Ottawa Redblacks clinch postseason berth for first time since 2018

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The Ottawa Redblacks are headed back to the postseason for the first time since 2018.

The Redblacks are on a bye this week but punched their ticket to the playoffs when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-10 on Friday night.

Ottawa have had an opportunity to punch their postseason ticket for the past three weeks but failed to do so with losses to Hamilton, Montreal, and Saskatchewan. They’ve now lost four of their last five games following a 7-2-1 start to the season.

The Redblacks’ last playoff game was the 2018 Grey Cup, which they lost 27-16 to the Calgary Stampeders. In the last four seasons, the franchise has gone a combined 14-54.

Ottawa (8-6-1) will return to action on Monday, October 14 when they visit the Montreal Alouettes (11-3-1) at 1:00 p.m. EDT.