TORONTO — The CFL divisional semi-final games will take place on Saturday, November 2.

The Eastern Semi-Final will feature the Ottawa REDBLACKS visiting BMO Field to take on the Toronto Argonauts. The winner will face the Montreal Alouettes.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders will host the British Columbia Lions in the Western Semi-Final at Mosaic Stadium. The winner will advance to face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The division finals will be played on Saturday, November 9.

Playoff records of teams participating in the 111th Gray Cup playoffs:

• Montreal – 1946-86, 1996-2023: 40-36 (.526)
• Toronto – 1936-2023: 45-39-1 (.535)
• Ottawa – 1936-96, 2002-05, 2014-2024: 44-41 (.518)
• Winnipeg – 1936-2023: 67-52-2 (.562)
• Saskatchewan – 1936-2023: 44-53-2 (.455)
• BC – 1954-2023: 23-35 (.397)

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SEMI-FINAL EAST

Ottawa REDBLACKS vs. Toronto Argonauts
​BMO field
​Saturday, November 2 at 3 p.m. ET
​Canadian broadcast: TSN1, TSN4, CTV, RDS
​American/international broadcast: CFL+
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NEED TO KNOW

• Toronto is hosting a playoff game for the fourth consecutive season, with the team last hosting the Eastern Semifinal in 2012.
• The REDBLACKS and the Argonauts have never faced each other in the playoffs. Ottawa and Toronto last met in the playoffs in 1990, featuring starting quarterbacks Damon Allen (OTT) and Willie Gillis (TOR).
• Toronto is 32-17-1 (.650) in home playoffs since 1936.
• The REDBLACKS have not played any playoff games on the road. Ottawa Football Clubs are 10-28 (.263) on the road in the playoffs.
• The teams divide the season series:
• Head coaches’ postseason records: Ryan Dinwiddie (1-2) and Bob Dyce (0-0).
• Chad Kelly (0-1) will start its second playoff game; Dru Brown will start in its first.
• In the season series:
  • Kelly totaled 794 passing yards, including a career-high 463 in Week 14, six touchdown passes, a rushing major and four interceptions.
  • Makai Polk recorded ten catches for 209 yards.
  • Dru Brown passed for 749 yards, including a 400-yard effort in Week 20, five touchdowns and one interception.

WESTERN SEMI-FINAL

British Columbia Lions vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Mosaic Stadium
​Saturday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET
​Canadian broadcast: TSN1, TSN3, RDS
​American/international broadcast: CFL+
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NEED TO KNOW

• Saskatchewan hosts its first playoff game since 2021.
• The two teams last met in the playoffs in the 2013 West Semifinal, with Saskatchewan winning 29-25.
• Since 1936, Saskatchewan is 23-18-1 (.560) as the home team in the playoffs.
• Since 1954, BC’s playoff record is 11-26 (.297).
• The series of seasons has been divided:
• Head coaches’ postseason records: Rick Campbell (5-3) and Corey Mace (0-0).
• Trevor Harris will make his first playoff start as a Roughrider. He is (3-4) in the playoffs.
• Vernon Adams Jr. is 1-2 in the playoffs, while Nathan Rourke is 1-1.
• In the season series: