The Montreal Alouettes remained on top after a comeback victory extended their win streak to 13 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders also remained undefeated with a 30-23 win over the Toronto Argonauts. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers got their first win of the season over the Ottawa RedBlacks after opening 0-4 to start the year.
Predictions: CFL News Hub Writers’ Week 6 Picks
The Crown Holder and the Court Jester
Crown Holder 👑 – Montreal Alouettes held the Crown by defeating Calgary 30-26. Toronto will challenge for the crown on Thursday.
Court Jester 🃏 – Edmonton Elks remained the Court Jester on a bye last week. They will have a chance to force the title onto Ottawa on Sunday.
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 Montreal Alouettes (5-0)👑
Previous Rank: 1
Week 1 Result: Defeated Winnipeg on the road 27-12.
Week 2 Result: Defeated Edmonton on the road 23-20.
Week 3 Result: Defeated Ottawa at home 47-21.
Week 4 Result: Defeated Toronto on the road 30-20.
Week 5 Result: Defeated Calgary 30-26.
The Montreal Alouettes trailed the Calgary Stampeders 15-26 heading into the 4th quarter and battled back to win 30-26 in week 5. It was an impressive stat line from Cody Fajardo who completed 35 of his 42 passes for 374 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. Receiver Tyson Philpot and running back Walter Fletcher did well to maximize the yardage on their receptions as Philpot had 57 YAC and Fletcher had 100 YAC. Philpot caught 12 passes for 134 yards while Fletcher caught 9 passes for 104 yards and rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on just 5 carries. Linebacker Tyrice Beverette led the team in tackles with 9 and had 3 for a loss.
Montreal is now on a 13-game win streak and will host the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday.
Montreal Alouettes (5-0) Week 6 Preview vs Toronto Argonauts (2-2): Prediction, Depth Chart, Injuries, Odds
Week 6: Hosting Toronto on Thursday.
#2 B.C. Lions (4-1)
Previous Rank: 3
Week 1 Result: Lost to Toronto on the road 27-35.
Week 2 Result
: Defeated Calgary at home 26-17.
Week 3 Result: Defeated Winnipeg on the road 26-24.
Week 4 Result: Defeated Edmonton at home 24-21.
Week 5 Result
: Defeated Hamilton on the road 44-28.
The B.C. Lions defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on the road 44-28 in week 5. Vernon Adams Jr. blew up the stat sheet completing 26 of his 36 passes for 383 yards and 4 touchdowns. VA currently leads the league in passing having completed 68.6% of his passes for 1,752 yards and 11 touchdowns with 1 interception. He is currently on pace for 6,307 passing yards which would be 2nd all-time in the CFL.
Two receivers broke 100 yards as Justin McInnis caught 10 passes for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns and Alexander Hollins caught 6 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. William Stanback had his best yards per carry yet as he rushed 14 times for 82 yards and a touchdown and also caught 5 passes for 74 yards.
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Week 6: Hosting Saskatchewan on Saturday.
#3 Saskatchewan Roughriders (3-0)
Previous Rank: 4
Week 1 Result
: Defeated Edmonton on the road 29-21.
Week 2 Result: Defeated Hamilton on the road 33-30.
Week 3 Result: Defeated Hamilton at home 36-20.
Week 4:
ong>Bye week.
Week 5: Defeated Toronto at home 30-20.
Saskatchewan’s defense was great in week 5 generating 4 turnovers from interceptions and another from a fumble recovery. Saskatchewan’s success defensively stemmed from strong play from the defensive line as many pass rushers were highly impactful in the win. Both Micah Johnson and Anthony Lanier had a sack. Lanier also had 9 additional pressures and Johnson had 4 additional pressures. Bryan Cox was also very impactful generating 6 total pressures.
Linebacker Jameer Thu
rman also made a big impact in the pass rush generating 5 pressures. Thurman also played a big part in limiting Ka’Deem Carey as he had a solo run stop and 2 shared run stops. Linebacker C.J. Avery had 2 pressures and 2 solo run stops. There were many players who made positive impacts among the defensive lineman and linebacker groups in this win for Saskatchewan.
Shea Patterson completed 15 of his 23 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown to get the win in his first start in the CFL. Saskatchewan had a decent game in pass protection last week considering the quality of their opponent. However, there still needs to be improvement in consistency in pass protection if the Riders hope to make a Grey Cup run led by Trevor Harris. Shea Patterson has the toolset to partially mitigate the effects of pressure such as on his 9-yard rushing touchdown when he scrambled after being pressured. However, Trevor Harris likely does not have the mobility and durability for inconsistent pass protection to be a sustainable combination with him under center. The run blocking will also need to be better for the Riders moving forward.
Week 6: Visiting B.C. on Saturday.
