The Edmonton Elks entered halftime in a competitive contest against the visiting Toronto Argonauts before pulling away for a decisive 30-point victory. This dominant performance was fueled by six Toronto turnovers, a 301-yard passing effort by Cody Fajardo, and a time of possession exceeding 37 minutes. The Elks’ defense also contributed to the scoreboard, highlighted by an 85-yard pick-sixdefence from JJ Ross, which marked the first of his two interceptions on the day. With this win, the Elks have secured sole possession of first place in the West Division.
Week 12 of the CFL season features 4 traditional match-ups:
- Game 1: Ottawa RedBlacks at Montreal Alouettes Thursday, Aug. 20: It’s a battle of ‘first’ versus the ‘worst.’ The league-leading Alouettes return from their bye week riding a six-game winning streak, while the winless RedBlacks look to snap a 15-game losing skid. Will the Alouettes dominate, or are they walking into a trap game where Ottawa finally secures their first win?
- Game 2: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks Friday, Aug. 21: This is a crucial four-point divisional matchup. With the Blue Bombers undefeated on the road and the Elks boasting a 4-1 record at Commonwealth Stadium, the stakes couldn’t be higher. This game is a must win for Winnipeg if they hope to challenge Edmonton for the division lead; an Elks victory would secure the season series and extend their cushion to six points. It promises to be a classic Friday night football showdown.
- Game 3: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts Saturday, Aug. 22: The Argonauts are seeking to avenge their one-point loss to the Tiger-Cats in Week 7. The victor will gain a significant advantage in securing a home playoff game in the Eastern Division while simultaneously insulating themselves against potential crossover threats from the West Division. Notably, this match marks the Tiger-Cats’ only visit to BMO Field this season.
- Game 4: Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions Sunday, Aug. 23: The Saskatchewan Roughriders conclude their two-game road trip in Vancouver to face the streaking BC Lions. The Lions aim to narrow the gap in the West Division standings and even the season series against the Roughriders. As the defending Grey Cup champions strive to remain in contention to host the West Final, a victory over BC would be a significant achievement.
The Lead: The Edmonton Elks have historically struggled against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, dropping 16 of their last 20 meetings dating back to 2017. However, the Elks enter this matchup on a two-game winning streak against Winnipeg and are vying for their first season series victory over the Bombers since 2016. In their previous encounter eight weeks ago at Princess Auto Stadium, the two teams proved evenly matched in a physical, hard hitting contest, and both sides are expected to bring that same intensity to this pivotal showdown.
CFL Leaders Takeaways: Elks category leaders through Week 11 in the CFL:
- Field goals (29)
- First downs (225)
- Yards after catch (1415)
- Points allowed (26.0/game)
- Pass knockdowns (40)
- Interceptions (16)
- Forced fumbles (10)
- Fumbles recovered (9)
- Turnovers forced (31)
- Points off turnovers (103)
- Turnover ratio (+15)
- Opponent pass efficiency (90.8),
- #1 Ranked defence
- #6 Ranked Special Teams
The Strategic Matchup: The Elks’ success should mirror their approach in the season’s opening meeting with the Bombers: establishing an early lead, maintaining a physical presence, and stifling the Bombers’ rushing attack. Conversely, the Bombers must leverage their veteran experience by minimizing errors, exploiting any defensive lapses, and controlling the clock. This pivotal four-point contest has the potential to define the trajectory of both teams’ seasons.
ElksNation Game Notes
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Inside the Numbers .
1295 – This is regular season game 1295 for the Elks (717-559-18…home 409-232-7…road 308-327-11) since 1949 (excludes 1938 & 1938 WIFU seasons)
- Record vs Winnipeg 104-97-3 (home 60-39-2…in Winnipeg 44-58-1)
- Record vs Mike O’Shea Coached Teams 10-17-0 (home 4-9-0, Away 6-8-0, Winnipeg 10-17-0)
The last 10 (Regular Season Games) .
- Elks are 7-3 in the last 10 games (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 8-2 in the last 10 games at home (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 2-8 in the last 10 games vs Winnipeg (2 game winning streak)
- Elks are 2-8 in the last 10 games vs Winnipeg in Edmonton (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 5-5 in the last 10 games played on Friday (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 3-7 in the last 10 games played on Friday at home (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 3-7 in the last 10 games played on Friday vs Winnipeg (5 game losing streak)
Elks Streaks .
