Elks will try to keep playoff hopes alive against the Riders on Saturday [Video]

After losing two in a row to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Edmonton Elks’ playoff hopes hang by a thread.

The 5-10 Elks will need to win their final three games of the regular season — at Commonwealth Stadium this Saturday to Saskatchewan, on the road to Calgary and then the home finale against the Toronto Argonauts — to have any sort of post-season chance.

“We’ve got a three-game regular season right now, that’s the way we’re approaching it,” said Elks head coach Jarious Jackson as his team prepared for the Riders. “It starts this weekend with Sask.”

After an 0-7 start, the Elks caught fire and won five out of six. But two lopsided back-to-back losses against the Blue Bombers have put the team’s playoff hopes in critical condition. The Elks haven’t made the playoffs since 2019.

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