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Week 10 begins in Winnipeg at 8:30 p.m. ET with the BC Lions
in town. The Blue Bombers beat Calgary at home last week and will attempt to
stay perfect at IG Field this season. On the other side, BC is looking to get
back into the win column after last week’s heartbreaking loss in Hamilton.
After being reacquired by the Lions earlier this week, Shawn Lemon is hoping
to help turn the team’s fortunes.
Friday Night Football takes us to Toronto for a matchup with
Edmonton at the annual CNE game with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Toronto is
coming off a bye following Week 8’s thrilling victory which handed the Blue
Bombers their first loss on the year. A second consecutive win would propel
the Argos back into playoff picture in the East. Edmonton is also in search
of a second-straight victory after defeating Ottawa 16-12 last week. They’ll
be led by C.J. Gable, whose Week 9 showing garnered him Shaw CFL Top
Performer of the Week honours.
A Saturday double-header will wrap up Week 10. At 4 p.m. ET,
the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will visit the nation’s capital for the first of two
clashes between the East Division rivals this season. Dane Evans will look to
replicate his Week 9 success – a jaw-dropping, last-minute comeback win (his
first as a starter) over BC. Ottawa will be playing only its third game
against an East Division opponent (1-1) and is hoping to bounce back from
last week’s narrow setback in Edmonton.
The Calgary Stampeders will play host to Montreal at 7 p.m. ET
with the visitors attempting to secure their first victory at McMahon Stadium
since 2009. Early reports indicate Bo Levi Mitchell may return to make his
first start for the Stamps since suffering an injury in Week 3. With a 5-3
record, Calgary currently sits knotted in a three-way tie for second in the
West Division alongside Saskatchewan and Edmonton. The Alouettes are also
hoping to have a pair of reinforcements back in the lineup with Vernon Adams
Jr. and DeVier Posey.
ESPN+ will broadcast each game
this week.
TSN’s Live Mic game will be Hamilton vs. Ottawa this week.
YEAR OF THE RETURN
· There have been a total of 18 kick return
TDs this year in just 35 games – four more will tie the all-time CFL
record of 22 in an 81-game season set in 2004.
· Of the 18 kick return majors, nine have come
from kickoffs this season – a new CFL record.
· Prior to this season, only 18 players have
scored two kick return touchdowns in a game. There have already been three
this season: Ryan Lankford, DeVonte Dedmon and Janarion Grant.
· In the past six games, there has been seven
kick return touchdowns.
KICK RETURN TOUCHDOWNS THIS
SEASON
QUICK SLANTS
· Entering the final three minutes, all eight
CFL games in the past two weeks were undecided. The average margin of victory
in those eight games was 3.6 points with no team winning by more than seven
points.
· There have been 50 “big play” kick-returns
(30+ yard punt returns and 40+ yard kickoff returns), compared to just 36 at
this point last year.
· The current average punt return (11.8 yards)
and kickoff return (23.5 yards) are the highest levels in CFL history.
· The last time Montreal won in McMahon
Stadium was in the 2009 Grey Cup when the Alouettes defeated Saskatchewan
28-27 on a final-play field goal.
· The last time Montreal won in McMahon
Stadium during the regular season was on Canada Day 2009.
· IF Bo Levi Mitchell returns to the Calgary
starting lineup, it would mark the first time he’s played since June
29. In 88 career starts, Mitchell is 70-16-2, including a 6-2 record
against Montreal. He has yet to lose to the Alouettes at home.
· BC has not been 1-7 since 2010. That year,
the Lions went 7-3 in their final 10 games to make the playoffs. The last
time they fell to 1-8 was in 1996.
· Through nine weeks, the availability of No.
1 quarterbacks sits at 70%. Last season, they were available for 81% of
games.
· Winnipeg is undefeated at home this season
with four victories. The last time they finished undefeated at home was in
1984, and they went on to win the Grey Cup. They also finished a perfect 8-0
at home in 1972.
· Trevor Harris currently has the lowest
interception percentage in CFL history (2 in 320 pass attempts).
· The current league-wide passing completion
rate is 68% – matching the highest mark in league history.
· Brandon Banks has recorded eight total
touchdowns this season, giving him 30 since 2017. He needs four more to set a
new personal-high.
· Banks is on pace for 1,678 receiving yards
and 124 receptions – both would establish new career-bests.
· In Week 9, Dane Evans collected his first
win as a starter and finished with two TD passes and no interceptions.
· Ottawa’s Avery Williams is second in the
league with 52 tackles, first with three fumble recoveries and is tied for
first with four tackles for a loss.
· Running back John Crockett has started the
last five contests for the REDBLACKS and has averaged 79 rushing yards per
game.
· Cory Greenwood leads the league with 61
tackles after notching 12 last week.
· Trevor Harris is on pace for a career-best
5,920 passing yards.
· Andrew Harris needs just 65 yards to become
the all-time leader among Canadian players for scrimmage yards. Harris
(13,304) ranks No. 12 all-time, trailing No. 11 Ben Cahoon (13,368) by 64
yards and No. 10 Charles Roberts (13,681) by 313.
· With 60 more rushing yards, Andrew Harris
(8,404) will surpass Dave Thelen (8,463) to move into No. 10 on the all-time
rushing list.
(CFL Communications)
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1 comment:
People say CFL games have been lame this year, but the last eight games have all been decided in the final 3 minutes. If that is your definition of lame, so be it!
Dave
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