A chance to put some space between first and second place and clinch an Eastern title is up for grabs on Saturday afternoon, as the CFL East leading Alouettes travel to Winnipeg in a marquee matchup for week seventeen.
The Als who have begun to swing into a homestretch trot of late, have climbed past the Bombers in the CFL's east, a long hard slog that had a few pitfalls along the way but as the colder weather arrives and the season winds down, it's a replay of a march that has been seen many time in recent CFL history.
Though truth be told, the Als have usually had first place nailed down well before the waning weeks of October. With Anthony Calvillo once again rattling off the records and conducting his offence like a maestro at the Montreal Symphony, the Als have once again served notice that they very well could be the team to beat in the East.
Winnipeg of course held the lead for a good portion of the season, a few injuries along the way however and the Swagger tailed off for a bit, rising up from time to time as the Winnipeg defence found ways to keep their team alive through those lean weeks of offensive troubles.
The last few weeks have seen the Bombers find ways to win, not quite as convincingly as in the early portion of the season, but good enough to keep the pace to a fashion with the Als as the two battle down the stretch for the Eastern Final playoff home date.
A good portion of that battle could be finished by today should the Als win they would clinch the Eastern title and avoid a return visit in November's cold, however, if the Bombers find their game and take it to the Als in front of what will be another CanadInn stadium sellout, well, then it's destined to be a photo finish to the wire in the final two weeks of the 2011 season.
Game Time 2 PM CT (3 PM ET, Noon PT) CanadInn Stadium TSN
Pre Game
Winnipeg Sun-- Where the East is won
Winnipeg Free Press-- Bombers gunning for top spot in the East
Globe and Mail-- Bombers and Pierce look for rhythm against Als
National Post-- Bombers persevere through injury bug
Canada.com-- Als face Bombers with eyes on East Division prize
Quick Snaps Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Quick Snaps Montreal Alouettes
Montreal 25 at Winnipeg 26
Attendance-- 30,360
Post Game
Winnipeg Sun-- Bombers rallied against champs
Winnipeg Free Press-- Bombers come back from 15 point deficit to beat Als
Globe and Mail-- Bombers roar back to beat Alouettes
National Post-- Blue Bombers reclaim East Division lead
Canada.com-- Anthony Calvillo shoulders blame for loss
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