Plenty on the line (sorry Ticats, Als and Lions) in final week

There’s no shortage of intrigue heading into the final week of the CFL regular season.

Three of the four games are meaningful and will have a direct bearing on the final standings, home dates and matchups. The six playoff teams have been deter- mined, but only the Calgary Stampeders (13-3-1) know for sure where and when they’ll play, once the post-season begins.

The B.C. Lions (7-10) will definitely miss the playoffs, but will have a say in what team finishes atop the East Division. That will then determine who’ll host the conference semifinal and final leading up to the Grey Cup, which will be held Nov. 26 at TD Place in Ottawa.

Calgary might’ve already secured its playoff berth, but has plenty to play for Friday night versus Winnipeg (11-6). The Stampeders have dropped two straight games for the first time since 2012, and don’t want spend their bye week before the West final answering questions about their three-game losing streak.

The Stampeders haven’t lost three straight since 2007 and have not gone into the playoffs on a three-game losing streak since 1957.

Then there’s the matter of the Blue Bombers, who’ll try to clinch second spot in the West facing the league’s top-ranked squad without starter Matt Nichols (leg). And the Edmonton Eskimos (11-6) and Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-7) will determine who’ll cross over into the East for the playoffs.

Let the fun begin.