Edmonton Eskimos prepare for final game as though they were in the CFL playoffs

The Edmonton Eskimos will not make the Canadian Football League playoffs in 2018 — a season in which the league’s Grey Cup championship will be played in their home stadium — but head coach Jason Maas says his staff and his players will prepare for Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers like they would any other time.“The focus has to be there,” Maas said to reporters Monday following practice at Commonwealth Stadium, site of both the Saturday, Nov.