The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are six-point favourites to win their third straight Canadian Football League championship today, Sunday, Nov. 20, over the Toronto Argonauts.

The two teams square off at Regina91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Mosaic Stadium at 3 p.m. Pacific time in the 109th Grey Cup game.

The Bombers are trying to become the first team since the Edmonton Eskimos to win three straight Grey Cup titles (2019, 2021; no game in 2020 due to COVID).

The Eskimos won five straight titles from 1978-82, their streak stopped in 1983 by 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ wait for it 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ“ Toronto, who defeated the B.C. Lions 18-17 in the first Grey Cup played at B.C. Place in Vancouver.

However, history may just favour the Argos. To wit:

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ The Argos have won their last six Grey Cup appearances: 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2017;

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Toronto91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s last loss in the Grey Cup game was 1987, 38-36 to Edmonton;

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ The Argos have never lost to the Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup, winning all six meetings in 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1950.

ARGONAUTS GREY CUP TRIVIA

Vernon91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Roger Scales, now 77, played for Toronto in the 1971 Grey Cup game at Vancouver91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Empire Stadium. The offensive lineman/special teams player scored the Argos91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ only touchdown that day, a fumble recovery on a punt return, lateraled to Scales who ran 33 yards for a major, as Toronto lost 14-11 to the Calgary Stampeders.

Scales had been the only offensive lineman to score a TD in the Grey Cup until Saskatchewan91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Marc Parenteau caught a one-yard TD pass in the 2010 game.

BLUE BOMBERS91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ OKANAGAN CONNECTION

Winnipeg linebacker Jesse Briggs is from Kelowna. He91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s seeking his third straight Grey Cup ring.

Enjoy the game!

roger@vernonmorningstar.com
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