The whole 'Bombers in 1st place' thing in July & August was more a function of schedule. Looking back now their 'hot start' of 5-0 were two wins against Edmonton, and one each from Ottawa, Toronto, & BC. Those teams have a combined .291 win percentage as of the end of this week. Should not be a surprise that when the schedule moved into more competent teams that they would then go 4-5 since that opening stretch.
It doesn't get any easier for them:
They play Calgary twice, Sask once, & Montreal once. That group has a .641 win percentage. Probably going to be tough for them to host a playoff game this year, which is critical to any playoff success as they are 3-4 on the road vs. 6-1 at home.
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