- Saskatchewan and Hamilton proceed to set the usual: The two groups mixed for 13 Team of the Week picks, fueled by standout performances from QB Trevor Harris, WR Dohnte Meyers and HB Destin Talbert.
- Calgary surges with dominant defensive play: Interior defensive linemen Justin Sambu and Jaylon Hutchings anchored a entrance seven that powered the crew to its fifth win of the season, already matching final 12 months’s whole.
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Week 7 delivered loads of assertion wins throughout the CFL. The Montreal Alouettes rallied from a 25-7 deficit to edge out a 26-25 victory. The Calgary Stampeders blew previous the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41-20, matching their win whole from final season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders stored tempo atop the West Division behind one other robust offensive exhibiting, whereas the Hamilton Tiger-Cats prolonged their profitable streak to 4 with a 30-15 overcome the Ottawa Redblacks.
As anticipated, the profitable groups dominated this week’s Team of the Week picks. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats led the best way with seven gamers honored, adopted intently by the Saskatchewan Roughriders with six. Meanwhile, the B.C. Lions had been the one crew shut out of the listing.
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OFFENSE
- QB: Trevor Harris, Saskatchewan
- RB: Deonta McMahon, Toronto
- Receiver: Dohnte Meyers, Saskatchewan
- Receiver: Tevin Jones, Calgary
- Receiver: Nic Demski, Winnipeg
- Receiver: Samuel Emilus, Saskatchewan
- Receiver: Tim White, Hamilton
- LT: Nick Callender, Montreal
- LG: Brandon Revenberg, Hamilton
- C: Coulter Woodmansey, Hamilton
- RG: Donald Ventrelli, Montreal
- RT: Quinton Barrow, Hamilton
DEFENSE
- DI: Mike Rose, Saskatchewan
- DI: Justin Sambu, Calgary
- Edge: Lorenzo Mauldin IV, Ottawa
- Edge: Folarin Orimolade, Calgary
- LB: Rayshawn Wilborn, Hamilton
- LB: A.J. Allen, Saskatchewan
- Cover LB: Adarius Pickett, Ottawa
- CB: Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan
- CB: Tarvarus McFadden, Toronto
- HB: Destin Talbert, Hamilton
- HB: Amari Henderson, Ottawa
- S: Damon Webb, Calgary
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Okay: Sergio Castillo, Winnipeg
- P: Nik Constantinou, Hamilton
- Returner: James Letcher Jr., Montreal
QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: QB TREVOR HARRIS, SASKATCHEWAN
What every week it was for Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offense. Harris was in full command, carving up defenses and discovering success at each stage of the sector. He completed 23-of-30 for 395 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Harris led the CFL in Week 7 with an 82.8% adjusted completion charge, a league-best 5 big-time throws and an unbelievable 63.3% of his passes thrown previous the sticks. His efficiency earned a 92.8 passing grade, the very best within the league for the week.
On the season, Harris leads the CFL in passing grade (89.3), adjusted completion charge (81.1%), and big-time throws (11).
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WR NIC DEMSKI, WINNIPEG
While Saskatchewan receivers Dohnte Meyers and Samuel Emilus each posted spectacular outings — helped by Trevor Harris’s stellar quarterback play — Demski discovered success with out the identical stage of help. Catching passes from each Zach Collaros (64.8 passing grade earlier than his harm) and Chris Streveler (53.5), Demski didn’t miss a beat. He hauled in seven of 9 targets for a league-high 146 yards and a landing, including two contested catches and three explosive receptions. His 3.84 yards per route run was among the many greatest marks of the week.
Demski is quietly piecing collectively one other standout season, at present rating fourth within the CFL with a 72.7 receiving grade.
OFFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: MONTREAL ALOUETTES
It was a formidable exhibiting from the Alouettes’ offensive line, which performed a key position in Montreal’s dramatic comeback win over the Toronto Argonauts. Despite a restricted run sport as a consequence of sport circulation, the unit posted a league-best 87.5 run-blocking grade. On 42 pass-blocking snaps, the Alouettes didn’t permit a single sack and gave up simply eight whole pressures. Their 90.5 pass-blocking effectivity rating was the very best of any offensive line in Week 7. LG Pier-Olivier Lestage and RG Donald Ventrelli led the best way, not dropping a single pass-blocking snap within the sport.
PASS RUSHER OF THE WEEK: DI JAYLON HUTCHINGS, CALGARY
Week 7 didn’t characteristic many dominant pass-rushing performances and even noticed the second-lowest league-wide cross rush win charge of the season at 11.3%. One notable exception was Calgary’s Jaylon Hutchings. The inside defender recorded a sack, three hits and two hurries, ending with a league-best 16.7 pass-rush productiveness rating. His 77.9 pass-rush grade ranked second amongst all defenders this week. Hutchings now leads all CFL inside defenders this season with 22 whole pressures.
RUN DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: DI JUSTIN SAMBU, CALGARY
On paper, Winnipeg appeared to search out success on the bottom in opposition to Calgary, dashing for 145 yards on 26 carries. But 46 of these yards got here on two vast receiver runs, and the Stampeders restricted reigning M.O.P. Brady Oliveira to only 68 yards on 15 makes an attempt. A giant cause for that was Justin Sambu. The inside defender notched three solo defensive stops within the run sport, didn’t earn a single adverse grade on his run snaps, and completed with a league-best 87.0 run-defense grade.
COVERAGE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: HB DESTIN TALBERT, HAMILTON
This award had loads of contenders in Week 7, with seven defensive backs incomes protection grades above 86.0. But even amongst that group, Destin Talbert stood out because the clear high performer. The TiCats’ halfback was focused six instances and allowed simply three catches for 21 yards and one first down. He additionally made 4 tackles in protection.
Of the three incompletions he compelled, Talbert broke up one cross, blanketed his receiver on one other, and intercepted the third. He added a second interception later within the fourth quarter, studying a wide-receiver cross completely to forestall a possible game-changing play. Talbert capped off his dominant outing with a 92.9 protection grade — by far his better of the season.