Ottawa Redblacks/Calgary Stampeders: Calgary, playing for the Grey Cup once more, up against a formidable Redblacks team who defiantly opposes them once more, the enticing recent memory rematch, forecast set for -6 degrees halftime. I was surprised to see how well special teams played this year in the CFL. I watched a bunch of games and don't think I saw one punt or kickoff return touchdown. I learned that the Lions have a huge advantage when playing Eastern teams at 10:30 EST (7:30 Pacific), because the fourth quarter is technically being played around 1:30 am. I watched so much CFL it was actually strange to see them playing with 4 downs down South in September, as I instinctually appreciated the difference between leagues. And I thought, wouldn't it be strange if an NFL team went for the two point conversion as often as the Redblacks did this year, taking that extra shot at the end zone practically every time? I thought, going for two doesn't only get you an extra point, 😌, it's also arguably another touchdown attempt, so going for it so often lets your offence practice scoring a touchdown much more often during an actual game, and therefore makes your team more ready to score actual touchdowns every time they hit the red zone. Wouldn't it be cool if Ottawa was losing this year's Grey Cup by a point late in the fourth quarter after having scored a touchdown, and decided to go for two for the win? A decision that could lead other teams to start adopting similar strategies throughout the year? Implausible probability. 😜 A legendary finish it would be. Hoping the game's that close. Picking Ottawa by 1.
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