Rogers Players of the Week are selected for on-field excellence by members of the Canadian football broadcasters.
Offensive Player of the Week
SB – Milt Stegall – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36
Highlights / Key Stats:
Milt Stegall caught his 138th and 139th career touchdowns, setting a new CFL record and helped the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36-18 for their third win of the season. Stegall finished the game with eight receptions for 140 yards.
*Unanimous selection.
Defensive Player of the Week
LB – Barrin Simpson – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36
Highlights / Key Stats:
For the second consecutive week Bombers’ linebacker Barrin Simpson is honoured as the top defensive player in the CFL. Simpson recorded 11 tackles, including one sack for nine yards and collected his first interception of the season, which he returned 34 yards.
Runner Up
DL – Cameron Wake – BC Lions
Special Teams Player of the Week
WR – Brian Bratton – Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes 26 @ Toronto Argonauts 13
Highlights / Key Stats:
In the fourth quarter of last week’s game against the Toronto Argonauts, Brian Bratton returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown, helping secure a 26-13 victory for the Montreal Alouettes. Bratton completed the game with eight punt returns for 170 yards, an average of 21.25 yards per return.
Runner Up
P – Jamie Boreham – Saskatchewan Roughriders
DL - Kyle Mitchell – Saskatchewan Roughriders
K / P – Nick Setta – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Canadian Player of the Week
WR – Chris Bauman – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36
Highlights / Key Stats:
In his CFL debut, Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ wide receiver Chris Bauman caught six passes for 81 yards, including a 28-yard reception. The Brandon, Manitoba native was selected first overall in the 2007 Canadian Draft.
Runner Up
WR – Brett Ralph - Calgary Stampeders
RB – Jesse Lumsden – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
