Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly has helped his team to a four-game winning streak, all in the month of October.
On Tuesday, Reilly was named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the month.
LISTEN: Mike Reilly enjoyed a productive October
In four games, Reilly passed for 1,276 yards and threw for eight touchdown passes.
In his last six games, Reilly has averaged 318 yards passing and thrown 12 touchdown passes to just three interceptions. Reilly has been using his feet more as well as he’s averaged 35.6 yards rushing over his last five games and has scored three touchdowns.
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Reilly is 128 passing yards away from setting an Eskimos record for passing yards in a season held by Ricky Ray who recorded 5,663 yards in 2008.
LISTEN: Head Coach Jason Maas says Mike Reilly should be a Most Outstanding Player candidate
The Eskimos will play the Saskatchewan Roughriders in their regular season finale on Saturday from new Mosaic Stadium in Regina. If the Eskimos win they will stay in the West for the CFL playoffs and finish no lower than third place.
The Eskimos can finish second in the West with a win and a Winnipeg Blue Bombers loss to the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night.
If the Eskimos lose to the Riders, they will become the crossover team into the Eastern Division.
Kick-off on Saturday is at 5 p.m. 630 CHED will have Countdown to Kick-off starting at 3:30 p.m.
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