109th Grey Cup Playoff Scenarios

September 26, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release

TORONTO – Week 17 playoff scenarios for the 109th Grey Cup on November 20 from Mosaic Stadium in Saskatchewan:

WEST DIVISION

Winnipeg WIN OR Calgary LOSS = Winnipeg clinches a home playoff date

Saskatchewan LOSS AND Calgary WIN = Saskatchewan can only qualify for the playoffs via crossover

Edmonton LOSS AND Saskatchewan WIN = Edmonton is eliminated from playoff contention

EAST DIVISION

Toronto WIN OR Ottawa LOSS = Toronto clinches a home playoff date

PLAYOFF PICTURE

Winnipeg secured a postseason berth for the sixth consecutive season in Week 13.

Toronto clinched a playoff berth for the second-straight season in Week 16.

Calgary secured a playoff appearance for a club-record 17th straight season in Week 16. The streak is tied for fourth-longest in CFL history.

BC clinched its first playoff berth since 2018 in Week 16.

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 17 SCHEDULE

Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. ET – Saskatchewan at Winnipeg

Friday, September 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET – Ottawa at BC

Saturday, October 1 at 4 p.m. ET – Montreal at Edmonton

Saturday, October 1 at 7 p.m. ET – Toronto at Calgary

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