Tiger-Cats eye East Division title in matchup vs. Stampeders

Tiger-Cats eye East Division title in matchup vs. Stampeders

Field Level Media
10 Oct 2025, 22:35 GMT+

(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images)

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats can clinch the East Division title with a victory on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Calgary Stampeders.The Tiger-Cats (10-6) also would win the division -- and the right to host the East Final on Nov. 8 -- if Montreal loses to Ottawa on Thanksgiving Monday.The Stampeders (8-7) have their own playoff-clinching scenario in the West. They can lock up a berth with a win at Hamilton coupled with a loss by the Edmonton Elks on Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.In other words, there is a lot on the line for both sides on Saturday at Hamilton Stadium in a rematch of their June 7 season opener.The Stampeders kicked off the season with a 38-26 home win, leading 35-11 in the fourth quarter before the Tiger-Cats made the score respectable.Dedrick Mills powered Calgary in that meeting with 94 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Bo Levi Mitchell paced Hamilton with 304 passing yards and a touchdown.Both players have continued to lead their respective squads. Mills entered the weekend as the CFL's top rusher with 1,120 yards -- his first 1,000-yard campaign in his fourth year in the league. Mitchell entered as the CFL's top passer with 4,726 yards, on pace for his fourth 5,000-yard season.'It means a lot,' Mills said of reaching the milestone. 'I admit this right here means a great deal to me because it's a goal I've been chasing since I've been in the CFL, since I've been a professional. I've been ready to get to those 1,000 yards and now that I'm here, I'm aiming higher.'Calgary comes in with four-game losing streak, with three of those setbacks on the road. The Stamps fell 38-24 last weekend against the host B.C. Lions.Hamilton has won four of its last five games, including a 47-29 triumph at Toronto last weekend.'There's still plenty of things we can clean up and get better at,' Mitchell said. 'We still gave up 29 points and a lot of that's on me with (an interception) that turned into a touchdown. I just think we're trying to find ways to be who we are as a football team.'--Field Level Media

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