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“A Riders fan resold me this ticket”

Quick breakdown of who has the advantage at various positions, in my opinion: QB: Calgary (no doubt) RB: Winnipeg (best in the league) OL: Winnipeg (best front 5 in the CFL, not even debatable) Receivers: Winnipeg (Calgary injuries and recent strong play from our group) DL: Calgary (This is 1a vs. 1b) LB: Calgary (JSK out, so no doubt here) DB: Push (excellent play from our group recently) Return Game: Calgary (we don't shine here) Kick Coverage: Winnipeg (but need to get back to their usual competence) Kickers: Push Overall: The Defense will keep on doing what they do. Hope to see some pressure from rushing 3 or 4. Nichols needs to run a respectable passing attack, so the Stamps can't key on the run. Lapo needs to NOT randomly and inexplicably abandon the run. The OL will keep on beating people up.

Thompkins had 57 yards receiving in the last six games. I don't think his removal will affect our offense much.

Noeller was taking care of the tickets, I dunno where we are but we'll be there. let's give us a reason to drink celebratory beers rather than drowning our sorrows... again.

No ordinary play, Demski catches the ball aprox. 10 yds. down field and proceeds to fight for extra yards, the ENTIRE O-line continues to charge down field and proceeds to bulldoze the pile pushing it forward....on a passing play 15 yds. beyond the line of scrimmage. Wow.

Can’t wait till they neg list Nathan Peterman

I was going to make the trip, but decided to save the money for next weekend and go to the Grey Cup.

After we ended their season, I figured they'd spend their new found spare time watching videos of homeless people taking dumps. Seems to be a real fetish for some of them.

“Great to be playing Calgary Riders suck”

Stamps had the league best record and are playing at home. Why the hell, would they not be the favorites?

https://www.cfl.ca/2018/11/16/confident-matthews-worried-grinch-bomber-d/ Just keep on underestimating this team. That D is playing some damned good football the back half of this year. Ask the Riders how bad mouthing the Bombers OL went for them. I love being the underdog.

I don't trust Lankford or Nelson with punt returns. I don't think O'Shea does either. My guess is this is a move by Lapo to get more speed into the offense since the temp will be slightly above freezing. I'd prefer Nelson, he's a big threat in the run game too, with and without the ball, very good blocking in the game he played, also very good on kick cover.

Gauthier's in too. I hope he's in top form. Before he got injured he was on pace to break the record for special teams tackles and we didn't look so good last week in that area.

Thompkins out, Nelson in but Lankford listed as a starting receiver. Hope they use Nelson.

Tourist hits.

According to Bob Irving Kembrell Tompkins is out and Charles Nelson is in. I don't think it's injury related. Charles Nelson looked really promising in the Edmonton game. More upside and can improve the kick return game immediately. I still see Thompkins as an option next year if Dressler retires but at 30 perhaps he needed to show more than he did. I'm a believer that in a post-AAF world the CFL will have to stick with Import players for longer and let them develop rather than having the constant turnstile of imports coming in and going out.

Welcome.... to the 'On Sale' rack!

Wow, that must have quite a kick!

Fair comments. Coverage has been good all year - they need to get back to that.

I mostly agree, but I'd give them the edge at receiver. We're likely starting Lankford. I'd give them the edge at DB. Their group is better than ours because they don't have a weak spot like Fogg. Our kick coverage wasn't good last week.

Why the hell are we starting Lankford? Yuck. I would MUCH rather give Flanders a shot and pound the ball down the Stamps throat.

