With Week 8 in the books, all nine CFL teams have played at least six games.

That means each squad has now hit their individual one-third mark and some interesting trends have started to emerge.

There are unsurprising developments, for sure. For instance, Saskatchewan looks in good shape to take a run at a Grey Cup repeat even after their tight loss to Edmonton on Thursday. And 6-1 Montreal, last year’s 112th Grey Cup runner-up, looks like a powerhouse as they stretched their win streak to four games after Sunday’s 31-18 win over Hamilton.

This week’s MMQB is looking at three other notable developments in 2026 in archetype form.

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Us millennials will likely remember joining in on an arcade game when someone else was playing and getting the “here comes a new challenger” message on screen. Well, in 2026, that new contender disturbing the status quo is the Edmonton Elks. And they look far from a paper tiger.

Edmonton really staked their........

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