Edmonton Wildcats (1-5) @ Edmonton Huskies (0-6) – October 1 @ 7:00 pm
The 2 Edmonton clubs meet up for the second and final time in 2011.  The Wildcats head into the first weekend of October with a very slim chance of making the playoffs. It’s still possible but the Cats will need a ton of help. They dropped a 10-7 defensive battle in Saskatoon last Sunday. Meanwhile the Huskies are playing for next year after Regina downed them 42-4 as part of last Sunday’s triple-dip.
The Cats had a terrific defensive effort in the 10-7 road loss in Saskatoon, as evidenced by defensive lineman Nathan Gardiner’s 15 points. Linebacker Ronald Mwamba knocked down 3 passes in addition to having a 17-yard interception return as a tenacious defense held Hilltops passer Chase Bradshaw to a career-low 6 completions.
Quarterback Jordan Olson had a 13 for 19 first half passing for 130 yards, but was held to only 56 yards in the final 30 minutes.
Trevor Erdmann started at quarterback in place of an injured Ben Gorniak and went 19 of 41 for 211 yards. Anthony Barrett had 7 catches for 83 yards and was the Huskies best pass catcher by far. On defense, Chance Hanson is closing in on the PFC Defensive Points crown as he has a 13-point edge on Calgary’s Stephen Dereniwski.

Saskatoon Hilltops (6-0) @ Winnipeg Rifles (3-3) October 2 @ Noon
The Hilltops have a golden opportunity to wrap up a regular season title on Sunday afternoon as they come in to Winnipeg. But the big question for the Toppers is when will they put together a game where all three areas, offense, defense and special teams come together and put out a solid 60 minute effort?
For Saskatoon Head Coach Tom Sargeant, he hopes it will come this Sunday. The defense had a stellar performance last Sunday in their win at home over the Wildcats, holding them to only a second quarter major score, but the offense struggled mightily under Chase Bradshaw who completed only 6 of 24 passes for 151 yards. Regan Schuler had 73 yards along the ground and kept his hold on top spot in the conference rushing race.
The Rifles head into Sunday’s game mired in a 2-game losing streak, following a 49-33 loss to Calgary. The offense, under PFC passing leader Ryan Marsch, is clicking on all cylinders as they’ve had all season long. Marsch threw for 425 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but threw a pair of interceptions which Calgary turned into points.
As has been the case all season long, the defense again conceded a big chunk of yardage to the opposition as Calgary had over 400 yards of offense last Sunday.
Sunday’s game will likely be the final one that the Rifles will play at Canad Inns Stadium, as they’ll move in with the Bisons and Blue Bombers into the new stadium currently under construction at the University of Manitoba for the 2012 season. The Rifles would like nothing more than to knock Saskatoon from the unbeaten ranks as a way to close out 10 seasons of action at the stadium.
Calgary Colts (5-1) @ Regina Thunder (3-3) October 2 1:00 pm
Sunday’s other contest features a Calgary squad who rebounded quite nicely from their loss to Saskatoon by downing Winnipeg in impressive fashion against a Regina club that has survived a rough front half of their season to right the ship, so to speak.
The Calgary defense did get dented a bit in the Winnipeg win, but the offense under pivot Clayton Masikewich, the running of Cuong Thai Lieu & Rodreke Joseph leading the Colt receiving corps, had their best performance of the season last week as they racked up over 400 yards of offense and 49 points.
Last Sunday against the Edmonton Huskies, second-string quarterback Asher Hastings passed for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns in place of Wyatt Catley, who sustained a concussion in the win over Winnipeg. Thunder Head Coach Erwin Klempner said on CKRM Regina’s Sportscage earlier this week that it looks as if Catley will be back under centre for the game against Calgary. Slotback Will Heward snagged his 4th touchdown reception in the last two games in the rout over the Huskies.