Montreal looks to complete a season sweep of Calgary while Toronto and Hamilton battle to shake off back-to-back losses.<\/p>\n
This Week’s CFL Schedule<\/p>\n
Montreal Alouettes<\/a> at Calgary Stampeders<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, July 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET These two just played last week and Montreal walked out of it with a 37-30 win, so Calgary gets an immediate crack at revenge on home turf. The Als have won two straight and four of their last five, riding Davis Alexander’s clean pocket presence \u2014 he’s yet to throw an interception all season. Calgary counters by leaning on Dedrick Mills, who’s piled up 388 yards on the ground, but that Week 6 shootout exposed a defense that’s given up 176 points already this year.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Davis Alexander (Montreal Alouettes, QB) \u2014 129-of-184 for 1,779 yards and zero picks, the most efficient arm in the league right now. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Alexander Hollins (Montreal Alouettes, WR) \u2014 Hip, Questionable, went on the single-game injury list Friday. Pick: Montreal Alouettes 34-31. Montreal’s 3-2 against the spread with five straight overs hit, and there’s no reason to think this number won’t clear again given how both defenses have played.<\/p>\n Toronto Argonauts<\/a> at Hamilton Tiger-Cats<\/a><\/p>\n WhenSaturday, July 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET Both of these teams are stuck in two-game skids and desperate to right the ship before the East gets away from them. Toronto got gashed by Calgary and then couldn’t get anything going against Winnipeg, but Chad Kelly still leads the league in touchdown passes with 14. Hamilton looked completely lost in a 7-38 blowout loss to Saskatchewan last week, and that offense has to find answers fast.<\/p>\n Toronto added some fresh legs this week, bringing punter James Burnip onto the active roster and pulling receiver Tristan Ready and Dymere Miller up from the practice squad \u2014 depth moves that matter with Janarion Grant and Nolan Ulm both out. Hamilton, meanwhile, got a nice jolt getting DBs Robert Panabaker and Quavian White back off the injury list.<\/p>\n Players to Watch:<\/p>\n Chad Kelly (Toronto Argonauts, QB) \u2014 1,804 yards and a league-best 14 touchdowns, he’s the reason Toronto is favored on the road. Injury Watch:<\/p>\n Janarion Grant (Toronto Argonauts, WR) \u2014 Knee, Out, landed on the single-game injury list Thursday. Pick: Toronto Argonauts 27-20. Toronto’s offense has too many weapons for a Hamilton defense that just got torched for 38 points, and the Cats are banged up on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n CFL Standings<\/p>\n TeamWLPFPA<\/p>\n Edmonton Elks<\/a>51167138 Quick Hits<\/p>\n Montreal shuffled its receiving corps this week, activating Cole Spieker off the injury list while shipping David Perales and Don Callis to the six-game injury list. Standings<\/a> | Full Schedule<\/a> | League Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n Who wins this week? Drop your picks in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal looks to complete a season sweep of Calgary while Toronto and Hamilton battle to shake off back-to-back…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-810234","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\/810234","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=810234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhereMcMahon Stadium, Calgary
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineMontreal Alouettes -1 | O\/U 63<\/p>\n
\nTyson Philpot (Montreal Alouettes, WR) \u2014 Leads the CFL with 719 receiving yards and gives Calgary’s secondary fits down the field.
\nDedrick Mills (Calgary Stampeders<\/a>, RB) \u2014 69 carries for 388 yards, the engine Calgary needs to control the clock and slow Montreal’s offense.<\/p>\n
\nReggie Begelton (Calgary Stampeders, WR) \u2014 Knee, Out, a real dent in Calgary’s receiving corps.
\nElijah Hills (Calgary Stampeders, DL) \u2014 Back off the injury list and active after clearing his six-game designation, a boost for a Calgary pass rush that needs it.<\/p>\n
\nWhereTim Hortons Field, Hamilton
\nTVTSN
\nStreamWatch live on CFL+<\/a>
\nLineToronto Argonauts -4 | O\/U 55<\/p>\n
\nLarry Rountree (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, RB) \u2014 290 yards on the ground, Hamilton needs him to control the clock and keep Kelly off the field.
\nSamuel Hicks (Toronto Argonauts, RB) \u2014 267 yards and 2 scores, a change-of-pace option that can wear down a Hamilton front seven.<\/p>\n
\nShemar Bridges (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR) \u2014 Hip, Out, another weapon Hamilton’s offense can’t afford to be without right now.
\nBraxton Hill (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, LB) \u2014 Ankle, Out, went to the injury list Friday and thins out Hamilton’s linebacker corps.<\/p>\n
\nSaskatchewan Roughriders41170133
\nMontreal Alouettes41170154
\nWinnipeg Blue Bombers32119122
\nCalgary Stampeders23194176
\nHamilton Tiger-Cats23125136
\nToronto Argonauts23171183
\nBC Lions<\/a>14140156
\nOttawa Redblacks05119177<\/p>\n
\nCalgary got Elijah Hills back from injury and Tomas Jack-Kurdyla off the reserve roster, giving the Stamps some reinforcements up front for a defense that’s leaked 176 points.
\nFantasy angle: with Tyson Philpot (719 yards) and a turnover-free Davis Alexander clicking, stack the Montreal passing game against a Calgary defense that just allowed 37 points.
\nToronto’s Chad Kelly still paces the whole league with 14 touchdown passes despite the Argos sitting at 2-3, proof this offense can score with anybody when it’s rolling.<\/p>\n