7 – Elks have won 7 consecutive games when leading at halftime
– W 42-12 Aug 15, 2026 vs Tor: Halftime Score Edm 11 Tor 9
– W 19-17 Jul 17, 2026 vs BC: Halftime Score Edm 16 BC 7
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: Halftime Score Edm 16 Ott 7
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: Halftime Score Edm 17 Wpg 7
– W 20-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: Halftime Score Edm 13 Ott 10
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: Halftime Score Edm 11 Wpg 10
– W 27-25 Sep 27, 2025 vs Sask: Halftime Score Edm 11 Sask 3
9 – Elks have won 9 consecutive games when leading after 3 quarters
– W 42-12 Aug 15, 2026 vs Tor: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 24 Tor 12
– W 36-34 Jul 23, 2026 at Sask: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 27 Sask 21
– W 19-17 Jul 17, 2026 vs BC: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 19 BC 7
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 16 Ott 14
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 17 Wpg 11
– W 32-29 OT Jun 20, 2026 vs Mtl: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 20 Mtl 13
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 19 Ott 10
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 25 Wpg 13
– W 27-25 Sep 27, 2025 vs Sask: 3rd Qtr Score Edm
8 – Elks have won 8 consecutive games when Justin Rankin rushes for 100+ yds
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: 14 for 107 yds, 2 TD
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: 15 for 106 yds, 1 TD
– W 32-29 OT Jun 20, 2026 vs Mtl: 18 for 179 yds, 2 TD
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 13 for 102 yds, 1 TD
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: 18 for 138 yds, 1 TD
– W 31-19 Sep 6, 2025 vs Cgy: 16 for 204 yds, 2 TD
– W 39-33 Jul 6 2025 vs Ott: 12 for 105 yds, 1 TD
– W 23-18 Oct 12 2024 at Cgy: 10 for 140 yds, 1 TD
4 – The Elks have won 4 consecutive games when TOP is 35:00+ minutes
– W 42-12 Aug 15, 2026 vs Tor: 37:40
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 35:20
– W 33-16 Aug 11/2024 vs BC: 35:39
– W 30-20 Aug 27, 2023 vs Ott: 35:58
12 – Cody Fajardo has passed for a TD in 12 consecutive games. He is 7-5-0 with 19 TDs & 9 Ints. His personal best is 16 games (including playoffs – 13 in regular season games only)
7 – The Elks defense has had an interception in 7 consecutive games
Did You Know…. .
– The Elks are 5-3-0 on games played on August 21.
– 5-2-0 at home, 0-1-0 on the road
– 2-0-0 vs Winnipeg (41-13 W 1979, 25-16 W 1998)
– The 1979 game vs Winnipeg had Tom Wilkinson, Warren Moon and Waddell Smith throwing TD passes
– The 1998 game vs Winnipeg had Dwayne Provo with a 49 yd pick-6
– The last time the Elks were 8-2 at home was last 5 games of 2018 and first 5 games of 2019
– In 40 quarters of play this season, the Elks failed to score in 7 quarters while their opponents have been scoreless in 10
– In 40 quarters of play this season, the Elks have scored 10+ points in 14 quarters while their opponents have 10+ in 12
– The Elks are averaging 2.135 pts per drive while giving up 1.818 pts per drive
Review of Elks of last game .
Toronto at Edmonton – August 15, 2026 – Argonauts 12 – Elks 42
6 – Coming off a two game losing streak, the Elks take an 11-9 half-time lead and bury the Argonauts 42-12 in a physical game that feature 4 receivers and 3 rushers with 50+ yards. The Elks defense and special teams add to their league leading forced turnovers with 6 more.
4 – Austin Mack had 4 receptions for 58 yds
5 – Brendan O’Leary-Orange had 5 receptions for 55 yds
6 – Joshua Cephus had 6 receptions for 55 yds with 1 TD
62 – Justin Rankin had 16 carries for 47 yds with 1 TD, 4 receptions for 61 yds
301 – Cody Fajardo went 25/31 for 301 passing yards with 1 TD, 0 Int
11 – Javon Leake had 3 punt returns for 11 yds
5 – Terez Reid led the team with 5 defensive tackles
1 – 7 players had 1 special teams tackle each
3 – Malik Carney led the Elks with 2 sacks.
37:40 – Elks had the ball for 37:40 (by Qtr: (1) 8:07 (2) 10:33 (3) 9:32 (4) 9:28).
4 – Vincent Blanchard was 4/4 in FG Attempts and 4/4 in converts.
Review of Elks and Blue Bombers in 2026 .
Edmonton at Winnipeg – June 25, 2026 – Blue Bombers 18 – Elks 23
17 – The Elks got out to a 17-0 lead and broke a 7-game losing streak in Winnipeg as a last-minute TD reception by TJ Luther put the EE ahead.
5 – Austin Mack had 5 receptions for 58 yds
6 – Kaion Julien-Grant had 6 receptions for 84 yds
6 – Joshua Cephus had 6 receptions for 51 yds
115 – Justin Rankin had 15 carries for 106 yds for 1 TD, 3 receptions for 9 yds
267 – Cody Fajardo went 25/35 for 267 passing yards with 1 TD, 0 Int
62 – Javon Leake had 5 punt returns for 62 yds
6 – Chelen Garnes, Brock Mogensen, & Joel Dublanko led the team with 6 defensive tackles
3 – D.K. Bonhomme led Elks players with 3 special team tackles
3 – Noah Taylor, Joel Dublanko and Jordan Williams each had 1 sack.
30:49 – Elks had the ball for 30:49 (by Qtr: (1) 5:55 (2) 10:16 (3) 6:32 (4) 8:02).
