (September 23, 2026) – The following scenarios are in play this week.

EAST DIVISION

  • CGY WIN + HAM LOSS = HAM eliminated from playoff contention; crossover confirmed.

  • WPG WIN + BC WIN + HAM LOSS = HAM eliminated from playoff contention; crossover confirmed.

WEST DIVISION

  • WPG LOSS + SSK WIN + CGY LOSS = SSK clinches playoff berth.

ROAD TO THE 113TH GREY CUP

  • Week 14: MTL secured a postseason berth and the right to host a playoff game.

  • Week 15: EDM secured a postseason berth.

  • Week 16: TOR secured a postseason berth and the right to host a playoff game.

CROSSOVER RULE

If the fourth-place team in Division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in Division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-final.

WEEK 17 SCHEDULE

  • September 25 | TOR at WPG | 8 p.m. ET | TSN, RDS, CBSSN, CFL+, SiriusXM

  • September 25 | SSK at BC | 10:30 p.m. ET | TSN, CFL+, SiriusXM

  • September 26 | CGY at OTT | 3 p.m. ET | TSN, CTV, RDS2, Crave, CFL+, SiriusXM

  • September 26 | HAM at EDM | 7 p.m. ET | TSN, CFL+, SiriusXM

Comments

EWSep 26, 2026
How would the Riders clinch a spot had they won? I’m confused. SK - a win would have given them 9. Lose to the Als twice, Elks & tiebreaker to Stamps next up, they finish 9-9. Cal - if they beat Ottawa, they have 7 wins. Beat SK, Wpg, BC. 10-8 finish. Lose to Ottawa 9-9, own tiebreaker over SK Wpg - 7 wins. Beat Mtl & Edm, losses to BC & Cal, finish 9-9 & have tiebreaker on SK. Beat BC, they’re 10-8. BC - 7 wins. Lost tiebreaker to SK in this scenario. Beat Toronto, Ottawa & Wpg, lose to Calgary. Finish 10-8. The key to the Riders season is next week with Calgary especially if Stamps win today. That would set up a deciding game for the tiebreaker. Lose that & they’re tied at 8. Riders then play 3 vs the top 2 teams. Another loss at home to Calgary & you may see a very fragile SK going into those games. That was a huge loss for SK, massive win for BC.

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