While not an official rivalry, Toronto and Montréal meet for the second week in a row. This time, the game is in La Belle Province and kicks off the CFL week Friday night.
Saskatchewan needs some momentum toward a playoff push. Edmonton isn't the pushover of old. One shade of green (Edmonton) travels to another shade of green (Saskatchewan) in the second half of the doubleheader. The 9:30 pm start time is like the NHL U.S. doubleheaders, not to be trusted.
Winnipeg wants to be in Hamilton for the Grey Cup and the Blue Bombers get their chance to check out Tim Hortons Field. This game kicks off the Saturday doubleheader.
Ottawa gets on a long plane ride to visit Vancouver in September. This is another late afternoon start on the West Coast, which hopefully is boosting Lions attendance.
CBS Sports Network has the weekend off so CFL+ or nothing for our American readers.
Calgary gets to enjoy a pleasant weekend along the Bow River, knowing the Battle of Alberta is over for 2023.
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Friday
Toronto @ Montréal, 7p
Edmonton @ Saskatchewan, 9:30p
Saturday
Winnipeg @ Hamilton, 4p
Ottawa @ BC, 7p
Bye week: Calgary
not a revenge game.#ForTheW pic.twitter.com/6ru2e9kE9j
— Winnipeg Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) September 9, 2023
6 straight touchdowns on 6 first half possessions. The Banjo Bowl is when you expect a good team such as Winnipeg to be on their game. The Blue Bombers punted for the first time with about a minute left in the game.
Saskatchewan should realize that despite the point differential, the loss only counts as one loss in the standings. The Roughriders and Calgary will be in a fight as to which team stays in the West for the playoffs and which team might crossover.
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Not that Toronto needed the tiebreaker with Montréal, but the Argos decisive win gave Toronto that tiebreaker and a playoff spot. Both Toronto and Winnipeg grabbed playoff spots over the weekend.
Alouettes receiver Austin Mack got kicked out of the game for rough play. Somehow headbutting a quarterback (Zach Collaros) isn't worth an ejection.
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Hamilton has won the last 10 games over Ottawa. The RedBlacks haven't won a game against a divisional opponent. Ottawa was 3-3 and is now 3-9 with a 6-game losing streak. The Tiger-Cats have 5 wins in 2023, 3 of them against Ottawa.
The Tiger-Cats defence stopped Ottawa in a goal-line stand in the first half. The teams traded field goals in the first half and touchdowns in the second half.
The Redblacks have lost 16 consecutive home games to East Division rivals. Their last home win against an East team came in November 2018 against Toronto.
REDEMPTION FOR THE ELKS!
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 10, 2023
The Elks come back to win it all at Commonwealth Stadium. pic.twitter.com/ak2y8ko0RG
11 yards passing. Tre Ford had 11 yards passing in the first half. Yet the Elks staged their own comeback and won a second home game in 2023.
Calgary had its own comeback on Labour Day and Edmonton returned the favour.
The teams only play twice this year, so Calgary has the tiebreaker. The Stampeders won by 4 points and the Elks won by 2 points, giving Calgary a +2 point differential.
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Hamilton is 5-7 and right now would make the CFL playoffs. Calgary is 4-9, 2½ games behind Saskatchewan at 6-6. Too early to think crossover but the Stampeders would need a better record than the Tiger-Cats to crossover. Ottawa is 3-9 and Edmonton is 3-10, in case there are upsets on the way.
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We talk about the excitement of the quarterbacks in the CFL. So many receivers have missed so much time this season. Veteran receiver Greg Ellingson is someone we enjoy seeing on the football field.
Ellingson finally got onto the field for Montréal. He caught a pass for 10 yards. Now Ellingson is back on the 6-game injured list with a knee injury, the same ailment that caused him to miss the start of the 2023 season.
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Rod Smith and Duane Forde got the Friday game with Claire Hanna in Ottawa on Friday night.
Dustin Nielson and Glen Suitor with John Lu were at the Banjo Bowl in Winnipeg.
Smith and Matt Dunigan had the second half of the Battle of Alberta with Ryan Rishaug in Edmonton on Saturday.
Marshall Ferguson and Paul LaPolice started the tripleheader with Kenzie Lalonde on Saturday afternoon in Toronto.
Jim Barker and Dave Naylor filled in on the CFL on TSN panel.
The panel will be on site in Hamilton on Saturday in honour of the 2023 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees.
Your humble narrator realized that CBS Sports Network had the listing starting at 7 pm when clearly the game was at 7:30 pm. That was a new one for us on the U.S. side. No harm since the recording got the whole game.
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