POWER RANKINGS WEEK 20
EDMONTON
Eight- straight wins earn Esks their first division title since 2003 and three weeks to heal — or turn stale — before the Nov. 22 West final.
CALGARY
Stamps are about to find out if two feature backs — Jerome Messam, Jon Cornish — can co- exist in the same backfield. Nice problem.
OTTAWA
The nastiness quotient is building for the Redblacks-TigerCats rematch, after Simoni Lawrence went low on MOP candidate Henry Burris.
B. C.
Nobody thought Jon Jennings would be this good this early. But few thought the Lions would make the playoffs, either.
HAMILTON
“The refs are not good enough in this league ...” residue of Simoni Lawrence’s calamitous post- game exchange will linger long.
TORONTO
After a 49- day absence from Rogers Centre, the Argos lost their minds with eight penalties in back- toback touchdown drives by the Lions.
MONTREAL
The curious decision to make John Bowman a healthy scratch in August continues to resonate. The 10- year veteran is now the CFL’s sack leader.
WINNIPEG
Excruciating, watching playoff hopes end while huddled around the TV. That’s what you get when your fate is in the hands of others.
SASKATCHEWAN
Since Darian Durant was injured on Sept. 7, 2014, the Riders have lost 22 of 26 games. Can one man be that valuable?