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111th Grey Cup
The 111th Grey Cup was played to decide the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2024 season. The game was played on November 17, 2024, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24 to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship. It was the Argonauts' second victory in three years while it was the Blue Bombers' fifth consecutive appearance in the championship game, but also their third straight loss. This was the 17th time that Vancouver has hosted the Grey Cup, the previous having been in 2014.
On November 3, 2022, it was announced that the game had been awarded to the city of Vancouver and the host BC Lions. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were reportedly also bidding to host this game, but also submitted a bid for the 112th Grey Cup game. The 111th Grey Cup and its associated pre-game festivities were reported after the game to have brought $121.9 million in economic impact to Vancouver.
Per the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in 2022, the league had the option of starting the 2024 season by up to 30 days sooner, which could have significantly altered the date of this game. However, the league chose to continue with the existing scheduling formula and confirmed that the game would be played on November 17, 2024 (the third Sunday of November).
Canadian country singer Owen Riegling performed during the SiriusXM Kickoff Show and Canadian pop singer Sofia Camara sang the national anthem backed by a guitarist, violinist, and a celloist. American pop rock trio Jonas Brothers performed during the Twisted Tea Halftime Show; they performed shortened versions of eight of their songs, including "What a Man Gotta Do" and "Sucker" as well as Nick's solo song "Jealous" and "Cake by the Ocean" by Joe's band DNCE.
The game was televised in Canada nationally on TSN, and RDS, with a free over-the-air telecast—the first since the 95th Grey Cup 17 years prior—on CTV. This was the first CFL and Grey Cup game broadcast on TSN 4K from BC Place Stadium. In the United States, the game was broadcast on CBS Sports Network. The Grey Cup was broadcast in Punjabi for the first time on a small collections of radio stations throughout Canada: Sher-E-Punjab Radio AM 600 (CKSP) in British Columbia, My Radio AM 580 (CHAM) in Alberta, RadioAwaz.ca (CKYG-FM) in Manitoba, Radio Humsafar-AM 1350 (CIRF) in Ontario, and Radio Humsafar-AM 1610 (CHRN) in Quebec.
The game featured the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, playing in their fifth consecutive Grey Cup championship and 29th overall appearance, and the Toronto Argonauts in their 25th Grey Cup game. The Blue Bombers had 12 championships, while the Argonauts had a league-leading 18 championships. The game was a rematch of the 2022 Grey Cup.
The Blue Bombers had an uncharacteristically slow start to the year as they opened their season with four straight losses and had a 2–6 record after eight games. By contrast, the Blue Bombers had at least six wins in their first eight games in each of the previous four seasons. Receiver Kenny Lawler was injured in the season opener and sat for out eight games and fellow pass catcher Dalton Schoen was injured in the third regular season game and was on the injured list for the rest of the year, which compounded the team's struggles. However, after the disappointing start, the Blue Bombers won their next eight games and finished with an 11–7 record and captured a fourth consecutive first-place finish in the West Division. Unlike previous seasons where the Blue Bombers were guaranteed a first place finish early, the team only clinched first place in the West Division after winning their final game of the regular season, defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes 28–27 on the strength of a final-play Sergio Castillo 51-yard field goal. In the Blue Bombers' sixth consecutive appearance in the West Final, the team had a commanding victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 38–22. Zach Collaros passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Lawler, and Brady Oliveira had 20 rush attempts for 119 yards and a touchdown.
At the end of the regular season, Oliveira was named both the CFL's Most Outstanding Player and CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian, winning the latter for the second consecutive season. He was also named to the All-CFL team for the second time, while Stanley Bryant, Willie Jefferson, and Tyrell Ford were also All-CFL award winners for the eighth, sixth, and first time, respectively. Collaros passed for over 4,000 yards or the third consecutive season and set a career high for completions and passing yards. Despite injuries to former All-Star receivers Lawler and Schoen, Nic Demski and rookie Ontaria Wilson both recorded over 1,000 yards receiving. Bryant made his seventh appearance in a Grey Cup game while Jeffersion and Collaros were playing in their sixth championship games.
