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TORONTO — Just four quarters separate the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers from traveling to Hamilton next week.
It’s the 12th time the Argos and Alouettes face off in the Eastern Final, with each team winning six times, setting up a tie-breaker matchup on Saturday. Chad Kelly and Cody Fajardo were not the starters last year when Toronto beat Montreal on the Argos’ way to facing the Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup. If Fajardo wants to send his team to the Grey Cup, he’ll have to be the first pivot to win a road playoff game since the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did so in 2021 at BMO Field. Montreal is riding the longest active winning streak in the CFL with six straight victories and is backed by a shutdown defence that kept the Ticats from scoring touchdowns in the Eastern Semi-Final. Kelly threw a 46-yard touchdown in last year’s Eastern Final against the Als, but enters his first playoff game as a starter in Toronto after leading his team to a 16-2 record in the regular season.
The Blue Bombers, meanwhile, are the only team with a returning starting quarterback from last year’s Division Finals. Zach Collaros is tied for third place with most career playoff wins for Winnipeg with four victories over four games, including last year’s 28-20 win over the Lions. BC’s Vernon Adams Jr. won his first playoff game last week in the Western Semi-Final while setting a new team playoff passing record eclipsing the total of 375 yards set by Roy Dewalt in 1983 by throwing for 413 yards and adding five total touchdowns.
Who advances to the 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton?
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» Saturday, November 11, 6:30 p.m. ET: BC at Winnipeg
» Saturday, November 11, 3:00 p.m. ET: Montreal at Toronto

 
 
 
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