August 30, 2022

Playoff Scenarios: Bombers punch ticket to post-season

Jason Halstead/CFL.ca

TORONTO — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have become the first team in the CFL to clinch a spot in the post-season this weekend.

All they needed to do was win and the Bombers got the victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday night, locking in a playoff berth.

Below are the 109th Grey Cup playoff scenarios for Week 13:

WEST DIVISION

  • Winnipeg WIN = Winnipeg clinches a playoff spot
  • Winnipeg LOSS and a Hamilton LOSS and an Ottawa LOSS and an Edmonton LOSS = Winnipeg clinches a playoff spot

EAST DIVISION

  • No team can clinch a playoff spot this week

NOTES:

  • Winnipeg is looking to clinch a playoff berth for the sixth consecutive year
  • In 2021 Winnipeg clinched a playoff spot in their 10th game; however it was based on a 14-game season
  • With the return of an 18-game season, additional playoff qualifications are weeks away due to the competitive nature of Week 12 standings (five teams within three wins of one another)

CROSSOVER RULE

If the fourth-place team in division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-Final.

WEEK 13 GAMES

  • Friday, September 2, 7:30 p.m. ET – Ottawa at Montreal (Get tickets)
  • Sunday, September 4, 6 p.m. ET – Winnipeg at Saskatchewan (Get tickets)
  • Monday, September 5, 1 p.m. ET – Toronto at Hamilton (Get tickets)
  • Monday, September 5, 4:30 p.m. ET – Edmonton at Calgary (Get tickets)
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