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Toronto Argonauts’ Ryan Dinwiddie says ‘writing on the wall’ for QB Chad Kelly to sit entire 2025 season
3Down Staff - 2025-10-04
It is looking increasingly likely that Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly will not make his return to the field until 2026. Speaking to The Canadian Press this week, head coach Ryan Dinwiddie acknowledged that the former Most Outstanding Player’s long-delayed return from injury probably won’t happen this season. “I think that’s kind of the writing […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders pick their spots in win over Ottawa (& six other thoughts)
Peter Klein - 2025-10-04
Of all the games the Saskatchewan Roughriders have played, that was definitely one of them. The Riders beat the Ottawa Redblacks 20-13 in a wildly uneventful game in Ottawa. It wasnât pretty, nor was it perfect, but it was very much needed for the Riders to get back on track. Here are the rest of […]
Same old issues doom Ottawa Redblacks in elimination loss to Saskatchewan (& 10 other thoughts)
Santino Filoso - 2025-10-04
For the fifth time in six years, the Ottawa Redblacks will miss the playoffs. Although technically the 2025 teamâs playoff hopes ended with a 20-13 loss to the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders at TD Place on Friday night, to even the most casual members of R-Nation, the warning signs had been flashing for months. In a […]
The good, the bad, and the dumb of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 20-13 win over Ottawa
Joel Gasson - 2025-10-04
Rider fansâ long national nightmare is over. Okay, it was only three weeks, but the Riders ended their two-game losing streak in Ottawa thanks to a 20-13 win over the last-place Redblacks. While the Green and White may have moved closer to clinching first place in the West Division and earning the right to host […]
Montreal Alouettes clinch playoff spot, home postseason game
3Down Staff - 2025-10-04
The Montreal Alouettes have reason for celebration during their bye week, as they have officially clinched a playoff spot. The Ottawa Redblacks’ 20-13 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night punched Montreal’s ticket to the postseason. As the Alouettes can no longer finish lower than second place in the East Division, the result also […]
Ottawa Redblacks officially eliminated from playoff contention
3Down Staff - 2025-10-04
The Ottawa Redblacks are the first CFL team to be officially eliminated from the playoff race. Ottawa fell 20-13 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at home on Friday night, as starting quarterback Dru Brown was benched after throwing three interceptions. They can no longer finish better than 7-11, which will not be enough to prevent a […]
Redblacks’ GM Shawn Burke shut down further trade talks at deadline, felt it was ‘best to stand pat’
JC Abbott - 2025-10-03
The Ottawa Redblacks may have been the only team to get rid of a key contributor ahead of the CFL trade deadline, but general manager Shawn Burke drew the line at a complete firesale. “You’re always working the phones through the season and whatnot. There probably was some opportunities if I wanted to engage in […]
B.C. Lions’ DL Levi Bell fined for high hit on Toronto Argos’ QB Nick Arbuckle
3Down Staff - 2025-10-03
The Canadian Football League has issued three fines from Week 17 action. B.C. Lions’ defensive lineman Levi Bell has to pay up after delivering a high hit on Toronto quarterback Nick Arbuckle during a 27-22 win over the Argonauts. Calgary Stampeders’ offensive lineman Joshua Coker was hit in the pocketbook for delivering a blindside block […]
3DownNation CFL picks straight-up & against the spread: Week 18
3Down Staff - 2025-10-03
Week 18 of the CFL season is here, and a shortened three-game slate has two teams poised to clinch a playoff spot, another ready to seal a home game, and a final club on the brink of elimination. B.C.-based reporter J.C. Abbott remains in front for our straight-up picks, while Regina-based reporter Brendan McGuire has […]
Calgary Stampeders get Marquel Lee back against Lions, bench Adam Bighill
3Down Staff - 2025-10-03
The Calgary Stampeders will have longtime NFL linebacker Marquel Lee back in the starting lineup when they visit the B.C. Lions on Saturday night. The 29-year-old native of San Diego, Calif. started the first two games of the season for Calgary at middle linebacker and recorded 15 defensive tackles. He suffered a bicep injury in […]