1 – Vincent Blanchard was 1/1 in FG Attempts and 2/2 in converts.
Season Series: BLUE BOMBERS 0 – ELKS 1
Review of Elks and Blue Bombers in 2025 .
Edmonton at Winnipeg – June 26, 2025 – Blue Bombers 36 – Elks 23
2 – Going into the final quarter tied, the Bombers pull away on 2 FG’s by ex-Elk, Sergio Castillo and a TD by Zach Collaros.
5 – Steven Dunbar Jr. had 5 receptions for 55 yds
5 – Kaion Julien-Grant had 5 receptions for 115 yds for 1 TD
39 – Justin Rankin had 7 carries for 30 yds, 1 reception for 9 yds
252 – Tre Ford went 18/29 for 252 passing yards with 1 TD, 0 Int
130– Javon Leake had 5 punt returns for 68 yds, 2 kickoff returns for 62 yds
7 – Nick Anderson led the team with 7 defensive tackles
2 – Kobe Williams and D.K. Bonhomme led Elks players with 2 special team tackles each
1 – Jake Ceresna had 1 sack
28:51 – Elks had the ball for 28:51 (by Qtr: (1) 8:16 (2) 7:33 (3) 8:29 (4) 4:33).
3 – Vincent Blanchard was 3/3 in FG Attempts and 2/2 in converts.
Winnipeg at Edmonton – October 11, 2025 – Blue Bombers 20 – Elks 25
14 – The Elks got fortunate, turning a Javon Leake punt return fumble into a TD as part of a 14-point third quarter. The defense played a stingy game and got a win against the big bad Bombers, their 1st in 14 games.
5 – O.J. Hiliare had 5 receptions for 51 yds
3 – Kaion Julien-Grant had 3 receptions for 69 yds
137 – Justin Rankin had 18 carries for 138 yds with 1 TD, 1 reception for -1 yds
142 – Cody Fajardo went 13/24 for 142 passing yards with 0 TD, 0 Int
141– Javon Leake had 5 punt returns for 43 yds, 4 kickoff returns for 98 yds
6 – Brock Mogenson led the team with 6 defensive tackles
4 – Leonard Johnson led Elks players with 4 special team tackles
1 – Jared Brinkman had 1 sack
29:39 – Elks had the ball for 28:32 (by Qtr: (1) 7:01 (2) 6:01 (3) 7:22 (4) 8:08).
1 – Vincent Blanchard was 1/3 in FG Attempts and 3/3 in converts.
Season Series: BLUE BOMBERS 1 – ELKS 1
Elks Records vs Winnipeg .
| Longest Winning Streak | Most Points Scored | |||
| 10 games | Jul. 27, 1977 to Aug. 13, 1980 | 64 | 64-10 W vs Wpg Sept. 15, 1995 | |
| 7 games | Sept. 14, 2013 to Jul. 14, 2016 | 56 | 56-26 W at Wpg Aug. 13, 1999 | |
| 6 games | Sept. 20, 1996 to Aug. 13, 1999 | 51 | 51-49 W vs Wpg Jul. 21, 2000 | |
| Longest Winning Streak – at Home | Most Points Allowed | |||
| 8 games | Sept. 25, 1954 to Oct. 5, 1957 | 53 | 53-11 L at Wpg Aug 13, 1993 | |
| 8 games | Oct. 4, 2008 to Jul. 25, 2015 | 52 | 52-14 L vs Wpg Sept, 26, 1993 | |
| 6 games | Oct. 10, 1977 to Aug. 22, 1981 | 51 | 51-32 L at Wpg Jul. 22, 1992 | |
| Longest Winning Streak – in Winnipeg | Fewest Points Scored | |||
| 5 games | Jul. 27, 1977 to Aug. 13, 1980 | 0 | 12-0 L at Wpg Oct. 1, 1955 | |
| 5 games | Sept. 20, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2016 | 0 | 33-0 at Wpg Oct. 27, 1956 | |
| 4 games | Sept. 26, 1960 to Nov. 3, 1962 | 0 | 20-0 vs Wpg Aug. 2, 1967 | |
| 4 games | Oct. 13, 1968 to Oct. 17, 1970 | |||
| 4 games | Sept. 20, 1996 to Aug. 13, 1999 | Fewest Points Allowed | ||
| 0 | 12-0 W vs Wpg Oct. 22, 1955 | |||
| Longest Losing Streak | 0 | 41-0 W vs Wpg Oct. 5, 1957 | ||
| 13 games | Jun. 27, 2019 to Jun 26, 2025 | 0 | 33-0 W at Wpg Jul. 29, 1969 | |
