Hello, Amar Doman. Trailer Park Boys in the owner\u2019s box, eh?<\/p>\n
Personally, I think Shoresy and the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs deserve an invite. But those guys really know how to set the tone so don\u2019t even try to keep up. Hundy P.<\/p>\n
Here are the Week 15 takeaways.<\/p>\n
RELATED IT\u2019S CHISELED IN STONE. YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY WIN A GAME WHEN YOU TURN THE BALL OVER SIX TIMES**<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ** Offer not necessarily valid in Ontario.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a wee bit mystifying when you consider that the Toronto Argonauts won a game where their quarterback threw four interceptions and the offence turned the ball over twice more on downs.<\/p>\n From one viewpoint, Toronto\u2019s 31-30 victory over Edmonton was a game marked by perseverance, and that\u2019s the Argo take on this. \u201cWe are resilient,\u201d said head coach Ryan Dinwiddie afterward.<\/p>\n From another, it was a game of \u201cwhat the hell just happened?\u201d And that\u2019s the Elk side of things.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just sickening\u201d said Edmonton quarterback Cody Fajardo<\/a> during his post-game media conference. \u201cIf you look at the analytics, there\u2019s no way we should\u2019ve lost that football game.\u201d<\/p>\n Maybe that\u2019s the takeaway, when all is said and done.<\/p>\n That there\u2019s always a way. Even if it\u2019s written in stone that there ain\u2019t.<\/p>\n HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF? L-I-O-N-S<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The BC Lions might well have shaken off their existential crisis in a dominant win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll know if that\u2019s the case, more certainly, if they can stack additional victories on top of Friday night\u2019s 38-27 decision at Save-on-Foods Field at BC Place.<\/p>\n But we\u2019ve been here before, with these Lions, who\u2019ve looked to be headed for happier hunting grounds on a number of occasions this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we were able to control our emotions a little bit better and have some emotional intelligence,\u201d said head coach Buck Pierce when asked to compare the win with last week\u2019s humbling, perplexing, come-from-ahead loss to the same REDBLACKS.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen they made a play we were able to bounce back. And that\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re dangerous,\u201d said BC linebacker Micah Awe<\/a>, earlier in the week. \u201cWe\u2019ve just gotta learn how to be dangerous all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n Well, here\u2019s their chance. A Week 16 showdown with the Stampeders, right in Calgary.<\/p>\n THEY\u2019RE BAAAAAAAACK<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Trap game for Saskatchewan? Yeah, maybe, but I don\u2019t think so. Not entirely, anyway.<\/p>\n The Montreal Alouettes ended the misery of a five-game losing streak (most certainly it would grow to six, many of us thought) by beating the top team in the CFL right in their own stadium.<\/p>\n If the Roughriders let their guard down a bit for this one, it only mattered so much because the Alouettes not only took advantage of that to start the game but then kept on keeping on long after the Riders had been awakened and knew they were in a real one.<\/p>\n A good defensive effort came alongside a sterling offensive one, with quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson<\/a> having his best night of the season and receiver Tyson Philpot<\/a> hitting the afterburner switch with a 238-yard, two-touchdown performance.<\/p>\n \u201cPlaying Alouettes football,\u201d said Philpot after the game. \u201cFinally.\u201d<\/p>\n The Als are getting healthy again and on Saturday night, they looked a lot more like the team that started the season at 5-2 as opposed to the one that went splat for five straight.<\/p>\n A TIGER CAN WALK A TIGHTROPE<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n So, how are CFL defences feeling now that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have discovered balance?<\/p>\n Like, really discovered it.<\/p>\n In Hamilton\u2019s Week 14 win over Montreal, their offence passed 28 times and rushed 28 times, actually gaining more yardage on the ground than through the air.<\/p>\n In Week 15 and a win against Winnipeg, the Ticats ran 28 passing plays and rushed 27 times. This time, the air yardage was superior to the ground yardage but over the course of those two games, Hamilton has rushed for 397 yards while passing for 421.<\/p>\n That\u2019s just over 51 per cent passing, just under 49 per cent rushing.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see if we can\u2019t get those numbers a little more equal in Week 16, shall we?<\/p>\n YOU CAN GO TO THE WELL TOO OFTEN<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00bb\u00a03 stats that defined Montreal\u2019s Week 15 win over Saskatchewan<\/a>
\u00bb 3 stats that defined Hamilton\u2019s Week 15 win over Winnipeg<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a03 stats that defined Toronto\u2019s Week 15 win over Edmonton<\/a>
\u00bb 3 stats that defined BC\u2019s Week 15 win over Ottawa<\/a><\/p>\n