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 the playoffs, which is the longest progressive streak successful the CFL and fourth-longest successful league history. But the Stampeders (4-9-1) sojourn B.C. (7-8) connected Friday nighttime sitting 5th successful the West Division, 5 points down the third-place Lions with a crippled successful hand.

The past time Calgary missed the CFL playoffs was 2004 erstwhile it finished 5th successful the West with a 4-14 record. The league didn’t play successful 2020 owed to the planetary pandemic.

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

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

Calgary’s Jake Maier has thrown 18 TD passes — third-most successful the CFL — but besides has 12 interceptions, conscionable down Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell and Winnipeg’s Zach Collaros (co-leaders with 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 the nine is past wide successful turnover ratio (minus-16).

Defensively, Calgary is ranked second-last successful violative points allowed (28.1 per game) and nett yards (386.4). The Stampeders are 3rd against the 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 with 1,062 yards and is averaging 5.2 yards per carry.

But B.C. has dropped 2 consecutive and has conscionable 2 wins implicit its past 9 games. Starter Nathan Rourke is conscionable 2-4 since returning to the 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, with the location squad winning each time.

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