Add StudioX as a preferred source on GoogleThe BC Lions are one win from the Grey Cup game. They visit the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the CFL Western Final, according to TSN.
Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. ET) on the TSN Network, TSN.ca and the TSN App. It is the second half of a doubleheader of division finals.
Lions chase a long-awaited return
BC reached the final with a 33-26 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week. TSN says Nathan Rourke threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Four receivers finished with at least 50 yards.
The Lions are trying to reach the championship game for the first time since their 2011 win. TSN notes the team is 0-5 in the Western Final and 5-11 in the playoffs over the past 15 years or so.
BC had won nine of its last 10 games before resting its starters for the final two weeks of the regular season. The Lions and Elks split a home-and-home series in early July. Rourke did not play in one of those games.
Elks bring the top-ranked defence
Edmonton will play its first playoff game since 2019 and its first home playoff game since 2015. In that 2015 game, the Elks beat the Calgary Stampeders 45-31 in the Western Division Final and advanced to the Grey Cup.
TSN calls Edmonton’s defence the best in the league. It finished in the top two in turnovers, points allowed per game, net offence allowed per game, passing yards allowed per game and rushing yards allowed per game.
The Elks’ offence is led by quarterback Cody Fajardo. TSN says running back Justin Rankin and receiver Austin Mack can produce explosive plays.
Eastern Final: Blue Bombers at Alouettes
The doubleheader opens with the Eastern Final at 1 p.m. PT (3 p.m. ET). The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play the Montreal Alouettes at Percival Molson Stadium.
It is the third postseason meeting between the teams in four years. Montreal won the 110th Grey Cup in 2023 on a Fajardo touchdown pass to Tyson Philpot with 13 seconds left. The Alouettes also won last year’s Eastern Semifinal, a game with 75 points scored.
This is the final year of the crossover. TSN says a West Division team has crossed over to the East 13 times before, and none has won the Grey Cup. None has even reached the title game.
Winnipeg advanced by beating the Toronto Argonauts last week. The Bombers trailed by five when a fumble by Janarion Grant set up a 23-yard touchdown pass from Dru Brown to Nic Demski.
Montreal has two finalists for Most Outstanding Player: quarterback Davis Alexander and Philpot. Alexander led the CFL with 328.6 passing yards per game and a 35-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Philpot, 26, led the league in receiving yards (1,809), receptions (124) and touchdowns (13).
The winners of the two division finals will meet in the Grey Cup game.
Source: TSN
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