How about: Too bad Suckatchewan Nation

CFL Game #94 West Final - Winnipeg at Calgary:  Stampeders vs Blue Bombers: This will be the first playoff meeting between them since the 1982 West Division Semi-Final won by Winnipeg 24-3 at Winnipeg Stadium. It is their first West Final match-up in the 53 years since 1965 and in the Single-Game Final Era (1972-->). Note: They did play a single-game final in 1945 immediately after the re-start following WW II.  Winnipeg Finals Dominance: This will be the 7th Western Final match-up between Winnipeg and Calgary and their first since 1965. Calgary has never beaten Winnipeg in a Div-Conf Final in 6 previous tries: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1961, 1962 & 1965. Since the CFL itself was formed in 1958, Calgary and Winnipeg have yet to play a SINGLE-GAME Final before now (5 of the prior 6 Finals were Two-Game Total Points Series and one was an immediate 1945 Post-WW II special one-game playoff).  The Last Winnipeg Playoff Win at McMahon?: The last Bombers' playoff victory in Calgary came in the deciding game of the 1965 Best-of-3 Western Final Series on November 20, 1965 by 19-12. The star that day was Ken Nielsen who had 189 yards on 5 catches for 2 TDs. The longest of those set the CFL playoff record with a 109-yard connection with Kenny Ploen.  First since 2011/2002: Winnipeg's victory in Regina last week was their first in 7 years since the 2011 East Final over Hamilton (19-3). Given their bouncing back and forth between Divisions, it was their first Western Playoff win since the 2002 West S/Final.  Reaching the Grey Cup from 3rd Place: With a win the Bombers can keep alive a chance to win the Grey Cup from 3rd Place, a task that requires two road wins and a neutral site victory as well. It hasn't been done since 2005 - the last teams being Edmonton in 2005 and BC in 2000.  Reaching the Grey Cup: A win by Calgary would take them to the Grey Cup for a 3rd year in a row - something that the Stamps have never done in their entire history. The last CFL team to get to the Cup in 3 straight years was Montreal from 2008 to 2010.  QBs - Most Consecutive Years with a Playoff Win: Having led the Stampeders to a playoff win in each of the last 4 years, Bo Levi Mitchell will be trying to join an elite group with wins in 5 years in a row or more: (1963 to present)  5000/1000 ?: In 2018 the Stamps became the first team to ever have a 5,000 yard passer and yet have no 1,000-yard receivers. that clinched the #1 spot in the West as late as it gets. It is the first time that they won their final game of the season since 2015.  Important! Who Leads After Q1: Across 2017-18, Calgary & Winnipeg are a combined 35-6 when they lead after the 1st Quarter and just 9-13 when they do not. So the team that is ahead after 15:00 this week is the more likely to go on and win.  Mitchell in the Playoffs: This will be the 6th career playoff start for Bo Levi Mitchell and he is 4-1 to date averaging 302 yards per game started. His TD:INT Ratio is 6.0 to 1 (12 TDs, 2 INTs) and the 2nd-highest in all of CFL playoff history (trailing only Mike Reilly). Mitchell will be trying to lead his club to a playoff victory for the 5th year in a row.  Matt Nichols - 133 in a row: Nichols evened his playoff record as a starter at 2-2 last week with the road win at Saskatchewan. Nichols made it 4 straight playoff starts without an interception last week and his streak is now 133 consecutive pass attempts without an INT. The CFL playoff record was set by Mike Reilly across 2014 to 2017 with 194 passes in a row with no INTs.  Drives with the game on the line: Last week the Bombers led by just 13-12 but responded with 3 clutch offensive drives and 9 first downs that provided 10 points and sealed the win.  Last week's Pass Defence: The Bombers held Saskatchewan to just 42 yards passing in the 1st half, 100 yards overall and sacked Brandon Bridge 4 times on drop-backs with great coverage. The Riders were able to complete only 12 passes all day and the Bombers made 2 interceptions which they turned into the ONLY Points Off Turnovers in the game.  Stopping Harris - 100+?: With 5 games of 100+ yards this year, Andrew Harris now has 21 in his regular season career in 128 starts. Only ONE of those (Nov 1/13) has come against Calgary however. The Stampeders have held Harris to under 60 yards rushing in 13 of the 18 starts he has made against them. In 2018, he was held to under 100 yards combined in the 2 games (13 & 86 yards). In 7 playoff starts, Harris has yet to reach 100 yards though he has had 60+ on 4 occasions.  Justin Medlock: Ranks #23 all-time among playoff scorers with 88 points and can easily move into the Top 20 this week. He is 22- of-26, good for an 84.6 mark, #7 all-time in the playoffs despite missing one last week at Regina.  Rene Paredes: Rene Paredes comes in with a 17-of-19 FG mark good for 89.5% and #4 all-time. He missed his only playoff FG attempt last year however. Paredes ranks #26 all-time with 77 career playoff points.  Weston Dressler: Comes in to this game as the leading ACTIVE playoff receiver with 865 yards on 53 catches, good for #13 all- time. He has made at least one reception in all 10 of his career playoff games.  Winnipeg at Calgary: The only 2 wins that the Bombers have in Calgary recently have come AFTER the Stamps have clinched 1st place (2014, 2017). Since 2003, Calgary is 14-2 at home vs Winnipeg; with Bo Levi Mitchell starting they are 4-1 vs WPG.  Last home win: The Stampeders have not won at McMahon Stadium since Sep 28/18 and have not beaten a West Division club there since September 3rd (75 days ago as of Sunday).  Calgary & Winnipeg: Were #1-2 in 2018 in scoring, fewest penalties, fewest big plays allowed and tied for the Sacks lead.  Nichols INTs: Matt Nichols has thrown just one interception and has 8 TD passes (incl. playoffs) since Sep 21/18.  2018 West Final matchup: The following key statistics came out of their 2-game 2018 season series along with 2018 Rankings: - The season series was split with each team winning at home; Calgary has won 15 of 18 games since 2011. - Each team overcame a half-time deficit to win with a big 20-point Quarter in the 2nd half. - The 2018 series was highlighted by Pass Offence - each team averaged more than 350 passing yards per game. - In the first game Bo Levi Mitchell set a (then) career-high with 458 passing yards and did not throw an interception in either game. - Andrew Harris was limited to 13 rush yards in Calgary but had 86 on 15 carries in the most recent game. - Ja'Gared Davis had 2 INTs and a TD; Micah Johnson had one Sack in each game. - 4 of Winnipeg's 5 TD drives came in the 2nd half; Calgary scored either a TD or Field Goal on 12 of their 32 drives (38%) - Calgary stayed away from Adam Bighill who had just 4 tackles in 2 games; Alex Singleton had 13 tackles.