| 5 games | Oct. 23, 1965 to Aug. 2, 1967 | |||
| 4 games | Aug. 14 1958 to Oct. 4, 1958 | Highest Scoring Game | ||
| 4 games | Aug. 23, 1963 to Aug. 12, 1964 | 100 | 51-49 W vs Wpg Jul. 21, 2000 | |
| 4 games | Jul. 15, 1983 to Oct. 21, 1984 | 89 | 48-41 W vs Wpg Oct. 26, 1975 | |
| 85 | 50-35 L at Wpg Jul. 13, 1994 | |||
| Longest Losing Streak – at Home | ||||
| 7 games | Sept. 3, 1960 to Sept. 28, 1963 | Lowest Scoring Game | ||
| 6 games | Aug. 23, 2019 toSep 21, 2024 | 10 | 7-3 L at Wpg Aug. 23, 1954 | |
| 3 games | Aug. 25, 1958 to Sept. 5, 1959 | 12 | 12-0 L at Wpg Oct. 1, 1955 | |
| 3 games | Aug. 1, 1982 to Aug. 3, 1984 | 12 | 12-0 W vs Wpg Oct. 22, 1955 | |
| 3 games | Jul. 28, 2016 to Sept. 29, 2018 | |||
| Largest Margin of Victory | ||||
| Longest Losing Streak – in Winnipeg | 54 | 64-10 W vs Wpg Sept. 15, 1995 | ||
| 7 games | Jun. 27, 2019 to Jun 26, 2025 | 41 | 41-0 W vs Wpg Oct. 5, 1957 | |
| 6 games | Nov. 3, 2000 to Aug. 12, 2004 | 38 | 45-7 W vs Wpg Oct. 9, 1989 | |
| 5 games | Sept. 26, 2008 to Jul. 26, 2012 | |||
| Largest Margin of Defeat | ||||
| 42 | 53-11 L at Wpg Aug 13, 1993 | |||
| 38 | 52-14 L vs Wpg Sept, 26, 1993 | |||
| 37 | 48-11 L at Wpg Oct. 8, 2022 | |||
Grey Cups – Edmonton vs Winnipeg .
1990 – Winnipeg 50 Edmonton 11 – Wpg HC – Mike Riley – Edm HC – Joe Faragalli
1993 – Edmonton 33 Montreal 23 – Edm HC – Ron Lancaster – Mtl HC – Cal Murphy
Elks Milestones .
3– Justin Rankin needs 3 rushes to tie Mike King for 19th on the EE All-Time Rushes List (409)
170 – Justin Rankin needs 172 rushing yards to tie Mike Pringle for 13th on the EE All-Time Rushing Yards List (2646)
186 – Justin Rankin needs 186 rushing yards to tie Ricky Ray for 12th on the EE All-Time Rushing Yards List (2662)
2 – Justin Rankin needs 2 rushing TDs to tie Neil Lumsden for 12th on the EE All-Time Rush TD List (24)
69 – Javon Leake needs 69 punt return yards to tie Gregg Butler for 11th on the EE All-Time Punt Return Yards List (1623)
83 – Javon Leake needs 83 punt return yards to tie Emilio Fraietta for 10th on the EE All-Time Punt Return Yards List (1637)
4 – Javon Leake needs 4 punt returns to tie Howie Schumm for 16th on the EE All-Time Punt Returns List (139)
1 – Javon Leake needs 1 punt return TD to tie Tony Tompkins, Tristan Jackson & Eddie Brown for 3rd on the EE All-Time Punt Return TDs List (3)
2 – Javon Leake needs 2 punt return TDs to tie Winston October for 2nd on the EE All-Time Punt Return TDs List (4)
15 – Javon Leake needs 15 kickoff return yards to tie Tristan Jackson for 6th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Yards List (2361)
4 – Javon Leake needs 4 kickoff returns to tie Tristan Jackson for 7th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Returns List (109)
5 – Javon Leake needs 5 kickoff returns to tie Stephen Jones for 6th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Returns List (110)
6 – Vincent Blanchard needs 6 points to tie Jim Sandusky for 24th on the EE All-Time Scoring List (272)
10– Vincent Blanchard needs 10 points to tie Craig Ellis for 23rd on the EE All-Time Scoring List (276)
12– Vincent Blanchard needs 12 points to tie Mike Reilly for 22nd on the EE All-Time Scoring List (278)
