{"id":202781,"date":"2026-09-09T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/202781\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:30:14","slug":"cfl-picks-week-15-elks-return-to-edmonton-looking-for-labour-day-sweep-of-calgary-stampeders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/202781\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL Picks, Week 15: Elks return to Edmonton looking for Labour Day sweep of Calgary Stampeders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edmonton Elks’ returner ShunDerrick Powell, left, escapes the grasp of Calgary Stampeder R.J. Moten during their game in Calgary on Monday.Jeff McIntosh\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders don\u2019t have time to lament their Labour Day loss to the Edmonton Elks.<\/p>\n

Edmonton (9-3) rallied for a 38-28 road win over Calgary (5-7) on Monday. The Stampeders led by as many as 18 points early in the second half and 25-17 after the third quarter.<\/p>\n

But Edmonton outscored Calgary 24-3 in the fourth to earn the win and remain atop the West Division, two points ahead of the Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-4).<\/p>\n

Calgary faces Edmonton on Saturday night in the rematch at Commonwealth Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Stampeders are fifth in the West Division but remain firmly in the playoff race, just two points behind the B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, both 6-6. Calgary closes the regular season against Winnipeg on Oct. 10 and B.C. on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n

Calgary also visits Saskatchewan on Oct. 2. That will kick off an interesting final three weeks of the Stamps\u2019 2026 campaign following a home-and-home with the Ottawa Redblacks (0-11).<\/p>\n

Running back Justin Rankin anchored Edmonton\u2019s third straight win with a 50-yard TD run that gave the Elks their first lead of the contest (30-28). Before that, Rankin had been minus-one on the ground over four carries.<\/p>\n

Adams, returning from a head injury suffered against B.C. on Aug. 13, was 15-of-29 passing for 214 yards with two touchdowns against the Elks. He added 33 yards rushing on four carries.<\/p>\n

Edmonton\u2019s Cody Fajardo completed 17-of-31 passes for 181 yards with two TDs and an interception. He also recorded a game-high 76 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n

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Edmonton Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo, left, looks for a receiver as Calgary Stampeder Clarence Hicks closes in during their game in Calgary on Monday.Jeff McIntosh\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Elks linebacker Nick Anderson certainly did his part, recording a game-high 12 tackles and a sack.<\/p>\n

Edmonton is a solid 5-1 at home this season and 5-2 within the West Division. Calgary is 2-4 against conference rivals and 3-2 away from McMahon Stadium.<\/p>\n

Pick: Edmonton<\/p>\n

Ottawa Redblacks vs. Toronto Argonauts (Saturday afternoon)<\/p>\n

At Toronto, it\u2019s a short week for the Argos (6-6) following their 37-22 Labour Day win in Hamilton. Chad Kelly had 319 yards passing with three TDs as the Double Blue clinched the season series 2-1. Kelly leads the CFL in passing yards (3,961) and TDs (24) and threw his league-high 18th interception Monday. But he did a nice job afterward of executing a controlled passing attack and taking shots downfield when the opportunity presented itself rather than forcing the issue. Ottawa comes off a bye week with head coach\/GM Ryan Dinwiddie facing his former team for the first time. Veteran Jake Maier will make a 12th straight start for the Redblacks.<\/p>\n

Pick: Toronto<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Saturday afternoon)<\/p>\n

At Winnipeg, the Bombers look to avenge their 32-26 overtime loss Sunday, having won nine of the last 12 rematches. Zach Collaros forced the extra session with a five-yard TD pass to Dorian Singer to end regulation. But after Tommy Stevens\u2019s third TD run put the Riders ahead 32-26, the contest ended with the home side failing to convert a third-and-six situation. Collaros threw for 279 yards and two TDs, but CFL rushing leader Brady Oliveira (984 yards) had 28 yards on nine carries. <\/p>\n

Saskatchewan\u2019s Trevor Harris recorded 362 yards passing and a TD while Dhel Duncan-Busby recorded 10 catches for 148 yards. Defensive lineman Derick Roberson had six tackles (two for loss) and a sack.<\/p>\n

Pick: Winnipeg<\/p>\n

Montreal Alouettes vs. B.C. Lions (Saturday night)<\/p>\n

At Vancouver, Montreal (10-2) chases the home-and-home sweep following a 37-30 victory Friday night. Davis Alexander had 297 yards passing and a TD, but running back Travis Theis (831 yards, 6.3-yard average, seven TDs) suffered a leg injury and is on the six-game injured list. Receiver Charleston Rambo re-signed with the Alouettes after spending 2024-25 with the club. Nathan Rourke threw for 375 yards and two TDs as the Lions had their five-game win streak snapped. Linebacker Darnell Sankey had nine tackles against his former team, but making the trip West should give the home team an advantage.<\/p>\n

Pick: B.C.<\/p>\n

Last week: 4-0<\/p>\n

Overall: 35-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Edmonton Elks’ returner ShunDerrick Powell, left, escapes the grasp of Calgary Stampeder R.J.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[164,224,238,214,212,239,17,211,230,231,227,213,210,235,52,171,234,143,222,249,215,216,229,225,226,219,240,220,244,245,247,242,246,94,243,217,142,233,113,232,241,223,236,237,228,221,218,248],"class_list":["post-202781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-edmonton","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}