The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will play in their first Grey Cup since 2011, after a late goal line stand preserved a 20-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Final on Sunday.
The Bombers and Riders will meet for the first time in a Western Final since 1972, as heated rivals square off for a fourth time this season at a sold out Mosaic Stadium on Sunday.
It’s been 18 years without pants for die hard Bombers fan Chris Matthew. With his team set to play in the Western Final, could the drought finally come to an end?
With Cody Fajardo and Chris Streveler both nursing injuries, the gamesmanship begins between coaches and media. As CFL.ca’s Chris O’Leary writes, it’s hardly anything new.
Even against the CFL’s best run defence, the Saskatchewan Roughriders know they need to commit to the ground game. More on a key matchup in Sunday’s Western Final.