Previous Rank: 5
Week 12: Defeated Saskatchewan 20-19 at home.
Week 13: Visiting Hamilton on Monday.
Toronto won
a close game at home over Saskatchewan 20-19. Chad Kelly completed 24 of his 39 passes for 322 yards with 1 interception in his first game of the season after missing the first 9 to a suspension. Toronto weathered the first 9 games without the reigning MOP maintaining above a .500 record. Damonte Coxie broke 100 yards receiving as he caught 5 for 112 yards. David Ungerer had his biggest game of the season as he caught 5 passes for 72 yards.#5 Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-5-1) ๐
Previous Rank: 3
Week 12: Lost to Montreal 24-27 at home.
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k 13: Visiting Winnipeg on Sunday.Saskatchewan lost a close game on the road to the Argonauts 19-20. The game came down to the wire and ended on a game-winning missed field goal as Lirim Hajrullahuโs missed field goal sailed out of the back of the end zone for the game-winning single. It was an ending to a game that sparked a conversation about possibly adjusting the rules surrounding the rouge. The Riders had a win in their last 5 games with the last win being in week 7 when they defeated Winnipeg 19-9. Trevor Harris completed 18 of his 29 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown with 2 interceptions. Samuel Emilus led the team in receiving with 8 catches for 66 yards. On the ground, Frankie Hickson rushed 16 times for 79 yards, 4.9 yards per carry.
#6 Calgary Stampeders (4-6)
Previous Rank: 6
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k 12: Bye Week.Week 13: Hosting Edmonton on Monday.
Calgary was on the bye week last weekend. Calgary has lost their last 2 games and needs to start putting some wins together as they now suddenly find themselves in 4th place in the West.
Previous Rank: 7
Week 12: Lost to Ottawa 27-34 on the road.
Week 13: Hosting Ottawa on Saturday for Touchdown Pacific in Victoria.
s="wpil_keyword_link" href="https://cflnewshub.com/team/bc-lions/" title="BC Lions" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked" data-wpil-monitor-id="4778">BC Lions lost to Toronto in week 1 then won their next 5 games led by Vernon Adams Jr. Now BC is on a 5-game losing streak and has dropped below .500. BC recently welcomed back Nathan Rourke who started in the last 2 games. Last week Rourke looked to still be adjusting after his NFL pursuit but made several good plays on his way to completing 22 of his 31 passes for 234 yards with 1 interception. Justin McInnis caught 5 passes for 79 yards. William Stanback rushed 15 times for 99 yards, 6.6 yards per carry last week. Stanback has been highly productive as of late.BC now welcomes back defensive end Mathieu Betts who signed with the team on Wednesday after spending the preseason and training camp with the Detroit Lions. BCโs prospects of turning the ship back in the right direction look promising.
#8 Edmonton Elks (3-8)
Pre
vious Rank: 8Week 12: Lost to Montreal 17-21.
Week 13: Visiting Calgary on Monday.
The Edmonto
n Elks lost a close game on the road in Montreal last weekend 17-21. They led the reigning Grey Cup Champions 17-6 at the half but the lead slipped away in the 2nd half. McLeod Bethel-Thompson completed 21 of his 33 passes for 200 yards with 2 touchdowns in the loss. Tevin Jones, who was with Montreal in training camp, led the Elks in receiving as he caught 5 passes for 67 yards. Running back Kevin Brown had a strong day on the ground in his return to the lineup after missing time to injury and rushed 16 times for 105 yards, 6.6 average.#9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2-9)
Previous Rank: 9
Week 12: Lost to Winnipeg 23-26 on the road.
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k 13: Hosting Toronto on Monday.The Hamilton Tiger-Cats seemed to be on their way to a crushing defeat as they trailed Winnipeg last week at the half 3-16. The TiCats battled back to make it a close one but were still unable to get the W as they lost 23-26 in the W. Bo Levi Mitchell completed 14 of his 28 passes for 220 yards. Tim White led the team in receiving as he caught 7 passes for 134 yards. Greg Bell rushed 12 times for 41 yards with 2 touchdowns, 3.4 yards per carry. Hamilton has struggled to slow opponentsโ offenses as they have allowed the most points against averaging 32.7 allowed per game. They have also struggled to establish and embrace the run game as they have the fewest rushing yards in the league.
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