\u00bb\u00a0MMQB: What a difference a year can make<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Nathan Rourke,\u00a0<\/a>James Butler<\/a>\u00a0go off in Lions\u2019 win over Elks<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Tiger-Cats rally for late victory over REDBLACKS<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Damien Alford\u2019s career day pushes Stamps over Riders<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Sign up and watch CFL games on CFL+ in the U.S. and Internationally<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CalgaryPNG.png\")
\n1. Calgary Stampeders (4-1)
\nLast week: 2
Last game: 24-10 win over Saskatchewan
Next Game: at Winnipeg, July 18<\/p>\n
Worth noting:\u00a0Calgary started the year ranked last in these Power Rankings, but has completely flipped the script six weeks into the season with superb play on both sides of the ball. The Vernon Adams Jr.-led offence is firing on all cylinders while Bob Slowik\u2019s defence looks as dominant as ever. The key to the Stamps\u2019 success has been balance. The team is first in rushing yards per game, third in passing yards per game and first in points allowed.<\/p>\n
![\"logo\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/saskatchewan.png\")
2. Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-1)
\nLast week: 1
Last game: 24-10 loss to Calgary
Next game: at BC, July 19<\/p>\n
Worth noting:\u00a0No ruler\u00a0rules forever and after two weeks at the top the Roughriders slide down one spot to No. 2. That\u2019s not to say that Saskatchewan isn\u2019t one performance away from reclaiming its crown after losing their first game of the season. The passing game was still very good for the Green and White on Saturday, but both the rushing attack and the red zone offence were lacking against the Stamps. Look for Trevor Harris<\/a> and offensive coordinator Marc Mueller to come back with a vengeance in Week 7 against the BC Lions.<\/p>\n Worth noting: Week 6 was a bye week for the Montreal Alouettes who saw the Hamilton Tiger-Cats close the gap in the East Division. There\u2019s no more margin for error for the Als as they sit tied for first atop the division. Quarterback Davis Alexander\u2019s return looms large for a team that dropped two straight games without its starting pivot. Next up is a matchup against the Toronto Argonauts to open Week 7.<\/p>\n Worth noting:\u00a0Same logic applies to the Blue Bombers here, who saw the Stampeders blow the race for the West top spot wide open. Winnipeg is looking to return strong after the bye week to face the Stampeders and potentially finish Week 7 in first place. Last time we saw these two teams play, the Red and White got the best of the Blue and Gold 37-16 at McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n Worth noting: [Week 6 saw] One more win for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who are on the verge of soaring up these rankings. This time it wasn\u2019t only Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> and the offence that stepped up as Scott Milanovich\u2019s squad keep finding ways to win. Defensive back Jamal Peters<\/a> came down with two important picks and Kenny Lawler<\/a> did Kenny Lawler<\/a> things to give the Tabbies a win they wouldn\u2019t relinquish against the REDBLACKS. Hamilton and Ottawa face each other again in Week 7, this time with the \u2018Cats traveling up to the nation\u2019s capital for the rematch.<\/p>\n Worth noting:\u00a0Another team that has clawed its way back into the fight, the Lions are looking better with each passing week. Quarterback Nathan Rourke is once again in the race for Most Outstanding Canadian \u2013 alongside teammate Mathieu Betts<\/a> \u2013 while the defence leads the league in yards allowed per game. The Lions kept the Elks to only 160 yards of net offence in Week 6 to win their second game over the Double E this season. Week 7 offers a tough test as they welcome the Roughriders to Save-on-Foods Fields at BC Place.<\/p>\n Worth noting:\u00a0The third and final team on a bye in Week 6 was Toronto. The Argonauts are coming off a tough loss to the Ticats, but are only two wins back from first place in the East Division. If they can find a way to go into Montreal and take down the Alouettes, they\u2019ll be right back in the thick of things.<\/p>\n Worth noting: [It was a] Close loss for the REDBLACKS in Week 6, who allowed a 20-13 lead escape in the fourth quarter. They\u2019ll have an immediate chance to redeem themselves as they host the Tabbies in Week 7 at TD Place. Look for Bob Dyce\u2019s squad to try establishing the running game early to take pressure away from Dru Brown<\/a> and the passing offence.<\/p>\n Worth noting:\u00a0The Elks were coming off their first win of the season but were unable to keep up with the Leos in Week 6. The team now goes on a bye as they look for answers before traveling to Regina to face the Roughriders in Week 8. News on defensive lineman Jake Ceresna<\/a>\u2018s injury are worth monitoring during the team\u2019s bye week.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 Parity is the name of the game as we welcome another edition of the AMSOIL Power…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-5804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5804","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=5804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/als-logo-reduced-png.png\"){kind=logo}
\n3. Montreal Alouettes (3-2)
\nLast week: 3
Last game: 21-20 loss to BC
Next game: vs. Toronto, July 17<\/p>\n![\"2.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/winnipegPNG.png\")
\n4. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3-1)
\nLast week: 4
Last game: 37-16 loss to Calgary
Next game: vs. Calgary, July 18<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HamiltonPNG.png\")
\n5. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-2)
\nLast week: 5
Last game: 23-20 win over Ottawa
Next game: at Ottawa, July 20<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BC-PNG-2025.png\")
\n6. BC Lions (3-3)
\nLast week: 6
Last game: 32-14 win over Edmonton
Next game: vs. Saskatchewan, July 19<\/p>\n![\"hat\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2021Logo.png\")
\n7. Toronto Argonauts (1-4)
\nLast week: 7
Last game: 51-38 loss to Hamilton
Next game: at Montreal, July 17\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ottawa_englishPNG.png\")
\n8. Ottawa REDBLACKS (1-5)
\nLast week: 9
Last Game: 23-20 loss to Hamilton
Next game: vs. Hamilton, July 20<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo-Elks-1.png\"){kind=logo}
\n9. Edmonton Elks (1-4)
\nLast week: 8
Last game: 32-14 loss to BC
Next game: at Saskatchewan, July 25<\/p>\n