113th Grey Cup Playoff Scenarios: Als to host Eastern Final
Graham Hughes/CFL.ca
TORONTO -- After the Montreal Alouettes win over Winnipeg on Saturday night and the Toronto Argonauts loss to the BC Lions, the Alouettes will host the Eastern Final on Saturday, November 7.
The following playoff scenarios were in play in Week 18.
EAST DIVISION
TOR LOSS + MTL WIN = MTL claims first place and the right to host the Eastern Final on Saturday, November 7.
WEST DIVISION
SSK WIN = SSK clinches playoff berth.
ROAD TO THE 113TH GREY CUP
Week 14: MTL secured a postseason berth and the right to host a playoff game.
Week 15: EDM secured a postseason berth.
Week 16: TOR secured a postseason berth and the right to host a playoff game.
Week 17: West to East crossover confirmed.
CROSSOVER RULE If the fourth-place team in Division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in Division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-Final.
WEEK 18 SCHEDULE
October 2 | HAM at OTT | 7 p.m. ET | TSN, CFL+, SiriusXM
October 2 | CGY at SSK | 9:30 p.m. ET | TSN, CFL+, SiriusXM
October 3 | BC at TOR | 3 p.m. ET | TSN, CTV, Crave, SiriusXM
October 3 | WPG at MTL | 7 p.m. ET | TSN, RDS, CFL+, SiriusXM