IT’S HERE! The 2017 #GreyCup Playoffs are upon us.
Nothing better to warm you up as winter hits then a DOUBLEHEADER:
The #GreyCup Playoffs have landed.
EVERYTHING you need to know for Semi-Final Sunday
Right Here ➡️ https://t.co/V5P9r6iFec #RNation #RiderNation #ForTheW #OneEmpire #CFL pic.twitter.com/bsEMARHKvQ
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
Chad has really bought into that Canadian lifestyle #ThatJeanJacketdoe
On our way to the office.🎒#BEL13VE #RiderPride pic.twitter.com/SCfQ9Equqt
— Sask. Roughriders (@sskroughriders) November 12, 2017
Some players were a little bit eager to get Semi-Final Sunday started.
Me: "Man I'm going crazy…"
CRand: "Don't worry Big G it's #GameDay !!!"
Tune in at 4:30… https://t.co/uYqMdfojVa
— Kevin Fogg (@FoggWith2Gz) November 12, 2017
Hey, it’s not just the players that need to get ready for the big day:
Players put on their game faces and so do we. @MattDuniganTSN @CFLonTSN @EdmontonEsks @Wpg_BlueBombers @sskroughriders @REDBLACKS 12 EST pic.twitter.com/FuYDiV5i3X
— Milt Stegall (@MiltStegallTSN) November 12, 2017
One proud mom was spotted just before kickoff between the Riders & REDBLACKS.
Hey Brandon Bridge:
Bumped into one proud mom at the #CFLThisWeek set @Air_Canada_7 your squad has arrived 🇨🇦🏈 #CFLPlayoffs #CFL pic.twitter.com/jabgcGlhdf
— Brodie Lawson (@BrodieLawson) November 12, 2017
Prior to kickoff, the#CFLThisWeek crew got set-up in some digs for the #GreyCup Playoffs:
Why is your team gonna win this weekend?
The #CFLThisWeek crew gets into is NOW! 👇https://t.co/ND54jPqEDT
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
As always, we #BringItIn
Feelin' the love today 🖐️
Let's do this, #RNation#GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/nQfdxRNyG5
— Ottawa REDBLACKS (@REDBLACKS) November 12, 2017
Here comes the visitors:
The @sskroughriders READY to spoil party in #RNation.
😤😤😤#RiderPride #CFL #GreyCup pic.twitter.com/larUtdkPKB
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
Once we had kickoff from the Nation’s Capital, madness ensued:
1st Drive Riders:
WHAT A WAY TO START!!!!@qterback5 finds @BGrant84 for the TOUCHDOWN!!!
7-0 @sskroughriders #RiderPride #GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/O6tzlBGoJi
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
1st Drive REDBLACKS:
BUCKLE UP FOLKS!!!!
TOUCHDOWN @REDBLACKS @Trev_Harris finds @DSpencer4_ for the BIG RESPONSE.
2 PT conversion is good.#RiderPride 7#RNation 8#GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/GCK92KR7yX
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
.@DSpencer4_ came to play today! Check out this wicked sideline grab from the @REDBLACKS speedster.#CFLGameDay #RNation #GreyCup pic.twitter.com/NxbG5baOyg
— CFL on TSN (@CFLonTSN) November 12, 2017
So on that Dionate Spencer TD, we may have seen the best celebration we’ve seen all year:
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The CFL knows how to celebrate too. 😂 pic.twitter.com/N3R3IUPntg
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 12, 2017
However, the momentum would soon shift to #Riderville
3 Drives in this game, 3 TOUCHDOWNS.@qterback5 punches it in from the 1 yard line to put #RiderPride back in front.#GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/9d4MpHk14y
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
🚨TOUCHDOWN @sskroughriders 🚨@bigplay_va sneaks it in from the 1 to extend the #Riders lead.#RiderPride 21 #RNation 8 #GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/cSgKsXuf9T
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
& then finally this happened:
Marcus Thigpen! See ya! 75-yard touchdown for the #Riders running back!#CFLGameDay #RiderPride pic.twitter.com/gipzJxS28v
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 12, 2017
Following this 75 yard scamper, the #Riders never looked back & they’re off to the 6ix to face the Toronto Argos in the Eastern Final.
The @sskroughriders have punched their 🎫 to the Eastern Final.#RiderPride #GreyCup Playoffs
Game RECAP: https://t.co/co5bsCQYWc pic.twitter.com/GXxwQ8SB0J
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
Nothing but respect:
Respect. Nothing but it. #RNation #RiderPride #CFL pic.twitter.com/VZ4ww6LTCL
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
All that fun and we still had another game.
Mike Reilly & Adarius Bowman wasted little time to make their presence felt:
The @EdmontonEsks struck first with this @Rikester13 strike to @AdariusBowman in the endzone!#CFLPlayoffs #OneEmpire pic.twitter.com/oI4TXIqnY3
— CFL on TSN (@CFLonTSN) November 12, 2017
However, Matt Nichols was ready to show he was feeling fine:
.@MattNichols16 is on the money early with these two strikes! @EdmontonEsks and @Wpg_BlueBombers trading first half blows.#CFLGameDay #CFLPlayoffs #ForTheW pic.twitter.com/AXqcCDBibv
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 12, 2017
Looks like “Luc” & “Nuge” had some interest in this one:
#Oilers keeping a close eye on the @CFL Western Semifinal & cheering on the @EdmontonEsks all the way from Washington! #OneEmpire pic.twitter.com/o4724Unsl4
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 12, 2017
The Edmonton Eskimos had themselves a start to the 2nd Half:
C.J. Gable drags half the Bombers' defence into the endzone with him! What a run!#ForTheW #CFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/uyXI6NVunj
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 12, 2017
.@BrandonZylstra3 catches the bomb and sets up a touchdown (which he caught too!). @EdmontonEsks lead 25-13.#OneEmpire #CFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/lKQdr0sQvD
— CFL on TSN (@CFLonTSN) November 12, 2017
And nobody could contain C.J. Gable:
Nobody can stop @CJ_Gable
TOUCHDOWN @EdmontonEsks #OneEmpire #GreyCup Playoffs pic.twitter.com/QBEsPSLknL
— CFL (@CFL) November 12, 2017
But the Bombers wouldn’t go quietly into the night:
Not over yet! TOUCHDOWN @Wpg_BlueBombers @MattNichols16 finds @WestonDressler7 for the score
2 PT CONVERSION IS GOOD! #ForTheW pic.twitter.com/kErKS3pIZj
— CFL (@CFL) November 13, 2017
But in the end, it was the Edmonton Eskimos day & now we will see the Battle of Alberta in the Western Final.
The @EdmontonEsks have topped the @Wpg_BlueBombers and are headed to the Western Final.
RECAP: https://t.co/JiPwUENqHK #OneEmpire pic.twitter.com/73YQnrG75t
— CFL (@CFL) November 13, 2017