Week 17 action in the Canadian Football League brings you a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday on TSN.<\/p>\n
The excitement kicks off on Friday when the Calgary Stampeders travel to Montreal to take on the Alouettes, followed by a showdown between the Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions.<\/p>\n
Continuing into Saturday, the East Division-leading Hamilton Tiger-Cats battle the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a game with massive playoff implications, and the day is wrapped up with a clash between the West Division-leading Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Elks.<\/p>\n
You can catch all of the action on the TSN Network and streaming on the TSN App and TSN.ca.<\/p>\n
Stampeders meet Alouettes as both sides try to chase down division leaders<\/p>\n
The Stampeders are trying to shake off a short two-game losing streak, including a 52-23 thumping at home against the Lions a week ago.<\/p>\n
Calgary\u2019s defence, which ranks tops in the league with 22.8 points allowed per game, was overwhelmed by the Lions offence that accounted for seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cHard to watch because it doesn\u2019t look like us,\u201d Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson said after the game. \u201cGive them credit. They were more prepared, and they beat us up and they kicked our ass.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Stampeders also lost star quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to a rib injury in the defeat. His status for Friday\u2019s game is still up in the air.<\/p>\n
On the other side, Montreal enters this game riding a two-game winning streak that has vaulted the team firmly into the playoff race following a five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time of year, all of the wins are big,\u201d said Montreal head coach Jason Maas after their win over the Argos last weekend. \u201cFor us, what we\u2019ve gone through in August to get into September and win a couple of games in a row, it\u2019s feeling pretty good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter [if a win is ugly] at this time of year, in fact all year it doesn\u2019t matter how you win just that you win. You\u2019ve got to learn from them and move on quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can watch the Stampeders battle the Alouettes LIVE on Friday on TSN1\/5, TSN.ca and the TSN App, with coverage beginning at 7p.m. ET \/ 4p.m. PT.<\/a><\/p>\n Argonauts, Lions meet with both teams fighting to stay alive in playoff race<\/p>\n The Argos had their three-game winning streak snapped against Montreal a week ago, and at 5-9, their playoff hopes remain slim.<\/p>\n Argonauts coach Ryan Dinwiddie pointed to the team\u2019s urgency when speaking following their loss against the Alouettes.<\/p>\n \u201cI just told the guys \u2018Great fight, we\u2019re not dead yet,\u2019\u201d Dinwiddie said. \u201cWe\u2019re down, that was a tough loss.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at the same time I think it kind of bonded us together a little bit. We\u2019ve got four games, we\u2019ve probably got to win all four.\u201d<\/p>\n The Lions (7-7) have won two in a row and will try to keep the good times rolling in this one after the offence was firing on all cylinders against Calgary a week ago.<\/p>\n \u201cVersus a defence like that, that really rallies to the ball, runs to the football well, are very sound, don\u2019t give up a lot of big plays,\u201d Lions coach Buck Pierce said. \u201cIt all starts up front and I thought our [offence] did a fantastic job tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n It figures to be another high-scoring affair when these sides meet on Friday – Toronto won the first matchup 52-34 in August – as BC enters with the league\u2019s highest-scoring offence (30.7 points per game) against Toronto\u2019s defence which is allowing the most points per game (31.3).<\/p>\n You can watch the Argos take on the Lions LIVE on TSN1\/4, TSN.ca and the TSN App, with coverage starting at 10p.m. ET \/ 7p.m. PT on Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n Tiger-Cats seek to extend East Division lead in battle against Blue Bombers<\/p>\n The Tiger-Cats (9-5) have won three straight to establish a strong two-game lead in the east Division standings. Now the remaining four games are about maintaining that lead to earn a bye into the East Division final.<\/p>\n It starts on Saturday in a showdown with the Blue Bombers – who Hamilton defeated 32-21 just two weeks ago. But cleaning up some mistakes from last week\u2019s win is the first order of business for Tiger-Cats coach Scott Milanovich.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still steaming [about penalties],\u201d Milanovich said. \u201cUsually when you make as many mistakes as we did tonight it ends up biting you.\u201d<\/p>\n The Ticats are boosted by a leading Most Outstanding Player candidate in QB Bo Levi Mitchell, who leads the league in passing yards (4,194) and passing touchdowns (28). <\/p>\n \u201cHaving Bo … I just have total faith in [the offence],\u201d Milanovich said.<\/p>\n The Blue Bombers (7-7) snapped a three-game skid with a 26-18 win over the Ottawa Redblacks last week, and the top storyline entering Saturday\u2019s game is the health of QB Zach Collaros.<\/p>\n The veteran signal caller has missed Winnipeg\u2019s last two games with a neck injury, but he was leading first-team reps in practice this week and is expected to make his return to the lineup against Hamilton.<\/p>\n