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CFL 2023 - Week 19 Discussion Thread

Week 19 schedule

Fri, Oct 13^th - 7:00 ET/4:00 PT - Lions (11-5) @ Tiger-Cats (8-8)
Fri, Oct 13^th - 9:30 ET/6:30 PT - Roughriders (6-10) @ Stampeders (4-11)
Sat, Oct 14^th - 4:00 ET/1:00 PT - Allouettes (9-7) @ Elks (4-12)
Sat, Oct 14^th - 7:00 ET/4:00 PT - Redblacks (4-12) @ Argonauts (13-2)

Game & league notes

Off-week: Blue Bombers (12-4)

Feel free to use this thread to discuss this week’s games or anything else going on in Canadian Football!

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There's only 1 playoff spot still up for grabs.

The Riders and Stamps are both in contention for 3rd in the West, and their head-to-head on Friday could be decisive. If the Riders win, they're headed to the playoffs. The Stamps would have to win that match and then make up 1 more win over the Riders in the last 2 weeks to make the playoffs.

But the Riders haven't won since Labour Day - a 5-game losing streak. Their defence has been weak, allowing 30+ points in each match. It should be a fun match between the two rivals!
- I'm surprised the Stamps still have an outside chance. But, with the Riders slumping it is possible. Should be an interesting game for sure.
  
  Yeah, it's definitely the most interesting game of the weekend that's for sure :P. I'm not super familiar with the Stamps, but I believe they've fallen short of expectations this year. How much of that is on Maier, and do you think he's likely to be their starting QB next year?
Disastrous 2nd quarter for the Elks. They need to reset at HT
I'm a cat lover, and I missed that this was a feline face-off tonight: Lions @ Tiger-Cats! May the best cat win!
- I wanted the Ti-Cats to win, but I think the best cat team probably won. Dane Evans was charging down the field on that last-minute, to-win-it drive. That's really impressive looking QB depth. That point is nullified though if VA is injured and Dane Evans is their starter for the playoffs
- Ti-Cats are on the board! 10-7!
I was surprised the CFL got Green Day for the Grey Cup Half-Time Show. I guess they're on the other side of their peak (I'm not really in the loop of pop culture), but that's a big name. I saw them in concert around 2014. They're big time. I hope it's a good show. This is good publicity for the CFL in my opinion. I'm confident CFL awareness/appreciation is higher in other cities, but in Toronto no one knows about the Argos. I think their 150-year anniversary, as the oldest pro sports team in North America, is pretty cool. The Argos didn't hype that up enough either in my mind. /end rant

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