AMSOIL Power Rankings: Who leads the race? |
TORONTO — Week 2 featured several statement performances across the CFL, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders opening their season with a thrilling win over the BC Lions while the Montreal Alouettes improved to 2-0 behind another stellar outing from Davis Alexander.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats rebounded with an impressive victory over Winnipeg, and Chad Kelly‘s return gave the Toronto Argonauts plenty of reasons for optimism despite a hard-fought loss to Montreal.
With another weekend of intriguing matchups on deck, here’s how all nine teams stack up in this week’s AMSOIL Power Rankings.
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1. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Last week: 1 Last game: 31-27 win over BC Next game: at Calgary, June 20
Worth noting: The Roughriders remain the team to beat after winning a heavyweight clash in Week 2. Trevor Harris looked every bit the veteran leader, throwing for 417 yards and three touchdowns, while Samuel Emilus hauled in all three scores in a statement performance against BC.
Saskatchewan continues to find ways to win close games and once again showed why it captured the 112th Grey Cup just months ago. A divisional showdown........