2009 Race To The Grey Cup Could Hardly Be Tighter
October 27, 2009 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
Toronto, ON - (October 27, 2009) - One of the most exciting finishes in the history of the Canadian Football League features as many story lines as possible outcomes.
With just two weeks left in the 2009 regular season, fans are wondering:
- Can the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, written off by most pundits weeks ago, cap their late season surge by seizing second place in the east and a home playoff date?
- Will the Hamilton Tiger-Cats complete their transformation to legitimate Grey Cup contender, or miss the playoffs altogether for the fifth consecutive year?
- Will the BC Lions, who stumbled early only to step up late, finish in first, second, third, or fourth?
- Will the Edmonton Eskimos, who were in the hunt for first place in the West most of the season, even make the playoffs?
- Will the defending Grey Cup Champion Calgary Stampeders bounce back from their early season woes to be, once again, the best in the West?
- Will the team with the loudest and proudest fans in the league - the Saskatchewan Roughriders - seize home field advantage for a playoff game?
Here is a rundown of what this weekend's games - Montreal versus Winnipeg, Hamilton versus Saskatchewan, Calgary versus B.C. and Edmonton versus Toronto - could mean to the playoff picture:
East Division
Hamilton Win + Edmonton Loss = Hamilton Clinches Playoff Berth
Winnipeg Win + Edmonton Loss = Winnipeg Clinches Playoff Berth
West Division
Calgary Win OR Tie = Calgary Clinches Home Playoff Game
Saskatchewan Win OR B.C. Loss OR Saskatchewan Tie + BC Tie = Saskatchewan Clinches Home Playoff Game
B.C. Win OR Hamilton Loss + Winnipeg Loss OR B.C. Tie + Hamilton Loss OR B.C. Tie + Winnipeg Loss OR Edmonton Loss = B.C. Clinches Playoff Game
Edmonton Win + Hamilton Loss + Winnipeg Loss = Edmonton Clinches Playoff Berth
Canadian Football League Stories from October 27, 2009
- Johnson Wins Special Teams Player Of The Week - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Join The Revolution For A Blue Out - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Hickman Named Defensive Player Of The Week - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Bryant Named Offensive Player Of The Week - Calgary Stampeders
- Gibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week Unveiled - CFL
- Bagg Named Top Canadian - Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Join The Revolution For A Blue Out - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 2009 Race To The Grey Cup Could Hardly Be Tighter - CFL
- Lions Add Three More To Practice Roster - B.C. Lions
- Ticats Add Pair To Practice Roster - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Tigertown Returns To Grey Cup Festival - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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