Without receivers Tyson Philpot (gone for the season) and Austin Mack (out six games after playing just one in his return from the NFL) the Alouettes on offence are a bit one-dimensional: Pound the ball with running-back Walter Fletcher via the run and the short pass. Fletcher was superb against the Redblacks but will it be enough?

Shohei Ohtani, the sole member of the 50-50 club, is rewriting history on an almost nightly basis at a rate that's astonishing for both its speed and level of achievement.