2026 Elks Leaders .
| Game | Rushes | Rushing Yds | Catches | Receiving Yds | Tackles | Special Team Tackles |
| Jun 6 at Ott | 13 Rankin | 102 Rankin | 5 Rankin & Luther | 94 Rankin | 7 Nick Anderson | 2 D.K. Bonhomme |
| Jun 20 vs Mtl | 18 Rankin | 179 Rankin | 5 Rankin | 51 Rankin | 6 Gaines-Ford-Brinkman | 2 Tyshon Blackburn |
| Jun 25 at Wpg | 15 Rankin | 106 Rankin | 6 Julien-Grant & Cephus | 84 Julien-Grant | 6 Garnes-Mogensen-Dublanko | 3 D.K. Bonhomme |
| Jul 4 at BC | 7 Rankin | 19 Rankin | 10 Rankin | 141 Mack | 7 Ford-Djabome-Dublanko | 2 Knight & Bonhomme |
| Jul 9 vs Ott | 14 Rankin | 107 Rankin | 6 Mack | 94 Mack | 7 Djabome | 2 Vrede & Hubert |
| Jul 17 vs BC | 7 Rankin | 11 Fajardo | 6 Rankin | 97 Cephus | 7 Logan Jr | 3 Johnson |
| Jul 23 at Sk | 12 Rankin | 39 Rankin | 10 Luther | 173 Mack | 7 Jackson-Djabome | 2 Jibunor |
| Aug 1 vs Sk | 8 Rankin | 28 Rankin | 5 O’Leary-Orange | 77 Mack | 8 Djabome | 1 – 7 Players |
| Aug 8 at Mtl | 7 Rankin | 62 Rankin | 9 Mack | 110 Mack | 5 Anderson | 2 Smith & Bonhomme |
| Aug 15 vs Tor | 16 Rankin | 58 Leake | 6 Cephus | 61 Rankin | 5 Reid | 1 – 7 players |
| Game | Punt Return | Punt Ret Yds | Kickoff Return | Kickoff Ret Yds | Missed FG Return | Missed FG Ret Yds |
| Jun 6 at Ott | 7 Leake | 111 Leake | 2 Leake | 43 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jun 20 vs Mtl | 4 Leake | 21 Leake | 3 Leake | 78 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jun 25 at Wpg | 5 Leake | 62 Leake | 1 Leake & Knight | 23 Leake | 2 Leake | 42 Leake |
| Jul 4 at BC | 3 Leake | 38 Leake | 5 Leake | 99 Leake | 1 Leake | 36 Leake |
| Jul 9 vs Ott | 4 Leake | 48 Leake | 2 Leake | 46 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jul 17 vs BC | 5 Leake | 58 Leake | 2 Leake | 42 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jul 23 at Sk | 5 Leake | 30 Leake | 4 Leake | 74 Leake | 1 Leake | 30 Leake |
| Aug 1 vs Sk | 5 Leake | 33 Leake | 5 Leake | 124 Leake | NA | NA |
| Aug 8 at Mtl | 2 Leake | 34 Leake | 7 Leake | 158 Leake | NA | NA |
| Aug 15 vs Tor | 3 Leake | 11 Leake | 2 Leake | 44 Leake | 2 Leake | 62 Leake |
Justin Rankin .
| Most Yards From Scrimmage, Season | ||||||||
| Total | Player | Team | Year | Rush | Rec | Per Game | GP | |
| 1 | 2414 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1994 | 1972 | 442 | 134.1 | 18 |
| 2 | 2414 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1998 | 2065 | 349 | 142.0 | 17 |
| 3 | 2207 | Robert Mimbs | Wpg | 1991 | 1769 | 438 | 122.6 | 18 |
| 4 | 2157 | Jon Cornish | Cgy | 2013 | 1812 | 345 | 126.9 | 17 |
| 5 | 2140 | Willard Reaves | Wpg | 1984 | 1733 | 407 | 133.8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2127 | Willie Burden | Wpg | 1975 | 1896 | 231 | 132.9 | 16 |
| 7 | 2111 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 2000 | 1778 | 333 | 124.2 | 17 |
| 8 | 2102 | Charles Roberts | Wpg | 2003 | 1554 | 548 | 116.8 | 18 |
| 9 | 2098 | Charles Roberts | Wpg | 2005 | 1624 | 474 | 116.6 | 18 |
| 10 | 2088 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1997 | 1775 | 313 | 122.8 | 17 |
| 11 | 2071 | Ed Buchanan | Sask | 1664 | 1390 | 681 | 129.4 | 16 |
| 12 | 2067 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1995 | 1791 | 276 | 121.6 | 17 |
| 13 | 2039 | Hal Patterson | Mtl | 1956 | 125 | 1914 | 156.8 | 13 |
| EE Rec | 1987 | Johnny Bright | Edm | 1958 | 1722 | 265 | 124.2 | 16 |
| 1177 | Justin Rankin | Edm | 2026 | 698 | 479 | 117.7 | 10 | |
| Yards Needed for: | On Pace : | |||||||
| 1000 yd Rushing | 302 | yds | Rushing | 1256 | yds | |||
| 1000 yd Receiving | 521 | yds | Receiving | 862 | yds | |||
| Total | 2119 | yds | ||||||
| Remaining Games: | 8 | games | ||||||
| pace for 1000 yd rush | 37.8 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 1723 yd rush | 128.1 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 2066 yd rush | 171.0 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 1000 yd rec | 65.1 | per gm | ||||||
The Receivers .
