CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO — The Division Semi-Finals featured a pair of hotly contested battles filled with enough heart-stopping excitement to keep you on the edge of your seat until the final whistles. The Ticats were tripped up at home and even an answered Hail Manny wasn’t enough to save B.C. from an early playoff exit. And so it was the Argos and Riders who emerged victorious, continuing along their path to acquiring Canada’s Holy Grail, the Grey Cup.
As the drama of this past weekend unfolded, we also witnessed several incredible individual performances. With only one game left between the painted lines and the Promised Land, who will step up this weekend? To honour the individuals who excel in the playoffs’ most ‘pressurized’ moments, CFL.ca presents Playoff Performers, By the Numbers. (For most categories, the All-time leader is posted at the top followed by the active players remaining in this year’s playoffs)
CAREER PLAYOFF STATS (among 2010 Division Finals teams)
– QUARTERBACKS –
Games Played
41- Norm Kwong, CGY/EDM *CFL all-time leader, all positions (1948-1960)
41- Ted Tully, EDM/BC *CFL all-time leader, all positions (1950-1962)
36- Ron Lancaster, OTT/SSK *CFL all-time leader, QBs (1960-1976)
15- Anthony Calvillo, MTL
11- Henry Burris, CGY
5- Darian Durant, SSK
1- Cleo Lemon, TOR
Winning Percentage as Starting QB (wins-losses)
100.0- Durant, SSK (2-0) *1-0 vs. CGY in his playoff career
100.0- Lemon, TOR (1-0)
72.7- Calvillo, MTL (8-3: 0-1 with HAM, 8-2 with MTL) *4-1 vs. TOR
*All playoff games vs. TOR were Eastern Final match-ups
37.5- Burris, CGY (3-5: 1-1 with SSK, 2-4 with CGY) *0-3 vs. SSK
Completion Percentage
75.9- Lemon, TOR
60.2- Calvillo, MTL
59.7- Burris, CGY
59.4- Durant, SSK
Passing Yards
6,676- Ron Lancaster, OTT/SSK *CFL all-time leader (1960-1976)
2,549- Calvillo, MTL
2,115- Burris, CGY
576- Durant, SSK
134- Lemon, TOR
Passing Touchdowns (Interceptions)
42- Ron Lancaster, OTT/SSK *CFL all-time leader (1960-1976)
15- Calvillo, MTL (9)
11- Burris, CGY (11)
6- Durant, SSK (0)
1- Lemon, TOR (1)
– Anthony Calvillo and Henry Burris’ numbers directly reflect their longevity at the quarterback position, whereas, Darian Durant has amassed 514 of his 576 passing yards in only two career starts going into Sunday’s Western Final showdown with the Stamps
– RUNNING BACKS –
Yards from Scrimmage per game
132.0- Cory Boyd, TOR (132 yards/1 playoff game played)
90.8- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY (545/6)
68.3- Avon Cobourne, MTL (273/4)
66.4- Wes Cates, SSK (332/5)
Rushing Yards
2,584- George Reed, SSK *CFL all-time leader (1963-1975)
409- Reynolds, CGY
215- Cates, SSK
163- Cobourne, MTL
93- Boyd, TOR
Rushing Yards per game
93.0- Boyd, TOR (93/1)
68.2- Reynolds, CGY (409/6)
43.0- Cates, SSK (215/5)
40.8- Cobourne, MTL (163/4)
Total Touchdowns (Rushing, Receiving)
19- Johnny Bright, CGY/EDM (15, 4) *CFL all-time leader (1952-1961)
19- George Reed, SSK (18, 1) *CFL all-time leader (1963-1975)
3- Reynolds, CGY (2, 1)
1- Cates, SSK (1, 0)
1- Cobourne, MTL (1, 0)
0- Boyd, TOR
– As opposed to Cory Boyd’s dynamic performance this past weekend against Hamilton, the other three teams have relied heavily on their passing attack for postseason success
– RECEIVERS –
Receiving Yards
1,290- Allen Pitts, CGY *CFL all-time leader (1990-2000)
663- Ben Cahoon, MTL
574- Jeremaine Copeland, TOR
486- Kerry Watkins, MTL
399- Jason Clermont, SSK
385- Andy Fantuz, SSK
290- Nik Lewis, CGY
269- Ken-Yon Rambo, CGY
243- Weston Dressler, SSK
243- Jamel Richardson, MTL
199- Romby Bryant, CGY
173- Arjei Franklin, CGY
Receiving Yards per game
121.5- Dressler, SSK (2 playoff games played)
81.0- Watkins, MTL (6)
67.3- Rambo, CGY (4)
66.3- Bryant, CGY (3)
57.4- Copeland, TOR (10)
55.0- Fantuz, SSK (7)
48.6- Richardson, MTL (5)
48.3- Lewis, CGY (6)
47.4- Cahoon, MTL (14)
Receptions
85- Darren Flutie, BC/EDM/HAM *CFL all-time leader (1991-2001)
46- Cahoon, MTL
42- Copeland, TOR
30- Clermont, SSK
25- Fantuz, SSK
24- Lewis, CGY
23- Watkins, MTL
19- Richardson, MTL
Receiving Touchdowns
12- Terry Evanshen, MTL/CGY/HAM (1965-1976)
4- Richardson, MTL (5 playoff games played)
3- Rambo, CGY (4)
2- Dressler, SSK (2)
2- Bratton, MTL (2)
2- Bryant, CGY (3)
2- Watkins, MTL (6)
2- Fantuz, SSK (7)
2- Cahoon, MTL (14)
– Weston Dressler’s incredible 150-yard, two-TD game against B.C. in the Western Semi-Final vaulted him up the rankings in just his second career CFL playoff game
– KICK RETURNERS –
All-Purpose Yards (Total Return Yards + Yards from Scrimmage)
3,645- George Reed, SSK *CFL all-time leader (1963-1975)
585- Ryan Grice-Mullen, SSK (5 playoff games played)
63- Chad Owens, TOR (1)
0- Deon Murphy, CGY (0)
0- Landan Talley, CGY (0)
0- Leroy Vann, MTL (0)
0- Tim Maypray, MTL (0)
All-Purpose Yards per game
117.0- Grice-Mullen, SSK
63.0- Owens, TOR
Total Return Yards (Kickoffs, Punts, Missed Field Goals)
365- Grice-Mullen, SSK (213, 133, 19)
53- Owens, TOR (37, 16, 0)
Total Touchdowns
2- Grice-Mullen, SSK (1 punt return, 1 receiving)
– Chad Owens was held in check by the Ticats special teams in his playoff debut but looks to make more of an impact in the Eastern Final against the Alouettes
– KICKING –
Points Scored
222- Mark McLoughlin, CGY/BC *CFL all-time leader (1988-2005)
120- Noel Prefontaine, TOR (16 playoff games played)
74- Damon Duval, MTL (6)
15- Warren Kean, SSK (1)
0- Rob Maver, CGY (0)
Field Goal Percentage
90.0- Lance Chomyc, TOR *CFL all-time leader (1986-1991)
89.5- Duval, MTL (17/19)
80.0- Kean, SSK (4/5)
72.2- Prefontaine, TOR (26/36)
Average yards per Field Goal Made
31.8- Duval, MTL (541 total FG yards)
27.8- Prefontaine, TOR (723)
24.3- Kean, SSK (97)
– DEFENCE –
Total Tackles (Defensive Tackles, Special Team Tackles)
43- Kevin Eiben, TOR (39, 4)
42- Barrin Simpson, SSK (41, 1)
42- Omarr Morgan, SSK (41, 1)
28- Jordan Younger, TOR (28, 0)
24- Mike McCullough, SSK (17, 7)
23- Chip Cox, MTL (20, 3)
17- Sean Lucas, SSK (14, 3)
17- Lance Frazier, SSK (17, 0)
16- Brandon Browner, CGY (14, 2)
16- Marcus Adams, SSK (16, 0)
Tackles-for-Loss
2- Ronald Flemons, TOR
2- DeVone Claybrooks, CGY
2- Chip Cox, MTL
2- Barrin Simpson, SSK
Quarterback Sacks
11- Tony Norman, WPG *CFL all-time leader (1980-86)
3- Ricky Foley, TOR
3- Adriano Belli, TOR
3- Anwar Stewart, MTL
3- Kevin Eiben, TOR
2- Lance Frazier, SSK
Takeaways (Fumble Returns, Interception Returns)
3-
Jordan Younger, TOR (1, 2)
3- Kevin Eiben, TOR (2, 1)
2- James Patrick, SSK (0, 2)
2- Jason Pottinger (2, 0)
Pass Knock Downs
6- Jordan Younger, TOR
3- Kevin Eiben, TOR
3- Sean Lucas, SSK
2- Omarr Morgan, SSK
Defensive Touchdowns (Fumble Returns, Interception Returns)
1- John Bowman, MTL (0, 1)
1- Mark Estelle, MTL (0, 1)
– all stats are up to date through Sunday’s Division Semi-Finals on Nov. 14, 2010
(please note: these figures do NOT include Grey Cup stats, as they are compiled in a separate category)