111th Grey Cup
The 111th Grey Cup was played to decide the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2024 season. The game was played on November 17, 2024, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24 to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship. It was the Argonauts' second victory in three years while it was the Blue Bombers' fifth consecutive appearance in the championship game, but also their third straight loss. This was the 17th time that Vancouver has hosted the Grey Cup, the previous having been in 2014.
On November 3, 2022, it was announced that the game had been awarded to the city of Vancouver and the host BC Lions. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were reportedly also bidding to host this game, but also submitted a bid for the 112th Grey Cup game. The 111th Grey Cup and its associated pre-game festivities were reported after the game to have brought $121.9 million in economic impact to Vancouver.
Per the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in 2022, the league had the option of starting the 2024 season by up to 30 days sooner, which could have significantly altered the date of this game. However, the league chose to continue with the existing scheduling formula and confirmed that the game would be played on November 17, 2024 (the third Sunday of November).
Canadian country singer Owen Riegling performed during the SiriusXM Kickoff Show and Canadian pop singer Sofia Camara sang the national anthem backed by a guitarist, violinist, and a celloist. American pop rock trio Jonas Brothers performed during the Twisted Tea Halftime Show; they performed shortened versions of eight of their songs, including "What a Man Gotta Do" and "Sucker" as well as Nick's solo song "Jealous" and "Cake by the Ocean" by Joe's band DNCE.
The game was televised in Canada nationally on TSN, and RDS, with a free over-the-air telecast—the first since the 95th Grey Cup 17 years prior—on CTV. This was the first CFL and Grey Cup game broadcast on TSN 4K from BC Place Stadium. In the United States, the game was broadcast on CBS Sports Network. The Grey Cup was broadcast in Punjabi for the first time on a small collections of radio stations throughout Canada: Sher-E-Punjab Radio AM 600 (CKSP) in British Columbia, My Radio AM 580 (CHAM) in Alberta, RadioAwaz.ca (CKYG-FM) in Manitoba, Radio Humsafar-AM 1350 (CIRF) in Ontario, and Radio Humsafar-AM 1610 (CHRN) in Quebec.
The game featured the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, playing in their fifth consecutive Grey Cup championship and 29th overall appearance, and the Toronto Argonauts in their 25th Grey Cup game. The Blue Bombers had 12 championships, while the Argonauts had a league-leading 18 championships. The game was a rematch of the 2022 Grey Cup.
The Blue Bombers had an uncharacteristically slow start to the year as they opened their season with four straight losses and had a 2–6 record after eight games. By contrast, the Blue Bombers had at least six wins in their first eight games in each of the previous four seasons. Receiver Kenny Lawler was injured in the season opener and sat for out eight games and fellow pass catcher Dalton Schoen was injured in the third regular season game and was on the injured list for the rest of the year, which compounded the team's struggles. However, after the disappointing start, the Blue Bombers won their next eight games and finished with an 11–7 record and captured a fourth consecutive first-place finish in the West Division. Unlike previous seasons where the Blue Bombers were guaranteed a first place finish early, the team only clinched first place in the West Division after winning their final game of the regular season, defeating the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes 28–27 on the strength of a final-play Sergio Castillo 51-yard field goal. In the Blue Bombers' sixth consecutive appearance in the West Final, the team had a commanding victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 38–22. Zach Collaros passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Lawler, and Brady Oliveira had 20 rush attempts for 119 yards and a touchdown.
At the end of the regular season, Oliveira was named both the CFL's Most Outstanding Player and CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian, winning the latter for the second consecutive season. He was also named to the All-CFL team for the second time, while Stanley Bryant, Willie Jefferson, and Tyrell Ford were also All-CFL award winners for the eighth, sixth, and first time, respectively. Collaros passed for over 4,000 yards or the third consecutive season and set a career high for completions and passing yards. Despite injuries to former All-Star receivers Lawler and Schoen, Nic Demski and rookie Ontaria Wilson both recorded over 1,000 yards receiving. Bryant made his seventh appearance in a Grey Cup game while Jeffersion and Collaros were playing in their sixth championship games.