| 2026 Receiving Yards | 2026 | On Pace | |
| Austin Mack | 824 | 1483 | |
| T.J. Luther | 564 | 1015 | |
| Kaion Julien-Grant | 366 | 659 | |
| Brendan O’Leary-Orange | 417 | 751 | |
| Joshua Cephus | 321 | 578 | |
Cody Fajardo ,
| Record as a | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| Starter | |||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season | W | L | T | Pct. | Att | Comp | Yds | Pct. | TD | Int. | Eff. | No | Yds | Avg. | TD | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 11 | 107 | 0.611 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 18 | 154 | 0.600 | 2 | 0 | 95.7 | 59 | 240 | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 14 | 153 | 0.700 | 1 | 1 | 88.0 | 42 | 108 | 2.6 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 473 | 338 | 4302 | 0.715 | 18 | 8 | 105.2 | 107 | 611 | 5.7 | 10 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.692 | 404 | 281 | 2970 | 0.696 | 14 | 11 | 91.1 | 78 | 468 | 6.0 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.400 | 401 | 282 | 3360 | 0.703 | 16 | 13 | 95.6 | 81 | 357 | 4.4 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 443 | 317 | 3847 | 0.716 | 14 | 12 | 97.3 | 57 | 341 | 6.0 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.577 | 364 | 268 | 3105 | 0.736 | 16 | 7 | 105.6 | 51 | 277 | 5.4 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.462 | 385 | 282 | 3408 | 0.732 | 14 | 7 | 104.4 | 55 | 319 | 5.8 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.700 | 336 | 240 | 3109 | 0.714 | 17 | 5 | 110.8 | 37 | 190 | 5.1 | 2 | ||
| Sub-Total | 56 | 39 | 1 | 0.589 | 2874 | 2051 | 24515 | 0.714 | 114 | 64 | 101.2 | 588 | 3000 | 5.1 | 50 | ||
| Regular Season | W | L | T | Pct. | Att | Comp | Yds | Pct. | TD | Int. | Eff. | No | Yds | Avg. | TD | ||
| BC | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 456 | 322 | 3607 | 0.706 | 18 | 16 | 92.3 | 85 | 443 | 5.2 | 8 | ||
| Montreal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 249 | 161 | 1823 | 0.647 | 9 | 4 | 91.8 | 49 | 296 | 6.0 | 4 | ||
| Toronto | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.462 | 389 | 303 | 3382 | 0.779 | 21 | 10 | 110.0 | 58 | 315 | 5.4 | 3 | ||
| Ottawa | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | 352 | 268 | 3392 | 0.761 | 13 | 2 | 115.5 | 75 | 360 | 4.8 | 8 | ||
| Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 261 | 189 | 2442 | 0.724 | 13 | 5 | 110.1 | 65 | 333 | 5.1 | 7 | ||
| Winnipeg | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 404 | 270 | 3263 | 0.668 | 7 | 13 | 83.7 | 97 | 432 | 4.5 | 9 | ||
| Saskatchewan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 116 | 91 | 1447 | 0.784 | 7 | 0 | 138.6 | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 1 | ||
| Edmonton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 280 | 196 | 2433 | 0.700 | 17 | 5 | 109.4 | 58 | 326 | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| Calgary | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.458 | 367 | 251 | 2726 | 0.684 | 9 | 9 | 88.0 | 81 | 427 | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| Sub-Total | 56 | 39 | 1 | 0.589 | 2874 | 2051 | 24515 | 0.714 | 114 | 64 | 101.2 | 588 | 3000 | 5.1 | 50 | ||
| All-Time Elks Ranking | ||||
| Rank | Next on list | |||
| Attempts: | 721 | 15 | Taylor Cornelius (779), Nealon Greene (862), Don Getty (992) | |
| Completions: | 522 | 13 | Don Getty (532), Danny McManus (603), Bruce Lemmerman (754) | |
| Yards: | 6517 | 13 | Danny McManus (8524), Don Getty (8950), Bruce Lemmerman (9747) | |
| TD: | 31 | 14 | Nealon Greene (38), Danny McManus (41), Don Getty (57) | |
| Int: | 12 | T35 | Bell/Filchock/Joseph (13), Dan Crowley (16) | |
| Fajardo Win Matrix when… | ||||||||||||
| Touchdown List | Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opponent | Player | Yards | Touchdowns | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Mack | 10 | 0 | 9-5-1 | 1-7-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 10-16-1 | |
| 2 | W | 32-29 OT | Montreal | Mack | 9 | 1 | 14-4-0 | 9-6-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 25-12-0 | |
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Luther | 8 | 2 | 10-5-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 17-9-0 | |
| 4 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Julien-Grant | 8 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 5 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Julien-Grant | 4 | 4 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | |
| 6 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Mack | 24 | 36-14-1 | 16-15-0 | 4-6-0 | 0-4-0 | 56-39-1 | ||
| 7 | W | 40-17 | Ottawa | Julien-Grant | 4 | |||||||
| 8 | W | 40-17 | Ottawa | Rankin | 33 | |||||||
| 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Luther | 4 | Interceptions | ||||||
| 10 | W | 36-34 | at Sask | O’Leary-Orange | 16 | Touchdowns | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| 11 | W | 36-34 | at Sask | Leake | 12 | 0 | 0.633 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.389 | |
| 12 | W | 36-34 | at Sask | Mack | 57 | 1 | 0.778 | 0.600 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0.676 | |
| 13 | W | 36-34 | at Sask | Mack | 81 | 2 | 0.667 | 0.714 | 0.667 | 0.000 | 0.654 | |
| 14 | L | 28-26 | Sask | Luther | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.600 | |
| 15 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Cephus | 6 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 16 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Mack | 33 | 0.716 | 0.516 | 0.444 | 0.000 | 0.589 | ||
| 17 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Cephus | 10 | |||||||
Cody Fajardo Milestones .