At first glance I read "Natalie Portman".... I was ok with that.

Our O line will have their hands full with that front. I can't wait for game time. GO BLUE!!

There seems to be a certain determination on the part of both the Bombers and the Stamps this year. I think whoever wins tomorrow takes the cup on Nov. 25. It's cold, we have the advantage in the trenches, especially our OL, and we have the best Running Back - I like our chances. I just hope the coaches aren't thinking about leaving some plays in the bag for next week - they should throw everything at the Stamps tomorrow.

Absolutely, just expanding on the discussion.

Rod Black is a knob.

If it's Black/Forde I'm gonna smash my new TV. Man I can't stand Black

Actually... what you should do, is recreate the Google search bar, with the search title saying "Calgary Stampeders", but then instead have it say "did you mean choke artists?" As an example I've provided a clip from Norm MacDonald showcasing Google's sometimes hilarious (albeit sexist) search capabilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemrZuElIVE

Hmmm. So, if a commentator has a team preference they shouldn't be on the air?

The CFL needs to give any increases in salary to the bottom end players, not the higher end.

This confirms the report more than refutes it. The Jets are making this move to block him from going to Europe.

They're ALREADY *******!

Since he was born in the USA, he's more like our Ben Cahoon. I remember how people used to ***** and moan that Cahoon wasn't really a non-import, back when he and Calvillo were killing us 3x yearly...

Time to put Gord Miller and Matty D out in the West Final then. TSN's best team period.

just think what his numbers are going to be when Streveler is our number one QB!

So who will be calling this game? Cuthbert/Suitor, Black/Forde ... Or can TSN get it right and send out Miller/Dunnigan, the winning combo?

I can't comment on Brodie, as I've never met her, but Sara is a class act and very nice. Her husband is awesome too.

"Derek Dennis! Bombers are having a GAY old time in Calgary!!" "Now we know what piped in crowd noise really sounds like" "Fog or no fog the Stamps suck!!"

Roh is absolutely right. There are dirty and unnecessary hits all over the field and aside from the “tourist hits” most of them get no scrutiny.

I feel this is going to be a difficult game and if our special teams give up the same field position to Bo Levi Mitchell as they did to Bridge in the last game we will be in trouble. We need to ensure we lock down our special teams, especially on kick off and punt returns, so that we can give our defense a chance and in turn give better field position to our offense. We can't plan on outscoring their team if we are consistently losing the field position battle.

Exactly this - I wouldn't have lost a ton of sleep had they called a penalty... all it would do would give the Riders 15 more yards and it would have still been the 3rd stringer throwing it with 8 seconds left since Bridge was injured anyhow. Either way, the Bombers are coming here to Calgary!!! Time to shoot those dead horses and get to the Grey Cup!

I love how employing a two QB system more than third down conversions is slowly becoming more used.

We've won more playoff games in their stadium than ours.

Oh and forever more the answer to which team won the first regular season game and which team won the first playoff game at New Mosaic will be the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

#firerichiehall

Woooooooooooooooo! That is all. Ok, I lied. Riders suck.

It's relevant because he's not a passer once he establishes himself as a runner. Check the case book.

If it happened to Nichols it would be a penalty because he'd be in the pocket. Your QB can't run around the field 60 yards and then complain about getting hit on that play.