Playoff Scenarios - Week 21
Published on October 29, 2018 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO -- Below are the 106th Grey Cup playoff scenarios for Week 21:
WEST DIVISION
Calgary Win OR Tie = Calgary clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 18. In this scenario Saskatchewan will host the Western Semi-Final against the Winnipeg on November 11.
Calgary Loss = Saskatchewan clinches first place in the West Division and will host the Western Final on November 18 via tie breaker (head-to-head two wins to one loss). In this scenario Calgary will host the Western Semi-Final against Winnipeg on November 11.
EAST DIVISION
East Division playoffs are set.
CROSSOVER
BC Lions will crossover into the East Division and play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field on November 11.
CLINCHED:
Calgary Stampeders clinched a home playoff date
Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched a home playoff date
Ottawa REDBLACKS clinched the East Division title and will host the Eastern Final on November 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats will host the Eastern Semi-Final on November 11 and will play the West Division crossover team, the BC Lions
BC Lions clinched a playoff berth and will become the West Division crossover team
Winnipeg Blue Bombers clinched a playoff berth and will be the visitors in the Western Semi-Final
ELIMINATED:
Montreal Alouettes
Toronto Argonauts
Edmonton Eskimos
NOTES
If Calgary wins this week they will enter the Western Final for the seventh consecutive season. Edmonton holds the record for most consecutive division finals with 10 (1973-1982)
BC Lions become the crossover team for the fifth time in their history - the most all time
If Calgary loses, they will host the Western Semi-Final for the first time since 2015
Hamilton will host a crossover team for the third time
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