Edmonton Elks begin crucial month starting with Labour Day Classic in Calgary
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The Edmonton Elks visit the Calgary Stampeders on Monday in the Labour Day Classic as the Elks look to make a move up the Western Division.
The Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders have faced each other before on Labour Day when they were at the top of the CFL’s West Division. This year both teams are at the bottom of the division, but Monday’s game is still critical to both teams.
The 2024 Labour Day Classic from McMahon Stadium in Calgary begins a crucial month of September for the Elks as far as their playoff hopes are concerned.
The Elks sit in last place in the West Division with a 3-8 record. They trail the Stampeders who have a 4-6 record, good for fourth in the division.
A win by the Elks would pull them even with the Stampeders in both wins and points and would close the gap on the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Elks will play the Stampeders in the traditional Labour Day rematch game at home on Saturday. Then it’s a bye week for the Elks followed by a home-and-home set with the Bombers to end the month.
The Elks have won three of their last four games and took the Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes right down to the final play but fell 21-17 on Aug. 25, which ended a three-game winning streak.
The Elks’ inability to win close games has proved very costly this season. The Elks are 0-6 in games that have gone down to the final three minutes The Stampeders on the other hand have a 4-5 record in games decided in the final three minutes.
Listen below: Elks interim head coach Jarious Jackson on his team being outscored 50-0 in their last five third quarters. Jackson says his team can’t wait until the fourth quarter to respond.
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