Previous Rank: 3
Week 13: Defeated Saskatchewan 35-33 on the road.
Week 14: Defeated Saskatchewan 26-21 at home.
Week 15:
rong>Bye week.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won both the Labour Day Classic and the Banjo Bowl over their rivals for the 2nd year in a row. The Bombers won last week 26-21. Zach Collaros completed 24 of his 31 passes for 231 yards and a touchdown. Kenny Lawler caught 6 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown. Brady Oliveira was limited by his standards as he rushed 11 times for 41 yards, 3.9 yards per carry. Oliveira added 60 yards receiving on 6 receptions.
Michael Griffin led the team in tackles with 6. Canadian defensive back Tyrell Ford had 2 interceptions including one late in the game that secured victory for the W in the W.
Winnipeg now holds fi
rst in the West and will have a bye this week.#5 Edmonton Elks (5-8)
Previous Rank: 7
Week 13:
rong>Defeated Calgary 35-20 on the road.Week 14: Defeated Calgary 37-16 at home.
Week 15: Bye week.
The Commonwealth Curs
e is Broken (again)! The Elks had another big win last week as they defeated the Calgary Stampeders 37-16. Edmonton has now won 5 of their last 6 games which has seen them blitz back into the playoff race after an 0-7 start. McLeod Bethel-Thompson completed 15 of his 25 passes for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception. Eugene Lewis led the team in receiving with 6 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown. Hergy Mayala caught 2 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. The Elks continue to see success with a committee approach to the run game with contributions from multiple backs. Last week Kevin Brown rushed 12 times for 91 yards (7.6 average), Javon Leake 10 times for 55 yards (5.5 average), and Justin Rankin rushed 4 times for 34 yards (8.5 average). Receiver Tevin Jones also had a rush which was a 13-yard touchdown.Calgary changed their quarterback for this contest and the Elks defense turned into carnivorous Elks and ate him. The Elks did not allow a touchdown while generating 5 interceptions. Devodric Bynum had 2 interceptions. Nick Anderson, Loucheiz Purifoy, and Kai Gray all had an interception as well. Noah Curtis had the lone sack of the game for the Elks.
#6 Toronto Argonauts (6-6)
Previous Rank: 5
Week 13:
rong>Lost to Hamilton 28-31 on the road.Week 14: Lost to Ottawa 27-41 on the road.
Week 15: Visiting BC on Friday.
The Toronto Argonauts
lost on the road to Ottawa 27-41 last week. Chad Kelly completed 36 of his 56 passes for 463 yards and 3 touchdowns with 4 interceptions. It was the second week in a row in which Torontoβs opening drive ended on an interception. Ottawaβs first 2 touchdowns in the games were pick 6s. David Ungerer III led the team in receiving with 8 catches for 131 yards. Makai Polk caught 7 passes for 105 yards in his first CFL game over 100 yards. Damonte Coxie had 6 catches for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns. Toronto only handed the ball off to KaβDeem Carey 5 times who rushed for 46 yards, 9.2 yards per carry. It was the game in which Toronto ran less than any other game so far this season. Toronto passed 56 times while giving it to the RB just 5 times making for a 1-dimensional offense. Often times abandoning the run can lead to problems in pass protection and Toronto gave up 6 sacks in this game.Royce Metchie and Isaac Darkangelo tied for a team-leading 8 tackles. Milton forced a fumble that resulted in a turnover late in the 4th quarter but the game was too far out of reach at that point although the turnover did lead to a touchdown.
The Argos will travel to take on the BC Lions on Friday.
Previous Rank: 6
Week 13: Lost to Winnipeg 35-33 at home.
Week 14: Lost to Winnipeg 21-26 on the road.
Week 15:
rong>Bye week.The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost a close game last week. Thatβs beginning to be too common of a sentence for Rider Nation to hear. Saskatchewan has now gone 7 games without a win and are in danger of falling out of playoff positioning. Last week Trevor Harris completed 21 of his 33 passes for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. Kian Schaffer-Baker had a strong game catching 6 passes for 120 yards. Samuel Emilus and KeeSean Johnson had the touchdowns. Frankie Hickson rushed 9 times for 46 yards, 5.1 yards per carry.
Jameer Thurman had 7 tackles. Miles Brown and Bryan Cox Jr. both had a sack.
Saskatchewan will hav
e a bye week to prepare for their week 16 matchup on the road against Calgary.#8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-9)
Previous Rank: 9
Week 13: Defeated Toronto 31-28 at home.
Week 14:
rong>Bye week.Week 15: Hosting Ottawa on Saturday.
Hamilton was on the bye last week. They will hope to build on week 13βs 31-28 win over Toronto when they host the Ottawa RedBlacks on Saturday. Hamilton has allowed the most points defensively in the league while on offense they lead the league in total yards per game. They have the most pass attempts in the league while also having the fewest rushing attempts. If Hamilton can tighten up their defense moving forward and mix in a healthy run game to their offense it would not surprise me to see them go on a run and take a crack at making the playoffs.
Previous Rank: 8
Week 13: Lost to Edmonton 20-35 at home.
Week 14: Lost to Edmonton on the road 16-37.
Week 15:
rong>Hosting Montreal on Saturday.The Calgary Stampeders are having a tough go of it lately. In week 13 Jake Maier had 1 touchdown with 4 interceptions. Last week the Stamps started Logan Bonner at quarterback and he completed 21 of his 36 passes for 284 yards with 5 interceptions. Calgary did not score a touchdown in the 16-37 loss to Edmonton last week who has now passed them in the standings after defeating them in back-to-back weeks. Reggie Begelton led the team in receiving with 8 catches for 123 yards. Jalen Philpot caught 4 passes for 57 yards. Dedrick Mills rushed 14 times for 65 yards (4.6 average) and Peyton Logan rushed 5 times for 25 yards (5 average). In hindsight, it may have been beneficial for Calgary to be run heavy in Bonnerβs first CFL start.
On defense, Branden Dozier had a team-leading 8 tackles. Charles Wiley had the sack. Mike Rose had an interception.
Calgary will be on th
e bye next week to figure out how they will rebound for week 16βs match against Saskatchewan.Past Power Rankings:
