THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – The Ottawa REDBLACKS did their part last week by part by beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Friday night. Now, they need to sit back and wait to see what next week has in store for their rivals the Toronto Argonauts.
Sitting just a point up and with a bye in the final week of the season, the REDBLACKS fate is simple: An Argos win in BC next week and Ottawa finishes second; an Argos loss to BC and the REDBLACKS will host their third consecutive Eastern Final on November 19 at TD Place.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are set to host their first home playoff game since 2011 after a 23-5 win over the Calgary Stampeders Friday night.
The Bombers will now host the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Semi-Final.
> RELATED: Full 2017 Standings | 2017 Crossover Standings | 2017 Game Schedule
Here are the playoff scenarios for Week 20:
East Division Scenarios
- Toronto win OR tie = Toronto clinches first place in the East and will host the Eastern Final on November 19; Ottawa finishes in second place and will host the Eastern Semi-Final on November 12.
- Toronto loss = Ottawa clinches first place in the East and will host the Eastern Final on November 19; Toronto finishes in second place and will host the Eastern Semi-Final on November 12.
West Division Scenarios
- N/A
Crossover Scenarios
- Hamilton loss in Week 17 confirmed a West Division team will crossover and take the third playoff berth in the East Division
Who has clinched a playoff berth
Calgary Stampeders*, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa REDBLACKS, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* – Denotes clinched division
If the playoffs started today (Nov. 4) …
Western Semi-Final: Edmonton at Winnipeg
Western Final: TBD at Calgary
Eastern Semi-Final: Saskatchewan at Toronto
Eastern Final: TBD at Ottawa
Out of the playoffs: Hamilton, Montreal, BC
