107th Grey Cup Playoff Scenarios âÃâ¬Ã" Week 21
October 27, 2019 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO - Below are the 107th Grey Cup playoff scenarios for Week 21:
WEST DIVISION
Saskatchewan Win OR Tie = Saskatchewan clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 17
Calgary Win OR Tie = Calgary clinches a home playoff date
Calgary Loss = Winnipeg hosts the Western Semi-Final on November 10against Calgary
Calgary Win AND Saskatchewan Loss = Calgary clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 17. Saskatchewan will host Winnipeg in the Western Semi-Final on November 10
Saskatchewan Win AND Calgary Win = Saskatchewan clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 17. Calgary will host Winnipeg in the Western Semi-Final on November 10
Saskatchewan Loss AND Calgary Loss = Saskatchewan clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 17. Winnipeg will host Calgary in the Western Semi-Final on November 10
Saskatchewan Win and Calgary Loss = Saskatchewan clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 17. Winnipeg will host Calgary in the Western Semi-Final on November 10
PLAYOFF PICTURE
Calgary clinched its 15th consecutive playoff appearance in Week 15.
Winnipeg secured its fourth straight spot in the post-season in Week 15.
Saskatchewan claimed a post-season berth for the third consecutive year in Week 16 and secured a home playoff date in Week 20.
Montreal earned its first playoff spot since 2014 in Week 17 and claimed Eastern Semi-final hosting duties in Week 18.
After reserving the right to host a home playoff date for a second year-in-a-row in Week 15, Hamilton secured home field for the Eastern Final in Week 18.
Edmonton clinched a playoff berth as the crossover team in Week 18 and will head to the post-season for the fifth time in six seasons.
CROSSOVER
Edmonton, the fourth-place team in the West Division, has more points than Toronto, the third-place team in the East Division, and will therefore, cross over and claim the third playoff spot in the East Division. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which a team has crossed over - a new CFL record.
At 2-1, Edmonton is the only crossover team with a winning record since the rule came into effect in 1996.
Montreal will host Edmonton in the Eastern Semi-final on November 10. The Alouettes are a perfect 3-0 when hosting the crossover team.
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