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November 26, 2015
CFL Playoffs Pick 'Em, Grey Cup Edition: Home field advantage wins again! Edmonton and Ottawa throw their way into the Grey Cup, and are rewarded with a trip to that place where no one has the advantage, ever: Winnipeg in late November. But the forecast is clear and only footballs should rain from the skies. Grab your souvenir umbrella, put on your coveralls, put down your umbrella because it's hard to put on coveralls one-handed, and make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans to fantasy at 04:28 PM - 10 comments
Edmonton by 12
MVP - Reilly
O/U - Over
Total Yards Thrown - 625
posted by ic23b at 06:39 PM on November 26, 2015
Edmonton by 11
That Reilly chap
Over
555 (What's a yard?)
posted by owlhouse at 08:10 PM on November 26, 2015
Ottawa by 3
Ellingson (subject to change)
Over
622
posted by DrJohnEvans at 03:19 PM on November 27, 2015
Some barns got burned this weekend! With perfect weather at both ends of the country, the QBs took advantage and piled up the points. Hamilton plays catch-up to Ottawa the entire game, managing to tie in with under 90 seconds left in the fourth quarter. But a miracle Burris toss on 2nd and 25 leads to a 93-yard touchdown and the game.
Out West, Mike Reilly straight outguns Bo-Levi Mitchell, as Edmonton pumps in five touchdowns to book their ticket to Winnipeg.
Points are scarce as both bonuses go to the losing teams, but that's why you hedge your bets. argoal adds another point to his lead and is going to be tough to beat.
Here's one reason (the only reason?) to go to Winnipeg in November:
THE 103rd GREY CUP
Ottawa Redblacks (12-6) @ Edmonton Eskimos (14-4) (Sunday, November 30)
This is the matchup that nobody saw coming. Edmonton was a favourite until the fourth quarter of Week One, when QB Mike Reilly blew out his knee. The backups put together a decent enough 6-3 record in his absence, but the division looked lost to Calgary — until Reilly's return. Nine straight wins later, here they are, facing the upstart Redblacks with a wily veteran in Henry Burris. He may be forty years old, but he's proven that he can still find the end zone. Sunday's forecast is a pleasant -3 degrees Celsius with no hint of snow, so let's sit back and enjoy what should be a good ol' fashioned shootout.
Of course, now that I've written that, the final score is sure to be 16-9.
CFL.ca Grey Cup Preview »
MVP Bonus
Pick the MVP of the Grey Cup.
Over/Under
The points-scored O/U for the Grey Cup is currently set at 50.5. Will the total points scored be over or under that total?
Tiebreaker
Pick the total yardage thrown by all quarterbacks in the Grey Cup. This is worth no points and will be used only in case of a tie.
Example pick: Ottawa by 21, Ellingson, Over, 500.
Good luck!