The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are back on top of the Power Rankings as Montreal fell down the rankings due to a big loss in Vancouver. The season is winding down with only 1 week left to play. The playoff teams are set with the only thing yet to be determined is if the Western Final will be hosted by Winnipeg or Saskatchewan.
The Crown Holder and the Court Jester
Crown Holder 👑 – The Toronto Argonauts successfully defended the Crown with a 38-31 win over Ottawa. They will face Edmonton on Friday.
Court Jester 🃏 – The Calgary Stampeders were unable to force the title of Court Jester onto the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as they lost 20-42 on the road. They will have a chance to force the title onto the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday.
If a team defeats the Crown Holder they steal the Crown and become the new Crown Holder.
If a team loses to the Court Jester they become the new Court Jester thus freeing the previous team from being the Court Jester.
#1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-7)
Previous Rank: 2
Week 13: Defeated Saskatchewan 35-33 on the road.
Week 14: Defeated Saskatchewan 26-21 at home.
Week 15: Bye week.
Week 16: Defeated Edmonton 27-14 on the road.
Week 17: Defeated Edmonton 55-27 at home.
Week 18: Defeated Hamilton 31-10 on the road.
Week 19: Lost to Toronto 11-14 at home.
Week 20: Bye week.
Week 21: Visiting Montreal on Saturday.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were on the bye last week after an 8-game win streak came to an end with a loss to Toronto in the week prior. Winnipeg will finish first in the West if either they win this coming week or if Saskatchewan loses. They will host Montreal on Saturday.
#2 Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-7-1)
Previous Rank: 3
Week 13: Lost to Winnipeg 35-33 at home.
Week 14: Lost to Winnipeg 21-26 on the road.
Week 15: Bye week.
Week 16: Defeated Calgary 37-29 on the road.
Week 17: Defeated Ottawa 29-16 at home.
Week 18: Defeated Edmonton 28-24 on the road.
Week 19: Defeated BC 39-8 at home.
Week 20: Bye week.
Week 21: Hosting Calgary on Saturday.
Like many CFL teams this season, Saskatchewan’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster. They opened the season with a 4-game win streak that saw them sitting on top of the division. They had a 7 game-winless streak that began in week 8 and have won their last 4 games since breaking the winless streak. Saskatchewan continued to play good football during the winless streak which saw only 1 game lost by more than 1 score. The Riders will finish first in the West if they win in Calgary and the Bombers also lost at home.
#3 Montreal Alouettes (12-4-1)
Previous Rank: 1
Week 13: Bye week.
Week 14: Lost to BC 23-37 at home.
Week 15: Tied Calgary 19-19 on the road.
Week 16: Defeated Ottawa 24-12 on the road.
Week 17: Lost to Toronto 37-31 on the road.
Week 18: Bye week.
Week 19: Defeated Ottawa 19-12 at home.
Week 20: Lost to BC 3-27 on the road.
Week 21: Hosting Winnipeg on Saturday.
The Montreal Alouettes had their worst loss of the season last week losing on the road 2-27 against BC. Cody Fajardo completed 7 of his 9 passes for 67 yards in the first half. Davis Alexander played the 2nd half and completed 11 of his 16 passes for 67 yards. Stevie Scott III rushed 7 times for 33 yards, 4.7 yards per carry, in his CFL regular season debut. Tyler Snead caught 3 passes for 28 yards
Linebacker Tyrice Beverette had a positive impact on defense as he generated 5 pressures in the pass rush in addition to his 3 tackles and interception. Cornerback Kabion Ento also stood out as he saw 4 targets come his way resulting in 1 completion for 4 yards and 2 passes being broken up.
#4 Toronto Argonauts (10-7)👑
Previous Rank: 4
Week 13: Lost to Hamilton 28-31 on the road.
Week 14: Lost to Ottawa 27-41 on the road.
Week 15: Defeated BC 33-17 on the road.
Week 16: Lost to Hamilton 31-33 at home.
Week 17: Defeated Montreal 37-31 at home.
Week 18: Bye week.
Week 19: Defeated Winnipeg 14-11 on the road.
Week 20: Defeated Ottawa 38-31.
Week 21: Visiting Edmonton on Friday.
