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
: Lost to Ottawa 31-37 on the road.The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished their season with a 31-37 loss on the road against Ottawa in a game that came down to the final play. Hamilton started their final drive with a minute and a half left to play from their 52 thanks to a 36-yard kick return from Isaiah Wooden. 3 passing plays later and Hamilton was lined up for first and goal from the 1-yard line to take the lead and Bo Levi Mitchell came off the field. 3 run stops later and the game was over with Ottawa coming out on top.
Bo Levi Mitchell completed 25 of his 36 passes for 425 yards and a touchdown with 1 interception. Steven Dunbar Jr. led the team in receiving as he caught 9 passes for 180 yards. Greg Bell rushed 11 times for 91 yards and a touchdown.
On defense, Sta
vros Katsantonis led the team in tackles with 5. Casey Sayles had a sack, and Destin Talbert had an interception.Hamilton had an impressive turnaround this season to take a 2-9 record and finish 7-11. However it was not quite enough to make the playoffs.
#7 Ottawa RedBlacks (9-8-1)
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: Defeated Hamilton 37-31 at home.
Dru Brown completed 26 of his 38 passes for 445 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception. Kalil Pimpleton caught 6 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown. Dominique Rhymes caught 6 passes for 116 yards. Both Jaelon Acklin and Bralon Addison had a receiving touchdown. On the ground, Bralon Addison rushed 8 times for 38 yards, 4.8 yards per carry.
On defense, Deandre Lamont led the team in tackles with 8. Lorenzo Mauldin had a sack and Damon Webb recorded an interception.
Ottawa will fac
e Toronto on the road in the Eastern Semi-Final on Saturday.#8 Edmonton Elks (7-11)π
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: Defeated Toronto 31-30 at home.
The Edmonton Elks closed out their season with a win at home breaking the Commonwealth Curse with a walk-off rouge in their 31-30 win over Toronto. Tre Ford completed 16 of his 25 passes for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns and added 81 rushing yards. Jerminic Smith caught 4 passes for 98 yards in his first start of the season. Eugene Lewis caught 5 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Javon Leake had a huge game as he rushed 8 times for 128 yards and caught 2 passes for 80 yards.
Nick Anderson l
ed the team in tackles with 10 with Nyles Morgan close behind with 9. Elliott Brown had a sack while Darius Bratton recorded an interception. Kordell Jackson forced a fumble in the 2nd quarter which he recovered himself.The Elksβ year is over but they can feel good about the fact that they won 7 of their last 11 games after an 0-7 start.
#9 Calgary Stampeders (5-12-1)
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: Defeated Saskatchewan 27-12 on the road.
The Calgary Sta
mpeders got a much-needed win on the road 27-12 over Saskatchewan ending a 9-game winless streak. Jake Maier completed 19 of his 26 passes for 293 yards and 3 touchdowns. Clark Barnes led the team in receiving as he caught 3 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. Marken Michel caught 2 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. Dedrick Mills finished his year strong as he rushed 20 times for 128 yards, 6.4 yards per carry.Demerio Houston led the team in tackles with 5 including a sack. Julian Howsare and Justin Sambu also had a sack.
Calgary did not have a season to feel proud about but at least finished on a positive note. Dave Dickenson will return as head coach next year. Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach Mark Kilam, Defensive Coordinator Brent Monson, and Defensive Line Coach Juwan Simpson will not be brought back as the team feels they need to make changes.