Tag: Ottawa Redblacks
Canadian Football has changed a lot since 1903. The game is unrecognizable from the early twentieth century, and many teams have come and gone. Nowhere is this fact better known than in the nation's capital, a place that has been the home of three CFL franchises in under thirty years. But one thing that has … Continue reading The Long and Adaptive History of TD Place Stadium
Week nine of the Canadian Football League season has thrown a bit of a wrench into the power rankings, as our writers found each position difficult to navigate, with multiple spots being decided by a single point. Things are close, both at the top of the rankings and the bottom, so let's break things down … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 9
Just days after a promising result against the Toronto Argonauts, the Ottawa Redblacks once again found a new low-point of their season, losing in dominant fashion to the Calgary Stampeders, who were missing many key pieces due to a COVID-19 outbreak, by a score of 17-3. The defence was good once again, the special teams … Continue reading Offensive Woes Return for Redblacks in Loss to Stampeders
Down by seven points inside the final three minutes in their week seven game against the Montreal Alouettes, the Ottawa Redblacks were driving down the field and looked poised to tie the game. After taking the snap from Montreal's 19-yard line, Caleb Evans found Darvin Adams wide open in the endzone, and hit him right … Continue reading Caleb Evans Hasn’t Lost Trust In Darvin Adams, Despite Endzone Drop
You can take the player out of Hamilton, but apparently, you can't take the Hamilton out of the player. After spending two seasons playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Jaelon Acklin had developed a hatred for their provincial rivals, the Toronto Argonauts. Ackling may have changed his colours in the offseason, but his dislike for the … Continue reading No Love Lost Between Acklin and Argonauts
In the last couple of weeks, we've fallen off a bit. We're looking for a big week to bounce back, so let's get right into it! Alouettes @ Tiger-Cats - Second Place on the Line Hamilton is favoured, giving Montreal three at Tim Horton's field in the Steel City. I'm taking Hamilton at home, but … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends – Week 8
If you use week six as your measuring stick, this wasn't the most entertaining week in the Canadian Football League. If you use any other week, however, you would realize that, once again, fans around this country have been spoiled with yet another great week of CFL football. The largest margin of victory in any … Continue reading CFL Power Rankings – Week 7
If the words exist to describe the disappointment with the Ottawa Redblacks this season, it would take a seasoned linguist to find them. For the sixth consecutive time to start the season, the Redblacks found a way to lose a football game, and are still left waiting for their first win. With the rest of … Continue reading Redblacks Find Another Frustrating Loss Against Alouettes
Well, if you handicap football for long enough -- and I have been doing it for over 50 years -- you know that you will see some odd weeks. Last week was one of them. It was our first losing weekend this season, as a couple of late interceptions by the Argo defence, one a pick-six, … Continue reading CFL Betting Odds & Ends – Week 7
It's not a must-win game in the literal sense for the Ottawa Redblacks when they host to Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night at TD Place, but for Paul LaPolice's 0-5 team, it seems like a critical game to win if they have hopes of saving their season. Off the back of a two-point loss in … Continue reading Must Capitalize: Behar Stresses Importance of Beating Montreal
