The 2025 CFL season week 1 is officially in books and was expected unexpected.
A week ago, two bottom -ranked teams surfaced with a major inaugural performance, while defending champs fell into the flat and reduced a couple of offsen darlinges. This is made for a dramatic change in our ranking, as voters try to get their bearings in 2025.
3downation ‘S power ranking is made by 10 contributors to rank each team independently from number 1 to number 9, then the average of the score. Last week’s ranking-or post-free agency in the case is in ranking-colored. As usual, please be sure to look back every Monday morning for our updated power ranking after each week of action in CFL.
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1) Montreal alouettes (1)
Stay stable at the top after proving 3downnnation In his opener, Steamer of defending champion in all three stagesDavis Alexander did not have to do much through the wind in his initial form, but transferred chains with a distance of 50 yards on the ground, while Canadian veteran Scene Thomas-Aerlington added 86 after winning the running back job at the camp. The Tyris Baverate had an extraordinary obstruction and Isaac Edemy-Bargagand took a thunder for the house in a major defensive outing, but it was Alexandre Gagna that stole the show with a record-hang seven tackle on special teams.
2) Suskchewan Reflerers (3)
Last season carried forward the disruptive defense, as Jamir Thurman made 10 tackles and Malik Carney recorded a pair of sacks in a narrow win over Ottawa. However, team Full 60 minutes struggled to play Barely held as injuries, mounted and barely held AJ Oulets, Defense Back Rlann Miligan Jr., Receiver Qin Shefer-Beker, and Paiton Colins were barely held to deal with. A couple of Canadians carried forward the crime, in which Samuel Emillas caught eight passes for 133 yards and Thomas Burtrand-Hudan Pounding is running back in a pair of backup touchdownThe latter may have to carry the load next week, although Suskechewan has Already brought to Ka’deem Kerry To plug the hole in their backfield.
3) Vinypeg Blue Bombers (2)
Vinypeg is both unproven and impeccable thanks to his season’s opener for Thursday with a week -long goodbye. The game will come to the top of the crime with the Chris Strewler, as the Zach Collaros serves a one-game suspension to fail to respond within 24 hours to request compulsory drug testing. It is only a temporary barrier for an experienced team, returning to the most part of its core, including Brady Olivera, Willy Jefferson and new healthy Dalton scon.
4) BC Lions (8)
If there was any doubt about the version of Nathan Rourke that we would see this year, they disappeared in a puff of smoke of Snow Dog weed on Saturday night. In front of a crowd of over 50,000, the Canadian Finome exploded last year’s smell with 324 yards and three touchdowns and exploded on another 54 ground. Lions defeated Alks’s break as a result And the score could have been omitted even more if a dropped TD pass in the first half and not for two short-yard stuff. Ruki’s head coach Bak Pierce put his team together through adversity and received a Getorade Shower as a reward.
5) Calgary Stampders (9)
Vernon Adams Junior was held without a touchdown in his Stampaders Debut and threw two interception, but It seemed to provide the spark necessary to enter a new era in CautownThe dadric mills were heavy to move with a hat -trick of the major to lift heavy with a distance of 124 yards from running back, while the new middle linebacker Markwell Lee looked like a future star with 10 tackle. Two huge special teams stole a possession of Calgary on either side of the interval and replaced the tide, although the coordinator Craig Dickenson would not be happy with the refund touched.
6) Ottawa Redblack (5)
Drew Brown opened his second season as a starter by throwing 413 yards and two for touchdown, but it It is too late to harass some way on the roadConservation issues stricken the team in the absence of Zach Palehos and Peter Gadbar, who started, the ongoing game struggled to leave, and explosives deep threats Kalil Pimpaton was held for just one catch for six yards. Redblax also failed to completely dismiss concerns around its secondary in the week 1, although Adrian picket sparks in his return from injury and Adrian Fry saw two forced Fambles.
7) Admonton Elks (6)
After winning the offsen championship belt, Elks did not see anything like the team he was to keep on paper in his opener. Train Ford is a human highlight reel but Canadian QB struggles between viral moments And there was no glimpse of a run game to support him. The rescue of Jesse Sherit had no response despite the immense talent for Nathan Rourke at his disposal as well as the major concerns in the kicking game, where the Vincent Blanchard shake two field goals and an additional point.
8) Toronto Argonats (4)
The gray cup Pixi dust has clearly fallen from Nick Urbakal, as experienced backup threw two interception and committed one of the worse fambles imaginatively in its much awaited championship follow -up. The aggressive line struggles to stand on Montreal’s front And two youngsters of the team were creating holes for the backs, which combined just 17 yards away. Argos Chad may withdraw Kelly in the hope of making a spark in the next week as soon as the lineup, but a flat beginning has solved the apprehensions about offsen atrition.
9) Hamilton Tiger-Cat (7)
Tiger-Kats like tomorrow, Tiger-Cat So far stumbled from another season’s gate And saw that their vunted passing crime is completely disqualified for the night. Bo Levi Mitchell eventually crossed the 300 yard, but made 50 attempts to reach there and had the same garbage-time touchdown. Ruki Yashayah Wooden, another couple in the return game, to provide something to encourage fans, but after the first year general manager Ted Govia, there could be no amount of big plays that reduce dark clouds on the organization this week. Revealed that he was detected of cancerOur thoughts and prayers are with him.
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