The Canadian Football League’s two winningest franchises since the start of the 2008 season will be going head-to-head at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Montreal Alouettes will face the Calgary Stampeders in a battle of teams that are both 5-2 on the season and who have between them captured the three most recent Grey Cup titles. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

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The Alouettes are a league-best 43-18 since the start of the 2008 campaign and are two-time defending Grey Cup champions. The Larks, who have finished first in the East in each of the past three seasons, do find themselves in an unfamiliar position — second place — thanks to Winnipeg’s 6-1 start.

The Stamps, meanwhile, are 41-19-1 since the start of ’08 and are looking to take over sole possession of first place in the West. The Edmonton Eskimos are 5-3 and are on a bye in Week 9.

Calgary and Montreal split the 2010 season series with each club winning on home field. It’s been a tight series over the years with the Alouettes holding a slim 31-30-1 advantage since the teams’ first meeting in 1961.

CFL records since the start of 2008 season: