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September 9, 2026

Stats and storylines heading into this week’s action

ON FAMILIAR TERRITORY

Ryan Dinwiddie returns to BMO Field for the first time since heading to Ottawa to become Head Coach and General Manager.
Prior to his tenure, the Argonauts had back-to-back 4-14 seasons.
Toronto was his first head coaching role. In the modern era, his .593 winning percentage (51-35) trails only Don Matthews’ .613 (49-31) for highest in team history.
In five seasons, he:
- Made the playoffs four times
- Appeared in four Division Finals
- Finished first in the East three times
- Captured two Grey Cups (2022 and 2024)
- Went 30-13 (.698) at BMO Field
- Set a team record with 16 wins in a season (2023)

LEAGUE-WIDE

OK Tire Labour Day Weekend total attendance: 108,076
Each game was decided in the final three minutes
Kickers have made 32 field goals from 50+ yards. They are on pace for 48, which would eclipse the record of 39 set in 2024.
The CFL last had a quadruple-header in 1995 when there were 13 teams in the league.

OTT (0-11) at TOR (6-6)

Week 3: TOR 44 – OTT 24
Ottawa rushed for -3 rushing yards last game – the lowest mark in the CFL since 1994.
The REDBLACKS are second in the league with 98 plays in the red zone. The team has made 40 trips to the redzone, but has only scored TDs on 48 per cent of those opportunities.
Jake Maier is a career 3-3 against Toronto. He is on pace for 23 TDs and the first 5,000-passing yard+ season (5,068) in Ottawa since 2018.
Keelan White has made at least six catches in seven straight games. He is coming off his first 100-receiving yard+ game.
In Week 13, Ayden Eberhardt scored two TDs for the third time in his career and his first with Ottawa.
Toronto has allowed a league-low 18 passing TDs.
The Argonauts have four victories in the teams’ past five meetings in Toronto.
Toronto has averaged a league-low 5.0 penalties in the past five games.
Chad Kelly is a career 4-1 against Ottawa. In the teams’ first meeting, he passed for 424 yards, four TDs and four INTs. He has passed for three TDs in each of his past three games. He needs 39 passing yards for his second 4,000-yard season.
In his past two games, Damonte Coxie has 11 receptions for 256 yards.
2026 CFL Canadian Draft pick Isaiah Smith scored his first career TD last week.
Isaac Darkangelo has four straight games with 8+ defensive tackles.

BANJO BOWL: SSK (8-4) at WPG (6-6)

Week 14: WPG 26 – SSK 32 (OT)
Corey Mace is 1-1 in LDC rematches; Mike O’Shea is 8-3.
Saskatchewan is looking for its second straight sweep of the two-game Labour Day-rematch set.
Trevor Harris is 7-10 against Winnipeg. He has at least one passing TD in each game this season and he is on pace for career-highs in passing yards (5,840) and passing TDs (39).
Dhel Duncan-Busby posted career-highs in receiving yards (148) and receptions (10) last week. He has 18 catches for 315 yards and two TDs in his past three games.
Jameer Thurman is five defensive tackles shy of becoming the 23^rd player to reach 600.
KeeSean Johnson needs 73 receiving yards for 3,000 in his career.
The Blue Bombers need to win by seven points or more to capture the season series.
Winnipeg leads the rematches 13-8, including its current 8-2 run.
Zach Collaros is 5-1 in the Banjo Bowl, including four wins with Winnipeg and one with Saskatchewan.
Nic Demski is 55 receiving yards shy of becoming the 15^th Canadian to reach 7,000 in his career.
Brady Oliveria (956) is 16 rushing yards away from his fifth consecutive 1000-yard+ season, which would break Norman Kwong’s record of four straight (1955-58). Last week, he was held to a season-low 28 yards.
Willie Jefferson’s next sack will tie Willie Pless (84) for 20^th all-time.

LDC REMATCH: CGY (5-7) at EDM (9-3)

Week 14: EDM 38 – CGY 28
The LDC rematch series is tied 18-18.
Calgary leads the league in scoring at 36.2 points per game.
Stampeders have held the opposition to a league low 65.4 completion percentage.
Vernon Adams Jr. is a career 8-3 against Edmonton. He is seven TD passes away from setting a new career best.
Dedrick Mills is second in the league with 923 rushing yards and is looking for his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. He has 25 rushes of 10+ yards.
Edmonton has swept the two-game set six times (most recently 2024). There have been 19 splits.
The Elks staged the largest comeback of the season last week overcoming, an 18-point deficit, including a 24-3 fourth quarter.
Edmonton has not won four straight games in one campaign since 2017, including going 0-for-2 in opportunities this season.
Cody Fajardo is 6-6-1 against Calgary. He needs 45 passing yards for 25,000 in his career.
Nick Anderson notched a career-high 12 defensive tackles and a sack last week.
Austin Mack needs 75 yards for his second 1,000-yard season and his first since 2023. He has set a career-high with 8 TDs. He needs 102 receiving yards for 3,000 and five catches for 200.

MTL (10-2) at BC (6-6)

Week 14: BC 30 – MTL 37
Net offence | MTL: 430.4 (1^st); BC: 427.6 (2^nd)
The Alouettes are 9-33-1 (.221) all-time in Vancouver, with their last victory coming in August, 2015.
With his next win, Jason Maas will surpass Marv Levy (43) for fourth on the Als’ list.
Davis Alexander is 1-0 against the Lions, but he has yet to make a start in BC Place Stadium. He has not thrown an interception in his last 101 attempts.
With two receptions this week, Tyson Philpot would become the fastest Canadian to reach 100 in a single season. He is on pace for 147 catches, 2,121 receiving yards and 15 receiving TDs.
This season, Tyler Snead and Philpot have combined for 2,557 receiving yards – 64.7 per cent of Alexander’s passing yardage.
Nathan Rourke is 3-1 against Montreal. He has averaged 351 yards in his past five games with multiple passing TDs in each.
Justin McInnis is 175 yards away from 5,000 in his career.
In his past two games, Jermaine Jackson has 11 catches for 226 yards.
In his sophomore season, Jackson Findlay has 68 total tackles (58 defensive and 10 special teams) and two interceptions.