The Canadian Press
TORONTO — The BC Lions have clinched a home playoff date after their 33-26 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night.
The Lions clinched a post-season berth for the second year in a row after their Week 16 win and remain in a tight race with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the top spot in the West Division, which will give the top team the right to host the Western Final on Saturday, November 11.
The Montreal Alouettes punched their ticket to the post-season with a 32-15 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Saturday, as did the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with their 22-15 win over the Calgary Stampeders.
Here were the 110th Grey Cup playoff scenarios for Week 17:
WEST DIVISION
- BC WIN = BC secures home playoff date
- Hamilton WIN = No crossover potential for West Division fourth place team
- Hamilton WIN and Saskatchewan WIN = Edmonton eliminated from playoff contention
EAST DIVISION
- Montreal WIN = Montreal clinches playoff spot
- Montreal WIN and Hamilton WIN = Hamilton clinches playoff spot
- Montreal WIN and Hamilton WIN and Saskatchewan WIN = Both Edmonton and Ottawa eliminated from playoff contention
- Ottawa LOSS and Saskatchewan WIN = No crossover potential for East Division fourth-place team
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- Toronto clinched the East Division title for a third straight season in Week 15
- Winnipeg secured a playoff spot for a seventh consecutive year in Week 14
- BC clinched a post-season berth for a second straight year in Week 16
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.
