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The Calgary Stampeders streak of consecutive playoff appearances is in jeopardy.
Calgary has made 18 straight trips to the playoffs, the longest active streak in the CFL and the fourth longest in league history. But the Stampeders (4-9-1) visit BC (7-8) on Friday night sitting fifth in the West Division, five points behind the third-place Lions with a game in hand.
The last time Calgary missed the CFL playoffs was 2004 when they finished fifth in the West with a 4-14 record. The league did not play in 2020 due to the global pandemic.
The Stampeders are 2-5 in the Western Division but 0-6 on the road. They are the only CFL team that is winless away from home.
The Stampeders are coming off the bye week and should be fresher. Then again, they were swept by Edmonton in their annual Labor Day series the last time they resumed play following the break.
Calgary’s Jake Maier has thrown 18 TD passes – third most in the CFL – but also has 12 interceptions, just behind Hamilton’s Bo Levi Mitchell and Winnipeg’s Zach Collaros (co-leaders with 14 each).
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Calgary is also 4-8-1 in games Maier has started and 1-6-1 in his last eight overall. The Stampeders are also last overall in offensive points (22.5 per game) and second last in net yards ​​(352 per game) and offensive TDs (29).
Calgary quarterbacks have also thrown a CFL-leading 17 interceptions and the club is last overall in turnover ratio (minus-16).
Defensively, Calgary ranks second in offensive points allowed (28.1 per game) and net yards (386.4). The Stampeders are third against the pass (272.7 yards per game) but last in rushing yards allowed (125.9 per game).
Calgary is coming off a 37-29 loss to Saskatchewan on September 20 as Ryquell Armstead ran for 207 yards in his Riders debut. BC running back William Stanback is second among CFL rushers with 1,062 yards and is averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
But BC has dropped two straight and has just two wins over its last nine games. Starter Nathan Rourke is just 2-4 since returning to the CFL and has more interceptions (seven) than TD passes (four).
BC is coming off a 32-29 overtime home loss to Hamilton, who overcame a 16-0 halftime deficit. The Lions and Stampeders have split their season series 1-1, with the home team winning each time.
Maier has thrown for over 300 yards in the two contests with five TDs. However, the Lions are 4-3 at BC Place Stadium this season.
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