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Seattle Seahawks called for CFL penalty in NFL road win over Jacksonville Jaguars

3Down Staff - 2025-10-12

Saskatchewan Roughriders fans know all too well how many players should be on the field each snap for one team in a Canadian Football League game. Rider Nation would have been able to tell the Seattle Seahawks there were too many men on the field Sunday in a CFL game, let alone an NFL one. […]

Edmonton Elks win the battle, lose the war against Bombers (& eight other thoughts)

Andrew Hoskins - 2025-10-12

It has been 10 years since Edmonton Elks fans left Commonwealth Stadium happy after a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Saturday’s 25-20 win was a great step for the team, but left their playoff hopes slimmer than ever. Here are my thoughts on the game. Won the battle, but not the war Edmonton’s early-season […]

‘That’s woken everybody up’: Montreal Alouettes driven by lessons from August losing streak, 2024 collapse

JC Abbott - 2025-10-12

The Montreal Alouettes are hot on the heels of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for first place in the East Division, but they know all too well just how quickly a team’s fortunes can change. Now riding a three-game winning streak, the franchise isn’t far removed from a five-game losing skid that saw them plummet to the […]

‘The win was most important’: Mark Kilam defends Edmonton Elks’ decision not to chase tie-breaker against Bombers

JC Abbott - 2025-10-12

The Edmonton Elks may have kept themselves alive in the playoff race with a 25-20 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday night, but a decision not to press for points on the final drive could still be their downfall. Due to an early-season loss to the Bombers, the Elks needed to win by […]

QB Dustin Crum to make sixth start in Thanksgiving audition for Ottawa Redblacks

3Down Staff - 2025-10-12

The Ottawa Redblacks hope that quarterback depth is something they can be thankful for this Thanksgiving, as they give Dustin Crum another crack at the starting job. The team announced earlier this week that franchise pivot Dru Brown has been shut down for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, allowing them to […]

Second-round CFL Draft pick Nate Beauchemin returns for Montreal Alouettes on Thanksgiving

3Down Staff - 2025-10-12

The Montreal Alouettes will be making only minor tweaks to their lineup ahead of the annual Thanksgiving Day clash with the Ottawa Redblacks. Rookie Canadian linebacker Nate Beauchemin returns to the lineup after sitting out the last eight games with a hand injury. The reigning Presidents’ Trophy winner as the top defensive player in U […]

Detroit Lions place Canadian OL Giovanni Manu on injured reserve after first NFL start

Justin Dunk - 2025-10-12

The Detroit Lions have placed Canadian offensive lineman Giovanni Manu on injured reserve. Manu was originally listed as questionable for Sunday Night Football in Week 6 against the Kansas City Chiefs after he was limited in practice by a knee injury. He will now miss at least four games until the team could choose to […]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers get gobbled up in Thanksgiving game against Elks (& eight other thoughts)

John Hodge - 2025-10-12

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost to the Edmonton Elks by a score of 25-20 in front of a relatively small crowd at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday night. Below are my thoughts on the game. Bad Zach Zach Collaros had a poor performance in Edmonton, finishing the game 22-of-34 for 202 yards, one touchdown, and two […]

Calgary Stampeders run over Hamilton, snap losing streak (& eight other thoughts)

Ryan Ballantine - 2025-10-12

The Calgary Stampeders snapped a four-game losing streak in Hamilton, beating the brakes off the Tiger-Cats 37-20 in a game where they never trailed. Here’s what I saw from my living room. Adams on the move early Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. spoke this week about losing his confidence in the longest winless streak of […]

Jekyll and Hyde Hamilton Tiger-Cats fall flat against slumping Stampeders (& eight other thoughts)

Josh Thomas - 2025-10-11

Will the real Hamilton Tiger-Cats please stand up? The Tabbies fell 37-20 to the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday afternoon in a game where they just could not seem to get going. Bo Levi Mitchell threw an uncharacteristic two interceptions, and Hamilton was stopped on third-and-short multiple times. The scoreline was slightly unfair to the defence, […]