A Curious Case of the 13th Import

The 1959 CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders were an interesting team as shown by Bob Carroll. They were the only major pro team ever to trot out onto the field with absolutely no -- read that "zero" -- chance of triumph was the 1959 Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

They played their last two games of that year AFTER the contests had already been recorded in the loss column. More surprisingly, they turned around and won one of those losses -- sort of.

Canadian Football Is Open For Business

Today’s Tidbit is published early as a public service to those who do not regularly watch the CFL but should. It is a wide-open game featuring five wide receivers, though that did not stop Montreal and Ottawa from playing to a 22-21 score last night in a game featuring ten made field goals. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football Archaeology examines the rules and basics for understanding Canadian Football and the CFL.

The Rouge and the Two-Point Conversion

It may be the social media circles I ride in, but I’ve enjoyed the attention received by Saskatchewan earning a rouge in Thursday’s game and the potential rouge in Friday’s Winnipeg-Calgary game. Canadian football does not have touchbacks. Downing the ball or being tackled in the end zone following an opponent’s kick results in a rouge or single, which scores one point for the opponent; it is akin to a safety. (Punting or kicking the ball into the opponent’s end zone that then goes out — www.footballarchaeology.com
An interesting look back at the History of Canadian Football's rouge scoring and American Football's two-point conversion by Football Archaeology