Calgary Stampeders in danger of missing CFL playoffs for first time since 2004

The Calgary Stampeders’ streak of consecutive playoff appearances is successful jeopardy.

Calgary has made 18 consecutive trips to nan playoffs, which is nan longest progressive streak successful nan CFL and fourth-longest successful convention history. But nan Stampeders (4-9-1) sojourn B.C. (7-8) connected Friday nighttime sitting 5th successful nan West Division, 5 points down nan third-place Lions pinch a crippled successful hand.

The past time Calgary missed nan CFL playoffs was 2004 erstwhile it vanished 5th successful nan West pinch a 4-14 record. The convention didn’t play successful 2020 owed to nan world pandemic.

The Stampeders are 2-5 wrong nan West Division but 0-6 connected nan road. They’re nan only CFL squad that’s winless distant from its location stadium.

The Stampeders travel disconnected nan bye week and should beryllium fresher. Then again, they were swept by Edmonton successful their yearly Labour Day bid nan past clip they resumed play pursuing nan break.

Calgary’s Jake Maier has thrown 18 TD passes — third-most successful nan CFL — but besides has 12 interceptions, conscionable down Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell and Winnipeg’s Zach Collaros (co-leaders pinch 14 apiece).

Calgary is besides 4-8-1 successful games Maier has started and 1-6-1 successful its past 8 overall. The Stampeders are besides past wide successful violative points (22.5 per game) and second-last successful nett yards (352 per game) and violative TDs (29).

Calgary quarterbacks person besides thrown a CFL-leading 17 interceptions and nan nine is past wide successful turnover ratio (minus-16).

Defensively, Calgary is classed second-last successful violative points allowed (28.1 per game) and nett yards (386.4). The Stampeders are 3rd against nan walk (272.7 yards per game) but past successful rushing yards allowed (125.9 per game).

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Calgary is coming disconnected a 37-29 nonaccomplishment to Saskatchewan connected Sept. 20 arsenic Ryquell Armstead ran for 207 yards successful his Riders’ debut. B.C. moving backmost William Stanback stands 2nd among CFL rushers pinch 1,062 yards and is averaging 5.2 yards per carry.

But B.C. has dropped 2 consecutive and has conscionable 2 wins complete its past 9 games. Starter Nathan Rourke is conscionable 2-4 since returning to nan CFL and has much interceptions (seven) than TD passes (four).

B.C. is coming disconnected a 32-29 overtime location nonaccomplishment to Hamilton, which overcame a 16-0 halftime deficit. The Lions and Stampeders person divided their play bid 1-1, pinch nan location squad winning each time.

Maier has thrown for complete 300 yards successful some contests pinch 5 TDs. However, nan Lions are 4-3 astatine B.C. Place Stadium this season.