126 – Cody Fajardo needs 126 passing attempts for 3000 Career Passing Attempts (3000)
78 – Cody Fajardo needs 78 passing yards to tie Russ Jackson for 23rd on CFL All-Time Career Passing Yards List (24,593)
485 – Cody Fajardo needs 485 passing yards for 25,000 Career Passing Yards (25,000)
678 – Cody Fajardo needs 78 passing yards to tie Condredge Holloway for 22nd on CFL All-Time Career Passing Yards List (25,193)
Vincent Blanchard .
| at CWS | vs Wpg | |||||||||||||||
| FG Pct | 2026 | Md | / | Att | Career | Md | / | Att | Md | / | Att | Md | / | Att | ||
| 1-29 yds: | 100.0% | 16 | / | 16 | 100.0% | 27 | / | 27 | 100.0% | 14 | / | 14 | 100.0% | 3 | / | 3 |
| 30-39 yds: | 85.7% | 6 | / | 7 | 84.0% | 21 | / | 25 | 85.7% | 12 | / | 14 | 100.0% | 1 | / | 1 |
| 40-49 yds: | 100.0% | 4 | / | 4 | 68.8% | 11 | / | 16 | 75.0% | 6 | / | 8 | 100.0% | 1 | / | 1 |
| 50+ yds | 75.0% | 3 | / | 4 | 66.7% | 6 | / | 9 | 66.7% | 4 | / | 6 | #DIV/0! | 0 | / | 0 |
| Total | 93.5% | 29 | / | 31 | 84.4% | 65 | / | 77 | 85.7% | 36 | / | 42 | 100.0% | 5 | / | 5 |
| Converts: | 92.0% | 23 | / | 25 | 94.0% | 63 | / | 67 | 94.7% | 36 | / | 38 | 100.0% | 5 | / | 5 |
| Avg | Avg | Avg | Avg | |||||||||||||
| Punting: | – | 43.7 | 43.0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Kickoff: | 63.5 | 64.8 | 62.3 | 72.9 | ||||||||||||
| Points: | ||||||||||||||||
| Converts: | 23 | 63 | 36 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| FG’s | 87 | 195 | 108 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Rouges: | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 112 | 266 | 150 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| as an | ||||||||||||||||
| FG Pct | Home | Md | / | Att | Away | Md | / | Att | Aug | Md | / | Att | Elk | Md | / | Att |
| 1-29 yds: | 100.0% | 14 | / | 14 | 100.0% | 13 | / | 13 | 50.0% | 4 | / | 8 | 100.0% | 27 | / | 27 |
| 30-39 yds: | 85.7% | 12 | / | 14 | 81.8% | 9 | / | 11 | 85.7% | 6 | / | 7 | 84.0% | 21 | / | 25 |
| 40-49 yds: | 75.0% | 6 | / | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | / | 8 | 66.7% | 2 | / | 3 | 68.8% | 11 | / | 16 |
| 50+ yds | 66.7% | 4 | / | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | / | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | / | 4 | 66.7% | 6 | / | 9 |
| Total | 85.7% | 36 | / | 42 | 82.9% | 29 | / | 35 | 63.6% | 14 | / | 22 | 84.4% | 65 | / | 77 |
| Converts: | 94.7% | 36 | / | 38 | 93.1% | 27 | / | 29 | 100.0% | 17 | / | 17 | 94.0% | 63 | / | 67 |
| Avg | Avg | Avg | Avg | |||||||||||||
| Punting: | 43.0 | 44.0 | – | 43.7 | ||||||||||||
| Kickoff: | 62.3 | 67.8 | 65.0 | 64.8 | ||||||||||||
| Points: | ||||||||||||||||
| Converts: | 36 | 27 | 11 | 63 | ||||||||||||
| FG’s | 108 | 87 | 39 | 195 | ||||||||||||
| Rouges: | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 150 | 116 | 50 | 266 | ||||||||||||
| All-Time Elks Ranking | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Next on list | |||||||||||||||
| FG – Att | 77 | 9 | Ray Macoritti (90), Tom Dixon (107), Noel Prefontaine (108) | |||||||||||||
| FG – Made | 65 | 8 | Tom Dixon (66), Noel Prefontaine (84), Grant Shaw (97) | |||||||||||||
| Con – Made | 63 | 14 | Annis Stukas (70), Tommy Joe Coffey (74), Bob Dean (83) | |||||||||||||
| 2026 Field Goal List | |||||||
| Result | Score | Opponent | |||||
| W | 29-21 | at Ott | 12 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 44 |
| W | 32-29 OT | vs Mtl | 36 | 13 | |||
| W | 23-18 | at Wpg | 15 | ||||
| L | 36-24 | at BC | 45 | ||||
| W | 40-17 | Ott | 36 | 15 | 50 | 11 | |
| W | 19-17 | BC | 38 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| W | 36-34 | at Sask | 38 | 33 | 57 | ||
| L | 28-26 | Sask | 24 | 44 | 13 | 22 | |
| L | 48-30 | at Mtl | 25 | 34 | |||
| W | 42-12 | Tor | 52 | 37 | 46 | 24 | |
Defensive Breakdown .
