Friday, October 10, 2008

Week Sixteen

With the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, the CFL's stage is almost set for the rush for positioning for the playoffs in November.

Week sixteen offers up some interesting match ups which could go a long way to deciding first from fourth in both divisions.

Friday, October 10-- Toronto @ Winnipeg (7:30 ET, 6:30 CT, 4:30 PT)
Friday, October 10-- Edmonton @ BC (7:30 PT, 8:30 MT, 10:30 ET)
Monday, October 13-- Hamilton @ Montreal (1:00 ET, 10:00 AM PT)
Monday, October 14-- Saskatchewan @ Calgary (2:30 MT, 1:30 PT, 4:30 ET)

All Games on TSN

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Week Fifteen

The beer won't flow as fast in Saskatchewan and the games don't get any easier for Toronto, just a few of the sub plots to week fifteen of the CFL schedule.

Friday,October 3-- BC 24 @ Toronto 20 (28,273)
Friday, October 3-- Calgary 34 @ Saskatchewan 37 (30,945)
Saturday, October 4-- Montreal 38 @ Hamilton 44 (20,423)
Saturday, October 4-- Winnipeg 22 @ Edmonton 36 (40,453)

ALL GAMES ON TSN

The Finals snaps of October 2008

October 3-- ''I'm sure there's going to be a lot of people getting knocked around"
October 2-- "I believe the responsibility of protecting our players is one of the most important responsibilities I have"
October 1-- "It's up to me, based on how I feel"

The Opening kickoffs of October

The weather begins to change in October and so do the fortunes of more than one CFL team, with the final weeks of the 2008 season getting closer, the playoff positioning becomes all important.

We'll keep track of October's main events here.

October 3-- Roughriders tame Stamps
October 3-- Lions hold off Argos
October 3-- Als seeking sacks
October 2-- Joseph wary of Lions defence
October 2-- Buono succeeds on own terms
October 2-- Argos' Dorsey confident he will return
October 1-- Powerless to protect
October 1-- Cobourne, Wake CFL's best of week
October 1-- CFL: Labour of love?

Players of the Week for week Thirteen

Among the best of the league this week were:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anthony Calvillo-- QB -- Montreal Alouettes
Runner up-- Unanimous Selection

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jermaine McElveen-- DE-- Montreal Alouettes
Runners up-- Unanimous Selection

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Paul McCallum-- K/P-- BC Lions
Runners up-- Dominique Dorsey, Toronto

CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Stu Foord-- RB -- Saskatchewan Roughriders
Runner up-- Ben Cahoon, Montreal; Javier Glatt, BC Lions