The West is being decided in the red zone, and the current blueprint is winning ugly

B.C. won a game without scoring a touchdown — 0-for-4 in the red zone, eight Sean Whyte field goals, a T.J. Lee red-zone interception and a Darnell Sankey-led goal-line stand — and has now taken 8 of its last 9. That's the West model right now: red-zone defense plus field goals, not explosive plays. Per 3DownNation's Week 18 rankings, the Lions, Riders, Stampeders and Bombers can all host or all miss, so Winnipeg's seed will be settled by red-zone touchdown rate, not total yards.