| Fumble Returns | Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 4 | 1 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Djabome | 17 | |
| 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Carney | 0 | 2 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | 0 | |
| 3 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Garnes | 0 | 3 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Ford | 0 | |
| 4 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | 0 | 4 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | 0 | |
| 5 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Mogensen/Ford | 37/56 | 5 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Garnes | 11 | |
| 6 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Dublanko | 0 | 6 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | 0 | |
| 7 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Carney | 0 | 7 | W | 19-17 | BC | Meyer | 0 | |
| 8 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Mogensen | 0 | 8 | W | 19-17 | BC | Ford | 29 | |
| 9 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Dublanko | 0 | 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Ross | 15 | |
| 10 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logan Jr | 12 | |||||||
| Forced Fumbles | 11 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Meyer | 0 | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Team Rec | 12 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Ford | 0 | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Dublanko | Edm | 13 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Ford | 0 | |
| 2 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Edm | 14 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Ford | 30 | |
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Williams | Edm | 15 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Ross | 85 TD | |
| 4 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Jackson | Edm | 16 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Ross | 0 | |
| 5 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Taylor | Edm | |||||||
| 6 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Carney | Opp | Knock Downs/Break Ups | ||||||
| 7 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Jibunor | Opp | No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Receiver | |
| 8 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Logan Jr | Opp | 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Dublanko | Hardy | |
| 9 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Jibunor | Edm | 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Ross | Lewis | |
| 10 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Ross | Edm | 3 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Logan Jr | White | |
| 4 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | Theis | |||||||
| Sacks | 5 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ford | Philpot | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | 6 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Snead | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Curtis | 5 | 7 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Williams | Snead | |
| 2 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Dublanko | 8 | 8 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | Philpot | |
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Taylor | 10 | 9 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Dubois | |
| 4 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Williams | 9 | 10 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Ford | Nield | |
| 5 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Taylor | 7 | 11 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | unknown | |
| 6 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Smith | 5 | 12 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | Butler | |
| 7 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Brinkman | 6 | 13 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | Mayala | |
| 8 | W | 19-17 | BC | Taylor | 8 | 14 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Logan Jr | Mayala | |
| 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Fox | 8 | 15 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | Hatcher | |
| 10 | W | 19-17 | BC | Carney | 4 | 16 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 11 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logan Jr | 8 | 17 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | Hardy | |
| 12 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Carney | 7 | 18 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Ross | Lewis | |
| 13 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Logan Jr | 6 | 19 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | Hardy | |
| 14 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Brinkman | 3 | 20 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Smith | Bell | |
| 15 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Djabome | 2 | 21 | W | 19-17 | BC | Taylor | unknown | |
| 16 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Carney | 11 | 22 | W | 19-17 | BC | Curtis | Mayala | |
| 17 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Carney | 8 | 23 | W | 19-17 | BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 18 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Taylor | 5 | 24 | W | 19-17 | BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 25 | W | 19-17 | BC | Williams | McInnis | |||||||
| Tackle For Loss | 26 | W | 19-17 | BC | Garnes | McInnis | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | 27 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Ford | Emilus | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 1 | 28 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Ford | Johnson | |
| 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Carney | 3 | 29 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Garnes | Schaffer-Baker | |
| 3 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 1 | 30 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Williams | unknown | |
| 4 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Ross | 1 | 31 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Garnes | Emilus | |
| 5 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Brinkman | 1 | 32 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Ford | Johnson | |
| 6 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Smith | 1 | 33 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Williams | Ferdinand | |
| 7 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Brinkman | 2 | 34 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Garnes | Mital | |
| 8 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | 1 | 35 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Taylor | Hicks | |
| 9 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Djabome | 4 | 36 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Meyer | Coxie | |
| 10 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Williams | 2 | 37 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Williams | Herslow | |
| 11 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logan Jr | 4 | 38 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Reid | Kahman | |
| 12 | W | 19-17 | BC | Dublanko | 2 | 39 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Meyer | Coxie | |
| 13 | W | 36-34 | at Ssk | Djabome | 1 | 40 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Reid | unknown | |
| 14 | L | 28-26 | Ssk | Carney | 2 | |||||||
| 15 | L | 48-30 | at Mtl | Curtis | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Jackson | 2 | |||||||
| 17 | W | 42-12 | Tor | Taylor | 1 | |||||||
