Edmonton Eskimos drop to last in West Division standings with loss to Riders
The Edmonton Eskimos couldn’t have picked a worse time to go into a slump.
Edmonton has lost three straight and six of its last eight, including a 19-12 defeat to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Monday that dropped the Eskimos into last in the West Division standings.
With the win, Saskatchewan (10-5) clinched a playoff spot.
The Eskimos (7-8) are actually tied on points with fourth-place B.C. (7-7), two points behind third-place Winnipeg (8-7), but the Lions have a game in hand. Regardless, it’s a monumental fall from grace for an Edmonton squad that not long ago was regarded as the CFL’s second-best team behind the West Division-leading Calgary Stampeders (12-2).