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REGINA – At least the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, arguably, didn’t qualify for the Canadian Football League playoffs through the back door.

The Ticats’ overtime victory at Ottawa Friday night means Hamilton and the Redblacks will be the only two teams from the East Division to advance to post-season play. The Alouettes, for the second consecutive season, along with the Toronto Argonauts will be on the outside looking in.

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Toronto, coincidentally, is the site of this year’s Grey Cup – although it’s proving to be a hard sell at BMO Field. But that’s a story for another day.

The Ticats could have made the playoffs with simply an overtime tie on Friday – provided the Argos lost later that night at Calgary, which they did, and combined with a Montreal loss at Saskatchewan Saturday afternoon (4 p.m., TSN, RDS, CJAD Radio-800). And that potential scenario would have made those who follow the Roughriders sick, not to mention some of their players.