MONTREAL — Saturday’s regular-season finale between the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a clash between division leaders, though for one team the stakes are significantly higher.
The Blue Bombers are looking to secure top spot in the West Division and a bye directly into the Western Final with either a win or a tie against the Alouettes.
Meanwhile, Montreal has already clinched the East Division title for the first time since 2012 and is guaranteed to host the Eastern Final on Nov. 9 against either the Toronto Argonauts or Ottawa Redblacks. The Blue Bombers began the season with an 0-4 record, but have since gone 10-3. The team won eight straight games between Aug. 1 and Oct. 4 before losing their last contest, 14-11 at home to the Toronto Argonauts on Oct. 11.
"We’ve got a really big test ahead of us," Oliveira said Wednesday."We know what's on the line here. It's literally whatever it takes this week. The Alouettes will not have defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund or kick returner James Letcher Jr. in the lineup against the Blue Bombers. Adeyemi-Berglund and Letcher, nominated as their team’s Most Outstanding Canadian and Most Outstanding Special Teams Players, respectively, will each miss their first game of the season for precautionary measures.
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