West Division drama marks CFL’s Week 20
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It's all about West Division races in the CFL's Week 20.
It’s all about West Division races in the CFL’s Week 20.
Behind the Saskatchewan Roughriders home and dry with first place and the division final locked in, the B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Elks jockey for playoff stakes that include a crossover berth to the East Division for the first time since 2019.
The Roughriders (12-4-0) have the luxury of resting quarterback Trevor Harris and other starters Friday in Winnipeg, where the Blue Bombers (8-8-0) seek to rebound from last week’s loss to the Elks (7-9-0) who aren’t playoff dead yet.
“To win these games, you’ve got to play at an incredibly high level,” Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros told reporters this week in Winnipeg.
“We have to clean a lot of things up.”
The Lions (9-7-0) are playoff bound, but their grip on the No. 2 spot in the division isn’t yet secure. B.C. is coming off a bye week after winning four in a row.
The Lions host an Elks team Friday that’s gone 6-3 in its last nine and lost two of those games by a combined three points.
Calgary (9-7-0) needs the win Saturday against the Toronto Argonauts (5-12-0) to clinch a playoff spot, as well as some outside help to catch the Lions.
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