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‘Clinching doesn’t mean sh*t’: playoff-bound Hamilton Tiger-Cats ‘whipped’ into new mentality
JC Abbott - 2025-09-28
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats officially booked their ticket to the postseason in Week 17, but nobody is celebrating. While the Toronto Argonauts’ loss on Friday night officially clinched a playoff berth for the team down the QEW, they quickly undermined their status as East Division favourites with a brutal 40-3 drubbing at the hands of the […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders miss huge opportunity in loss to Edmonton (& eight other thoughts)
Peter Klein - 2025-09-28
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have now lost back-to-back games for the first time this season after a 27-25 loss against the Edmonton Elks. As they have for most of the year, the Riders got off to a slow start in this one. But, unlike previous times, the comeback attempt fell just short — ironically, on a […]
Edmonton Elks hang on to beat Roughriders, win one for Larry (& six other thoughts)
Andrew Hoskins - 2025-09-28
After two weeks of last-second heartbreak, the Edmonton Elks found a way to hang on through an emotional rollercoaster on Saturday, finishing with a 27-25 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Here are my thoughts on the game. Win for Larry News broke on Thursday that Elks owner Larry Thompson had passed away. He was a […]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers add Purdue QB Ryan Browne to negotiation list
3Down Staff - 2025-09-28
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have added Purdue University quarterback Ryan Browne to their negotiation list. Through four games this season, the redshirt sophomore has completed 77-of-122 pass attempts (63.1 percent) for 1,036 yards, six touchdowns, and five interceptions. He has also run for 67 yards and two majors, while adding a receiving score on a […]
The good, the bad, and the dumb of the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 27-25 loss to Edmonton
Joel Gasson - 2025-09-28
The Saskatchewan Roughriders had a chance to take firm control of first place in the West Division on Saturday night in Edmonton. After their loss to the Montreal Alouettes two weeks ago, the Riders saw the second-place Calgary Stampeders lose not once, but twice. A win would have left the Green and White six points […]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers erupt offensively, crush Hamilton Tiger-Cats (& 13 other thoughts)
John Hodge - 2025-09-27
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 40-3 in front of a sold-out crowd of 32,343 fans at Princess Auto Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Below are my thoughts on the game. The offence awakens Winnipeg’s offence had one of its best games of the year on Saturday as Zach Collaros […]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats fail to get off the plane in Winnipeg, fly home embarrassed (& seven other thoughts)
Josh Thomas - 2025-09-27
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats did not show up in Winnipeg. Hamilton looked utterly flat from the get-go as the Blue Bombers took the opening kick to the house and never looked back, sending the visitors home with a 40-3 loss. Here are my thoughts on what was by far Hamilton’s worst performance of 2025. Leaky coverage […]
‘He’s different’: Davis Alexander sets CFL record while posting single-game, career-high passing yards in Alouettes return
Justin Dunk - 2025-09-27
As one CFL source summed it up, ‘He’s different.’ That was in reference to Davis Alexander’s excellent performance in his return to the starting quarterback role with the Montreal Alouettes. “He’s worked extremely hard, a lot of lonely time to get back and put it all on the line again. Our whole team feels a […]
B.C. Lions require no consultation as Nathan Rourke pushes through tight victory over Argos (& 12 other thoughts)
JC Abbott - 2025-09-27
The B.C. Lions put their newfound contender status to the test on Friday night and found a way to make up for mistakes of the past, defeating the Toronto Argonauts by a score of 27-20. Here are my thoughts on the game. Beautiful on the inside So much of the credit for the Lions’ recent […]
Davis Alexander provides magic as Montreal Alouettes stomp the Stamps in return (& five other thoughts)
Pablo Herrera Vergara - 2025-09-27
The Montreal Alouettes headed home to face the Calgary Stampeders before their last bye week of the season, as franchise quarterback Davis Alexander made his return from a hamstring injury suffered in July. He took over the game, and the Als powered through the Stamps by a score of 38-20. Here are my thoughts on […]