CFL: Final Week

So here it is. The final week of play, prior to playoffs, in the Canadian Football League. And the Saskatchewan RoughRiders find themselves hosting the Calgary Stampeders with first place on the line.
What does first place mean? Quite simply it's the difference between playing three games to win the Grey Cup and playing two to win the ultimate prize in Canadian football.
There has been a lot of talk about flu and H1N1 this week. Head coach Ken Miller says the Riders are healthy. No word from
Stampeder coach John Hufnagel on his team but apparently unlike their cross town cousins, the Flames, the Calgary football team did not jump to the front of the line on the vaccination scene.

So predictions for this week.
Calgary at Saskatchewan - oh this is hard. But I have to go with Calgary to win this one. The Riders just looked so bad against Hamilton. Darian Durant was dreadful, the offensive line was worse and the running game just didn't exist. Can all that be corrected in one week. Well hopefully it can.
In other games this weekend:
Edmonton at BC -another huge one. Both the Lions and the Eskimos need to win this one. The winner is in. The loser may become the crossover team depending what Winnipeg does. Tough one to call but I will go with Ricky Ray and the Eskimos to pull this one out.
Montreal at Toronto - the Argos season ended before it started. For the Als its a tune up for the playoffs. I'll go with Montreal but that may change if the Als rest some starters or play them sparingly.
Hamilton at Winnipeg - If Hamilton wins, the TiCats get second and the Bombers are gone. If the Bombers win most likely they would get third depending on the outcome of the Edmonton BC game.
All in all what a fantastic finish for the Canadian Football League as every game but one has some significance in the standings and thats the way it should be.