CFL Update for Early September 2024

    

Okay, so I got a bit sidetracked for probably well over a month now, and have not been keeping up with the CFL. There were the Olympics in late July and into August, then there was the US Open tennis, and maybe a couple of other things.

Right now, most Americans are more preoccupied with the NFL, which is set to begin the regular season on Thursday.

However, the CFL is basically two-thirds of the way through the regular season, and teams are now positioning themselves for the playoffs. 

That said, this seemed like a good opportunity to try and play catch up there. 

So this past weekend, the Alouettes had a bye. Currently, they have the best overall record in the CFL at 10-1, and are decently in the first place in the East Division. In second place in the East are the Ottawa Redblacks, who got rolled by the BC Lions, 38 - 12 in Vancouver on Friday. As a result, Ottawa dropped to 7-3-1 on the season, but that still qualifies them for second place in the East. meanwhile, the Lions improved to 6-6 on the year, and are tied with Winnipeg for first place in the West Division.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who had been the standard bearers of excellence in the CFL for the past four seasons, managed to get back on top (at least tied for first by going on the road in Saskatchewan and squeaking past the Roughriders, 35-33. The Blue Bombers now are now 6-6, while Saskatchewan dropped to 5-6-1 with the loss, and are currently in third place. 

Edmonton blew out the Stampeders in Calgary last night, 35-20, although they still remain in last place in the West Division at 4-8. However, they are now within striking distance of the Stampeders, who fell to 4-7 and are struggling so far this season.

Finally, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats may have entered this weekend with the worst overall record in the CFL, but they looked good in earning an upset win over Toronto. Hamilton improved to 3-9 on the year, but are still far behind everyone else in the East Division. Meanwhile, the Argos dropped to 6-5 on the season to this point, and are in third place in the East Division.