STAMPS REMAIN TOP TEAM IN CFL ON TSN RANKINGS
The Calgary Stampeders are once again the top team in the CFL on TSN Power Rankings.
The Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28-17 on Friday behind a strong performance by Joffery Reynolds. The Calgary running back did it all against the Ticats rushing for 128 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown and also catching two passes for 13 yards and a touchdown.
The win secured first place in the West for the Stampeders and improved their record on the season to 12-5.
"It was a hard-fought race to accomplish first place and they did an excellent job of coming here to a place (Ivor Wynne Stadium) that really hasn't been kind to them as of late," said head coach John Hufnagel to the Canadian Press.
The BC Lions moved up one place to claim second spot in the rankings.
The Lions won a 55-32 slugfest with the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday night. Geroy Simon did his share, with seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown but the real stars of the game were the Lions' defence.
Cam Wake helped the Lions take an early lead after recovering a Kerry Joseph fumble and taking it 45 yards for the touchdown.
The Lions and the Stampeders hook up in the final game of the regular season on Saturday in Calgary.
"We feel like it's going to be a preview to the West final," Simon told the Canadian Press. "We want to go out there and send a message that we are for real and those first two games they beat us, that was then, this is now."
Catch the action as part of a Saturday doubleheader on TSN and TSN HD. It all starts with the Tiger-Cats taking on the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg at 1:30pm et/10:30am pt.
The Alouettes took a small tumble down the standings as they lost to the Blue Bombers 24-23 in Montreal on Sunday. The Bombers remained in 6th on the rankings.
The Edmonton Eskimos also slipped one place to number 5 after their humbling 55-9 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The Riders moved up one spot to number 4 due to the win.
The Tiger-Cats (7th) and Argonauts (8th) did not move in the rankings.
Fight to the Finish
October is here and the playoff races are heating up. See what lies ahead for each team in the running as the Road to the Grey Cup gets an early start.
East Division
The Alouettes have clinched first place and will host the East Final.
The Blue Bombers have wrapped up second place and will host the Eskimos in the East Semifinal.
West Division
The Stampeders have clinched first place and will host the West Final.
The battle for second place continues as the Lions and Roughriders look for home field advantage in the West semifinal. Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Lions hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
The Eskimos will cross over to the East Division and play the Blue Bombers in the East Semifinal. And while finishing fourth and making the playoffs is a bonus, flying across the country to open the playoffs is not ideal as West Division teams are 0-4 when playing in the East Semifinal.
