Previous Rank: 4
Week 13: Defeated Toronto 31-28 at home.
Week 14: Bye week.
Week 15
: Defeated Ottawa 37-21 at home.Week 16: Defeated Toronto 33-31 on the road.
Week 17: Defeated BC 32-29 on the road in overtime.
Week 18
: Lost to Winnipeg 10-31 at home.Week 19: Bye week.
Week 20: Hosting Calgary on Friday.
The Hamilton Ti
ger-Cats were on the bye last week. They will host the Calgary Stampeders on Friday in what will be their final home game of the season. The Ti-Cats nearly clawed their way back into the playoff race when they won 4 games in a row before their most recent game being lost to Winnipeg and are no longer in contention to make the playoffs.#6 B.C. Lions (8-9)
Previous Rank: 6
Week 13: Defeated Ottawa 38-12 at home.
Week 14
: Defeated Montreal 37-23 on the road.Week 15: Lost to Toronto 17-33 at home.
Week 16: Bye Week.
Week 17
: Lost to Hamilton 29-32 at home in overtime.Week 18: Defeated Calgary 32-15 at home.
Week 19: Lost to Saskatchewan 8-39 at home.
Week 20
: Hosting Montreal on Saturday.The BC Lions seem lost right now after an 8-39 loss to Saskatchewan at home. Last week saw Nathan Rourke complete 15 of his 23 passes for 200 yards with 2 interceptions over 3 quarters before Chase Brice finished the game. Rourke was lucky to have an interception negated by a defensive holding penalty. Brice completed 9 of his 14 passes for 92 yards. Justin McInnis led the team in receiving as he caught 6 passes for 119 yards. William Stanback rushed 8 times for 35 yards.
BC will be the first team to wrap up their regular season as they will host Montreal this Saturday. Vernon Adams Jr. will get the start against Montreal. Nathan Rourke has struggled since returning from the NFL as he completed 136 of his 209 passes for 1,781 yards and 4 touchdowns with 9 interceptions over 8 games.
Vernon Adams Jr
. was on an incredible pace over the first 7 games before a poor performance in a loss in Winnipeg which ended in him sustaining an injury. Prior to that game he had amassed 2,395 yards and 14 touchdowns with 5 interceptions. He was on pace to after his first 7 games for 6,158 yards which would have been the third most yards in CFL history. The Lions have not given Adams Jr. meaningful playing time since his injury.#7 Ottawa RedBlacks (8-7-1)
Previous Rank: 7
Week 13: Lost to BC 12-38 on the road.
Week 14
: Defeated Toronto 41-27 at home.Week 15: Lost to Hamilton 21-37 on the road.
Week 16: Lost to Montreal 12-24 at home.
Week 17
: Lost to Saskatchewan on the road 29-16.Week 18: Bye week.
Week 19: Lost to Montreal 12-19 on the road.
Week 20
: Visiting Toronto on Saturday.The Ottawa RedBlacks need to sharpen their chainsaws before the playoffs. They have won only 1 game in the last 6 which was a 41-27 win over Toronto in week 14. Last week saw them lose 12-19 in Montreal. Jeremiah Masoli completed 19 of his 34 passes for 216 yards with 1 interception. Kalil Pimpleton led the team in receiving as he caught 8 passes for 74 yards. Khalon Laborn rushed 10 times for 55 yards, 5.5 yards per carry.
Ottawa will travel to Toronto to face the Argos on Saturday and must win in order to keep their chances alive at securing home field for when they meet Toronto in the Eastern Semi-Final.
#8 Edmonton Elk
s (6-11)Previous Rank: 8
Week 13: Defeated Calgary 35-20 on the road.
Week 14
: Defeated Calgary 37-16 at home.Week 15: Bye week.
Week 16: Lost to Winnipeg 14-27 at home.
Week 17
: Lost to Winnipeg 27-55 on the road.Week 18: Lost to Saskatchewan 24-28 at home.
Week 19: Defeated Calgary 23-18 on the road.
Week 20
: Bye week.The Edmonton Elks defeated the Calgary Stampeders on the road last week 23-18. Tre Ford completed 23 of his 29 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown with 2 interceptions. Tevin Jones led the team in receiving as he caught 6 passes for 76 yards. Justin Rankin rushed 10 times for 140 yards, a staggering 14 yards per carry.Β
Edmonton will be on the bye this week before they host Toronto in week 21 to close out their season. Much of the stories surrounding Edmonton this season has been whether they start McLeod Bethel-Thopson or Tre Ford at quarterback.
While it has at
times been spun that Ford not getting more starts at quarterback was the reason for the Elks losses, MBT has played very well in his own right. McLeod accumulated 3,748 yards and 24 touchdowns with 11 interceptions over 16 games with 13 starts. Edmontonβs problems did not stem from the quarterback position this season. Regardless it will be interesting to see what happens this offseason as MBTβs one year deal expires.#9 Calgary Stampeders (4-11-1)π
Previous Rank: 9
Week 13: Lost to Edmonton 20-35 at home.
Week 14
: Lost to Edmonton 16-37 on the road.Week 15: Tied Montreal 19-19 at home.
Week 16: Lost to Saskatchewan 29-37 at home.
Week 17
: Bye week.Week 18: Lost to BC 15-32 on the road.
Week 19: Lost to Edmonton 18-23 at home.
Week 20
: Visiting Hamilton on Friday.Calgary is now on an 8-game winless streak after losing to Edmonton 18β23 in their final home game of the season last week. Matthew Shiltz got the start at quarterback and completed 18 of his 33 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown with 1 interception. He also led the team in rushing as he rushed 5 times for 64 yards. Reggie Begelton led the team in receiving once again as he caught 5 passes for 79 yards. Dedrick Mills rushed 7 times for 36 yards, 5.1 yards per carry.
Calgary will visit Hamilton on Friday before they they travel to Saskatchewan to close out their season in week 21.
