September 24, 2019

Strength of Schedule: Ticats have short path to East crown

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — We’re well on our way down the Shaw Road to the Grey Cup, and with teams jockeying for positions in the standings — and playoff positions — we look forward to each team’s remaining games this year.

As we hit the backstretch of the regular season, CFL.ca takes a data-driven look at who has the shortest path to the post-season and who faces an uphill battle.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the first team to clinch a playoff spot this season, and with the East Division crown all but in their grasp, they also have the easiest remaining schedule of any team in the league.


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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continue to have the league’s best slate. They’ll have to beat the Ticats in a head-to-head in Week 16 before finishing the season up with a back-to-back against Calgary.

Here is how the remaining schedules break down with six weeks left in the regular season:

Team Opponents Divisional Games Opponents Cumulative Records
Winnipeg Blue Bombers HAM, @ SSK, MTL, @ CGY, CGY 3 43-20 (.682)
Calgary Stampeders @ MTL, SSK, WPG, @ WPG, @ BC 4 36-27 (.571)
BC Lions MTL, TOR, @ EDM, SSK, CGY 3 32-30 (.516)
Edmonton Eskimos @ OTT, @ HAM, BC, SSK, @ SSK 3 32-32 (.500)
Montreal Alouettes @ BC, CGY, @ WPG, TOR, HAM, @ OTT 3 35-41 (.460)
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ TOR, WPG, @ CGY, @ BC, @ EDM, EDM 5 35-42 (.454)
Toronto Argonauts SSK, @ BC, OTT, @ MTL, OTT, @ HAM 4 34-42 (.447)
Ottawa REDBLACKS EDM, @ TOR, @ HAM, @ TOR, MTL 4 27-35 (.435)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ WPG, EDM, OTT, @ MTL, TOR 3 27-36 (.428)