The CFL is set for the Grey Cup and the 103rd title matchup has the Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Redblacks set to play for the Canadian Football League championship. The game will be from Investors Group Field in Winnipeg on Sunday, November 29 at 6:00 PM and the TV coverage will be on ESPN2 and streaming from the WatchESPN website.
The Eskimos come into the game at 15-4 overall, while the Redblacks are 13-6 and now each team is looking for that final win of the season. The Eskimos won over the Calgary Stampeders 45-31 to get in, while the Redblacks beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35-28. This is the first time in over two decades that an Ottawa team is into the Grey Cup and it is the first appearance in the CFL championship game since 1981.
That 1981 matchup was also against the Eskimos and that was when Ottawa was known as the Rough Riders and now the matchup will happen again. Edmonton has quarterback Mike Reilly coming in after a solid game against the Stampeders and he put up five total touchdowns in that matchup, scoring two himself and throwing three scores. The team won the West division final with the victory and now they have the chance to play for the Cup.
Edmonton won that last matchup with Ottawa in the Grey Cup and Reilly now has the chance to give his team another title. Reilly played well in the final against the Stampeders and that helped make up for last year when he missed some time the same final, which saw the Eskimos get beat 43-18. Reilly dealt with injuries this year and he came back to lead the Eskimos to nine straight wins and now he is going for number 10 and this is the most important of them all.
Reilly has the team in the finals again for the first time since back in 2005 and that game saw the Eskimos win against Montreal. Edmonton has 13 Grey Cup wins and Ottawa comes in after coming back as the Redblacks in 2014 following runs in the past as the Rough Riders and Renegades. Ottawa had a bounce back season after going 2-16 last year and they went 12-6 this year and Edmonton went 14-4 for the season coming into the playoffs.
The final Ottawa was an exciting matchup and saw the Redblacks win late against Hamilton with a touchdown from Henry Burris to Greg Ellingson. Burris has been one of the main reasons why the team has been so successful and he now has the chance to lead his team to a title. Burris led the league in passing yards this season and he will battle Reilly to see who can take the Grey Cup. Burris has won the Cup two times in the past with the Calgary Stampeders.
