110TH GREY CUP PLAYOFF SCENARIOS – WEEK 17
BC eyes hosting duties; Montreal targets postseason berth
TORONTO (September 26, 2023) – 110th Grey Cup playoff scenarios for Week 17:
WEST DIVISION
- BC WIN = BC secures home playoff date
- Hamilton WIN = No crossover potential for West Division fourth-place team
- Hamilton WIN and Saskatchewan WIN = Edmonton eliminated from playoff contention
EAST DIVISION
- Montreal WIN = Montreal clinches playoff spot
- Montreal WIN and Hamilton WIN = Hamilton clinches playoff spot,
- Montreal WIN and Hamilton WIN and Saskatchewan WIN = Both Edmonton and Ottawa eliminated from playoff contention
- Ottawa LOSS and Saskatchewan WIN = No crossover potential for East Division fourth-place team
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- Toronto clinched the East Division title for a third straight season in Week 15
- Winnipeg secured a playoff spot for a seventh consecutive year in Week 14
- BC clinched a postseason berth for a second straight year 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
- Friday, September 29 at 8 p.m. ET – Toronto at Winnipeg
- Friday, September 29 at 10:30 p.m. ET – Saskatchewan at BC
- Saturday, September 30 at 4 p.m. ET – Montreal at Ottawa
- Saturday, September 30 at 7 p.m. ET – Calgary at Hamilton
Lucas Barrett
Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League