WEEK 2 IN THE CFL

Stats and storylines heading into this week’s action

RUN BRADY, RUN

Oliveira is the reigning MOP and MOC.
He has 17 career 100+ rushing yard games; his next will tie him with Norm Kwong (18) for third among Canadians, behind Jon Cornish (22) and Andrew Harris (29).
Oliveira is aiming for his fourth consecutive 1,000+ rushing yard season; the last Canadian to achieve the feat was Kwong from 1955-58. Joffrey Reynolds was the last player to reach the milestone as part of a six-year streak from 2005-10.
Over the last three years, he has averaged 5.5 yards per carry.
Last season, he was the only player to average 100+ yards from scrimmage per game.

QUICK SLANTS

League-wide

BC (1-0) at WPG (0-0)

Following his first win as a head coach, Buck Pierce returns to Winnipeg, where he spent 10 seasons, winning two Grey Cups (2019 and 2021) and making five Grey Cup appearances (2019, 2021-24).
Nathan Rourke has yet to defeat Winnipeg.
- vs. WPG | 0-3, 53.4 per cent completion rate, 3 TDs, 5 INTs, 63.6 QBR
- vs. the rest of the CFL | 13-5, 74.6 per cent completion rate, 32 TDs, 19 INTs, 109.7 QBR
Last week, Stanley Berryhill III recorded his first 100+ yard game.
Mike O’Shea’s next victory will be his 108^th, tying him with Canadian Football Hall of Famer, the late Dave Ritchie, for seventh all-time.
Chris Streveler (5-8) will make his first start against BC.
Nic Demski (4,559) needs 109 receiving yards to surpass Darvin Adams (4,667) to join the Top-10 in Bombers’ history.

MTL (1-0) at OTT (0-1)

The Alouettes have won the teams’ last eight matchups and the last 10 at TD Place Stadium.
At 5-0, Davis Alexander has set the record for the best start by an Alouettes pivot. Bo Levi Mitchell was the last QB to start his career with a 5-0 mark.
Last year, the Alouettes went 6-2-1 (.722) on the road, while Ottawa established its best record at home, going 7-1-1 (.833).
Last week, the second overall pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, Keelan White, had four catches for 41 yards.
Eugene Lewis’s current streak of nine games with a touchdown reception is tied with Sean Millington for the second-longest in CFL history. Terry Evanshen established the record of 10 games in 1967-68.
Matthew Shiltz will make his 14^th CFL start (6-7).

CGY (1-0) at TOR (0-1)

Last week, Calgary recorded 158 rushing yards, led by Dedrick Mills’s league-leading 94 and three touchdowns.
Dave Dickenson is 12-3 versus Toronto.
Vernon Adams Jr. is a career 2-5 against Toronto, but he has 14 touchdown passes in the matchup.
Marquel Lee registered 10 defensive tackles in his first CFL game.
Clark Barnes recorded his first career 100-yard game last week against Hamilton.
At BMO Field, Toronto is 27-7 under Ryan Dinwiddie, including 16-2 over the past two season. Calgary is the only team against which he has a record below .500 (3-4).
Toronto hasn’t started 0-2 since 2019.
The Argonauts rushed for 34 yards last week, the team’s lowest on the ground since 2023 – a span of 50 games.
Wynton McManis recorded nine defensive tackles last week.
First-year player Calvin Turner Jr. registered 142 kick return yards.

SSK (1-0) at HAM (0-1)

The Roughriders are looking to start 2-0 in back-to-back years under HC Corey Mace.
Last week, Saskatchewan registered a league-leading four sacks, including two from Malik Carney, while allowing none.
Dating back to last season, Trevor Harris has won his past six starts. He is a career 9-5 against Hamilton.
Last week, Montreal native Samuel Emilus recorded eight catches for 133 yards to sit tied for the league lead; it was the fifth 100+ yard game of his career.
Bo Levi Mitchell is looking for his 100^th victory as a starter. He is a career 12-6 against the Roughriders. Dating back to last season, he has averaged 346 passing yards in his past six games.

Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League

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