On to the Next One: Division Finals set for next weekend

TORONTO — Following the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 48-8 victory against the BC Lions in the Eastern Semi-Final and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 23-18 victory against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Semi-Final, the Division Finals are set for next Sunday.

The Ottawa REDBLACKS will host the Ticats at TD Place on Sunday, November 18th at 1 p.m. ET; the Calgary Stampeders will host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at McMahon Stadium on the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET.

EASTERN FINAL

Sunday, November 18th at 1 p.m. ET
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa REDBLACKS
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The REDBLACKS are hosting the Eastern Final for the third time in four years and now have played a home playoff game four seasons in a row.

• Ottawa football teams have a 33-14 (.702) home record in the playoffs.
• Home teams in the Eastern Final are 31-13 (.705) since 1973.
• Ottawa will be looking to play in the Grey Cup for the first time since 2016 when they defeated Calgary at BMO Field. It would be Ottawa’s 18th Grey Cup appearance, where they have a 10-7 record (.588).
• This is Hamilton’s third appearance in the Eastern Final in six years and their first since 2014.
• Ottawa football teams have a 33-14 (.702) home record in the playoffs.
• Hamilton has a 15-29 (.344) away record in the playoffs.
• The last time Ottawa and Hamilton played in the playoffs was in 2015; Henry Burris connected with Greg Ellingson for a 93-yard touchdown with just over a minute left to lead the REDBLACKS to a 35-28 victory in the Eastern Final.
• In the era of single-game Eastern Finals, Hamilton and Ottawa have met three times prior (1976, 1981, 2015).
• Ottawa swept this year’s season series against Hamilton; 21-15 (Week 7 at Hamilton), 35-31 (Week 19 at Ottawa) and 31-13 (Week 20 at Hamilton).

WESTERN FINAL

Sunday, November 18th at 4:30 p.m. ET

Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders
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Calgary hosts a playoff game for the seventh consecutive season and is the seventh time they have made it to the Western Final.

• Calgary has a 34-20 (.630) home playoff record. The last time they lost at home in the playoff was in 2013 to Saskatchewan.
• Home teams in the Western Final are 27-19 (.587) since 1972.
• The Stampeders will be looking for their third consecutive trip to the Grey Cup which would be their 17th appearance (7-9 – .438). The Stampeders have never made the Grey Cup three times in a row and the last team to do so was Montreal from 2008-2010.
• The last time the two teams met in the post-season was in the 2001 Grey Cup in Montreal. Calgary won 27-19.
• Winnipeg has a playoff road record of 22-32 (.407).
• This is the Blue Bombers first Division Final since 2011 when they defeated the Tiger-Cats and made it to the Grey Cup. Since they returned to the West Division, this will be their first Western Final since 2002 at Edmonton.
• The Blue Bombers are looking to make their 25th appearance in the Grey Cup and their first time since 2011. They have a record of 10-14 (.417) in Grey Cup games.
• The two teams split the season series. Week 11 saw Calgary win at home 39-26 while Winnipeg won their home game in Week 20 29-21.