{"id":226196,"date":"2025-10-20T05:52:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/226196\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:52:29","slug":"3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-edmonton-elks-finally-flatline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/226196\/","title":{"rendered":"3DownNation CFL power rankings: Edmonton Elks finally flatline"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photo courtesy: David Friederich\/B.C. Lions<\/p>\n

Week 20 of the 2025 CFL season is officially in the books, and we finally have our six contestants for the big dance.<\/p>\n

Calgary and Winnipeg are playoff-bound by virtue of a pair of wins \u2014 and an Edmonton loss. They join Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Montreal, and B.C. on the postseason card, though it remains to be seen who will play whom.<\/p>\n

3DownNation\u2019s power rankings are created by having 10 contributors rank each team from No. 1 to No. 9 independently, then averaging out the scores. The previous week\u2019s rankings are in brackets. As always, please be sure to check back every Monday morning for our updated power rankings following each week of\u00a0action\u00a0in the CFL.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the rankings and\u00a0feel free to roast us on social media\u00a0for anything you think we got wrong.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Jeff Vinnick\/B.C. Lions<\/p>\n

1) B.C. Lions (1)<\/p>\n

If at first you don\u2019t succeed, try and try again. That was the motto of the B.C. Lions\u2019 offence this week, which managed to put up 506 net yards despite 29.5 scoreless minutes to start the game. Nathan Rourke once again crossed the 300-yard passing threshold while ripping off a spectacular 70-yard rushing score<\/a>. The defence got the job done as well, recording three interceptions, including a pick-six from Robert Carter Jr., and notching an early safety.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Patrick Doyle\/CFL.ca<\/p>\n

2) Montreal Alouettes (2)<\/p>\n

Any suggestion that the Alouettes might get caught napping in their second straight game against the eliminated Redblacks was quickly proven false, as Davis Alexander recorded his 11th consecutive win as a starter<\/a>. Both Austin Mack and Tyler Snead went over the century mark, while Stevie Scott had a breakout game with 115 all-purpose yards from the backfield. On the other side, Najee Murray logged two interceptions and Tyrice Beverette had another, while Noel Thorpe\u2019s unit generated consistent pressure on the quarterback.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Leah Hennel\/CFL.ca<\/p>\n

3) Calgary Stampeders (4)<\/p>\n

Calgary had their playoff tickets booked for them<\/a> and then made light work of the eliminated Argonauts<\/a> to ensure they stay in the West Division. Vernon Adams Jr.\u2019s return to form continued with a three-touchdown outing, while Dedrick Mills compiled 177 yards from scrimmage in his best game of the year. Adrian Greene notched his second pick-six of the season, and Jaylon Hutchings notched his first sack since Week 13 as part of a pass rush clinic.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Andrew Mahon\/CFL.<\/p>\n

4) Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)<\/p>\n

The Riders\u2019 loss this week doesn\u2019t mean a damn thing, and could actually be considered impressive since they kept it within a point against a playoff team<\/a> despite having all their back-ups in. Fans will argue they would have won the game had Jake Maier stayed under centre<\/a> for the duration, but they drop a spot here because an entirely different question was raised. If this team is this good with their B-squad playing, why have the A-squad not been more dominant lately?<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Bob Butrym\/RFB Sport Photography<\/p>\n

5) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5)<\/p>\n

The Tabbies remain steady in these rankings after a late-season bye week, but their road forward remains relatively rocky. After an embarrassing loss last time out, they are still trying to figure out their identity<\/a> and Montreal\u2019s victory this week means that their final game is a must-win to secure first place in the East. Luckily, that last game is against Ottawa, so maybe it will all be okay after all.<\/p>\n

\"\"Andrew Mahon\/CFL<\/p>\n

6) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7)<\/p>\n

The Bombers notched a victory over their rivals and clinched a playoff berth this week<\/a>, but their situation entering the postseason is as dire as it has been in a while. They have a defence that comes to play and a strong special teams unit, but their anemic offence has yet to prove November worthiness. A 182-yard passing performance from Zach Collaros against a backup-laden Saskatchewan team was barely good enough for the one-point win<\/a>, and could be catastrophic in the future.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Jeff Vinnick\/B.C. Lions<\/p>\n

7) Edmonton Elks (6)<\/p>\n

The Elks\u2019 Cinderella run at busting the playoff bracket came to a resounding end against the Lions<\/a>, keeping them out of postseason competition for the fifth straight season<\/a>. After meticulously protecting the football for most of his starting tenure, Cody Fajardo threw three second-half interceptions, while the CFL\u2019s most explosive weapon, Justin Rankin, was completely bottled up. Mark Kilam and Ed Hervey have laid the groundwork in their first season, but will need another offseason to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Leah Hennel\/CFL.ca<\/p>\n

8) Toronto Argonauts (8)<\/p>\n

Throughout a difficult 2025 campaign, the Argonauts could always take pride in their ability to keep contests competitive. Not so in their final game of the season, as they rolled over and showed their bellies to the Calgary Stampeders<\/a> before mercifully checking out a week early. While Jarret Doege and Tucker Horn didn\u2019t do much to improve their standing ahead of 2026, newcomer Max Duggan put forth a compelling fourth-quarter audition and was the only positive takeaway.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo courtesy: Patrick Doyle\/CFL.ca<\/p>\n

9) Ottawa Redblacks (9)<\/p>\n

Tyrie Adams\u2019 first start since 2023 was a moderate success, as he threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns. There were also three interceptions, albeit with two of them coming off deflections as the auditioning pivot faced considerable heat. Overall, it was far from enough to pull off an upset<\/a>, and all signs point to next week being the end of Bob Dyce\u2019s tenure as head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy: David Friederich\/B.C. Lions Week 20 of the 2025 CFL season is officially in the books, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-226196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}