POWER RANKINGS WEEK 10

1.

Winnipeg (1)

The Bombers put a disastrous 0-2 Eastern swing in the rear-view mirror after a hard-fought victory over Calgary — keyed by two punt-return TDs. They have a bunch of ways to beat you and the diversity will continue to serve them well.

2.

Hamilton (3)

Backup QB Dane Evans has been a decent placeholder for the injured Jeremiah Masoli. Evans, the red-hot Brandon Banks and the rest of the Tabbies eked out a one-point win over B.C. last week, which is cause for both celebration and concern.

3.

Saskatchewan (5)

The Riders have strung together four consecutive wins, or 3.75 if you’re really counting, and that has to be enough for them to join the conversation on league contenders. That they’ve done it with their previous backup QB at the helm makes it an interesting one.

4.

Edmonton (4)

The only CFL team without a kick-return TD continues to get it done on the strength of the league’s stingiest defence. If the offence wakes up, look out above.

5.

Calgary (2)

The Stamps are a beatable team without injured QB Bo Levi Mitchell and the momentum he seems to generate just by stepping on the field. Though Nick Arbuckle has filled in well enough, they’re vulnerable, as last week’s loss shows.

6.

Montreal (7)

As if the Als haven’t been enough of a circus act this year, they get kneecapped by an inadequate CFL policy on weather delays and have now lost two, or rather 1.75, games in a row. To show our disdain for said policy, we allowed the Als a move up in the rankings.

7.

Toronto (8)

They took a week off to celebrate an upset win over the Bombers. OK, not really, but the Argos and James Wilder Jr. are back from the bye to host an Edmonton team that rarely wins on the road. And they’re just two wins out of contention in the East.

8.

Ottawa (6)

Remember those halcyon days when the Redblacks were 2-0 and the summer was full of promise? A 1-5 slide into the gloom was triggered by QB injuries and inconsistency and Ottawa fans might rightly be hovering over the panic button.

9.

B.C. (9)

The Lions could probably win a 42-minute game. Alas, all of theirs have gone the full 60 and too often they’ve ended up losing. The Leos let a 15-point lead get away in Hamilton last week and will be hard-pressed to stop the bleeding in Winnipeg.