111th Gray Cup Playoff Eventualities: Als goal dwelling date; REDBLACKS search playoff berth
TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes and the Ottawa REDBLACKS have their eyes on playoff positioning in Week 16.
An Alouettes win over the visiting REDBLACKS on Saturday, paired with a Hamilton Tiger-Cats win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night time would be sure that the Alouettes will host a house playoff recreation. The Als clinched a playoff spot in Week 13.
A REDBLACKS’ win on Saturday would give them a playoff berth, marking their first journey to the post-season since 2018.
The next situations are in play this week:
EAST DIVISION
- MTL WIN and TOR LOSS = MTL clinches dwelling playoff date
- OTT WIN = OTT clinches post-season berth
WEST DIVISION
- No staff can clinch a playoff spot this week.
CROSSOVER RULE
If the fourth-place staff in Division A – A4 – has extra factors than the third-place staff in Division B – B3 (they can’t be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 by way of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete towards B2 within the Division B Semi-Last.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- In Week 13, Montreal clinched a playoff berth for a fifth straight season.