111th Grey Cup Playoff Scenarios: Alouettes secure home date

TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes and the Ottawa REDBLACKS had their eyes on playoff positioning in Week 16.

With the Toronto Argonauts losing to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night and the Montreal Alouettes winning against the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Saturday, Montreal has clinched a home playoff date.

The following scenarios were in play this week:

EAST DIVISION

• MTL WIN and TOR LOSS = MTL clinches home playoff date
• OTT WIN = OTT clinches post-season berth

WEST DIVISION

• No team can clinch a playoff spot this week.

CROSSOVER RULE

If the fourth-place team in Division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in Division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-Final.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

• In Week 13, Montreal clinched a playoff berth for a fifth straight season.