The Toronto Argonauts are waking up at the right time having now won their last 3 games. Last week, Chad Kelly completed 21 of his 26 passes for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown. Makai Polk caught 3 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in what was his 4th game over 100 yards in the last 6. Damonte Coxie caught 5 for 80 while Dejon Brissett caught 5 for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ka’Deem Carey rushed 14 times for 55 yards and a touchdown. Toronto continues to utilize 3 runningbacks. Daniel Adeboboye rushed 8 times for 23 yards and Deonta McMahon rushed 3 times for 14 yards.
On defense, Isaac Darkangelo led the team in tackles with 6. Tarvarus McFadden had an interception. Robbie Smith, Ralph Holley, and Derek Parish all had a sack.
Toronto will wrap up their season by traveling to Edmonton on Friday before they host Ottawa in the Eastern Semi-Final.
#5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-10)
Previous Rank: 5
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: Defeated Calgary 42-20 at home.
Week 21: Visiting Ottawa on Friday.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats won their 5th game in the last 6 with the most recent being a 42-20 win over Calgary at home. Bo Levi Mitchell put 450 yards with 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Steven Dunbar Jr. caught 7 passes for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tim White had 5 catches for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kiondre Smith caught 4 for 72. On the ground, Greg Bell rushed 15 times for 139 yards, 9.3 yards per carry.
DQ Thomas and Stavros Katsantonis had a team-leading 5 tackles. Jonathan Moxey had an interception.
Hamilton will close out their season on the road in Ottawa on Friday. They will finish just half a game out of the playoffs if they win.
#6 B.C. Lions (9-9)
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: Defeated Montreal 27-3 at home.
Week 21: Bye week.
It’s not a large sample pool but after last week I’d say the BC Lions are back to a strong form and are again real Grey Cup contenders. Their rank is still the same in this power ranking as last week due to the fact that the 2 teams ahead of them also won and had recent victories over the Lions.
Vernon Adams Jr. completed 26 of his 36 passes for 385 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions, 1 of which was off of a drop. Keon Hatcher caught 8 passes for 117 yards while Justin McInnis caught 7 for 106. Stanley Berryhill III had 3 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. William Stanback rushed times for 28 yards before leaving the game early due to injury. Jeshrun Antwi had a strong game against his former team as he rushed 6 times for 71 yards, 11.8 yards per carry.
On defense, Ryder Varga led the team in tackles with 8 including 3 solo stops against the pass. He was also in on 2 shared run stops and a shared stop against the pass.
BC will go on the bye next week as they prepare for the playoffs.
#7 Ottawa RedBlacks (8-8-1)
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: Lost to Toronto 31-38 on the road.
Week 21: Hosting Hamilton on Friday.
The Ottawa RedBlacks saw their losing streak extend to 5 games last week as they lost 31-38 on the road in Toronto. Dru Brown completed 31 of his 43 passes for 4 touchdowns with 1 interception. Kalil Pimpleton caught 7 passes for 114 yards, Justin Hardy caught 7 for 102 yards and a touchdown, and Bralon Addison caught 8 for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns. Khalan Laborn rushed 4 times for 11 yards.
Ottawa only had 8 rushes the entire game compared to their 31 passing plays. Dru Brown was highly effective but to pass more than 10 times as much as you hand the ball to your running back is a recipe for unsustainable football cultivating an overly predictable offense. If that continues I expect them to close out their season with a pair of losses.
#8 Edmonton Elks (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.
Week 21: Hosting Toronto on Friday.
#9 Calgary Stampeders (4-12-1)🃏
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: Lost to Hamilton 20-42 on the road.
Week 21: Visiting Saskatchewan on Saturday.
The Calgary Stampeders are now on a 9-game winless streak. Last week Matthew Shiltz completed 12 of his 24 passes for 124 yards and an interception and added 43 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. Marken Michel led the team in receiving with 3 catches for 46 yards. Dedrick Mills had another strong game as he rushed 12 times for 76 yards.
Kobe Williams led the team in tackles with 6. Clarence Hicks had 2 sacks. Tre Roberson had the interception for Calgary in the loss.
The Stamps will close out their season on the road as they visit Saskatchewan on Saturday as they look to try to find something positive before heading into the offseason.
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