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TORONTO — Week 2 had it all – quarterback debuts, overtime and tons of highlights. With every team now having played at least one game it is time to size up how everyone is looking. Here are this week’s Nissan Titan Power Rankings.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Week 2 Ranking: 1 (Last Week: 2)
Zach Collaros and the Ticats dominated the Bombers in a 52-26 blowout win. The Ticats seem to be one of the more complete teams thus far and could easily be undefeated had it not been for last week’s one-point loss. Hamilton leads the league in sacks and interceptions.
Toronto Argonauts
Week 2 Ranking: 2 (Last Week: 3)
The Argonauts aren’t letting the team’s relatively inexperienced roster affect its play. Backed by the strong performances of newcomers like AJ Jefferson and Vidal Hazelton, the Argos are marching to the beat of Trevor Harris’ sharpness under centre. After pulling off a thrilling overtime win over the Riders, the team faces a stiff test against Calgary next week.
Calgary Stampeders
Week 2 Ranking: 3 (Last Week: 1)
Bo Levi Mitchell hasn’t looked like himself as the Stampeders relinquish the top spot for the first time since the beginning of last season. Following a narrow win in Week 1, the Stamps fell to the Alouettes and haven’t dominated the league in the same way as 2014. Is everyone else catching up or is it too early to tell?
Ottawa REDBLACKS
Week 2 Ranking: 4 (Last Week: 8)
The REDBLACKS could be for real as the team has already matched its win total from last season. Henry Burris is enjoying his new receiving corps and it is paying dividends on offence for Ottawa. The defence has also allowed fewer than 20 points in both games.
Montreal Alouettes
Week 2 Ranking: 5 (Last Week: 9)
While Montreal entered Week 2 with questions at quarterback it seems that Rakeem Cato put any worries about that to rest with a three-touchdown performance. Of all the teams to play two games so far, the Alouettes have given up the fewest points. If Cato proves to be the long-term solution at pivot, Montreal could make some noise.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Week 2 Ranking: 6 (Last Week: 4)
The Bombers received some good news with Drew Willy being cleared to play after he left midway through last week’s game. Still, after an impressive win over the Riders to open the year, the team fell flat in a blowout loss to Hamilton. Paris Cotton continues to be a factor on offence but there were few bright spots for Winnipeg out of the week.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Week 2 Ranking: 7 (Last Week: 5)
It doesn’t seem like the Riders missed a beat without Darian Durant as Kevin Glenn threw for almost 500 yards on Sunday. An area of concern for Saskatchewan has to be the team’s defence, one that has given up 30-plus points in back-to-back games.
Edmonton Eskimos
Week 2 Ranking: 8 (Last Week: 6)
The Eskimos take a dip after their bye week. The team will be in tough without Mike Reilly and did not have a strong enough showing in Week 1 to maintain a higher ranking. Edmonton still has weapons on both sides of the ball but its game against Ottawa in Week 3 will be a big indicator of how they move on without their starting quarterback.
BC Lions
Week 2 Ranking: 9 (Last Week: 7)
The Lions got their first taste of real game action this week but looked like they still have some kinks to work out. An encouraging sign is that Travis Lulay and Andrew Harris both look healthy in their return from injuries while Adam Bighill and Solomon Elimimian led the team in tackles in the loss to Ottawa.
