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==Canadian football==
In the [[Canadian Football League]], the playoffs begin in November. After the regular season, the top team from each division has an automatic home game berth in the Division Final, and a bye week during the Division Semifinal. The second-place team from each division hosts the third-place team in the Division Semifinal, unless the fourth-place team from the opposite division finishes with a better record.  This "crossover rule" does not come into play if the teams have identical records—there are no tiebreakers. While the format means that it is possible for two teams in the same division to play for the [[Grey Cup]], so far only two crossover teams have won the divisional semifinal game. The winners of each Division's Semifinal game then travel to play the first place teams in the Division Finals. Since 2005, the Division Semifinals and Division Finals have been sponsored by [[Scotiabank]] and are branded as the "Scotiabank East Championship" and "Scotiabank West Championship".<ref name="CFL.ca 2005-08-08">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2005/08/08/partnership_of_champions/|title=Partnership of champions|publisher=CFL.ca|date=8 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215930/https://www.cfl.ca/2005/08/08/partnership_of_champions/|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The two division champions then face each other in the Grey Cup game, which is held on the third or fourth Sunday of November.

The [[Edmonton Elks]] are notable for qualifying for the CFL playoffs every year from [[1972 CFL season|1972]] to [[2005 CFL season|2005]], a record in North American pro sports. They are also the first crossover team to ever win the divisional semifinal game.

There were no playoffs in 2020.