108th Grey Cup

2021 Canadian Football League championship game November 2023 March 2026 108 Grey Cup 2021 Grey Cup.png December 12, 2021https://www.cfl.ca/2021/04/21/cfl-announces-plans-return-play-2021-season/ CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season cfl.ca April 21, 2021 Tim Hortons Field Hamilton Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike O'Shea Orlondo Steinauer 11–3 8–6 4 3 3 15 8 0 10 9 6 0 Zach Collaros, QB (Blue Bombers) Nic Demski, SB (Blue Bombers) Savannah Ré André ProulxProulx leads crew of officials named for Grey Cup game https://press.cfl.ca/cfl-officials-named-for-108th-grey-cup CFL.ca Canadian Football League December 9, 2021 Randy Ambrosie Arkells with The Lumineers and K.Flayhttps://www.cfl.ca/2021/11/12/arkells-take-centre-stage-twisted-tea-grey-cup-halftime-show/ Arkells to take centre stage at Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show Canadian Football League November 12, 2021 26,324 Blue Bombers by 4https://www.insauga.com/grey-cup-odds-hamilton-tiger-cats-open-as-4-point-underdogs-against-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ Grey Cup odds: Hamilton Tiger-Cats open as 4-point underdogs against Winnipeg Blue Bombers insauga.com December 6, 2021 English: TSNFrench: RDSUnited States: ESPN2UK/Ireland: BT Sport Rod Smith (play-by-play) Glen Suitor (analyst) Sara Orlesky (sideline reporter) Matthew Scianitti (sideline reporter)https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/tsn-delivers-canadas-biggest-party-the-108th-grey-cup-touching-down-in-hamilton-this-sunday-december-12/ TSN Delivers Canada's Biggest Party: the 108th GREY CUP, Touching Down in Hamilton this Sunday, December 12 bellmedia.ca December 8, 2021 December 8, 2021 The 108th Grey Cup decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2021 season.Shaw, CFL announce Grey Cup sponsorship deal http://globalnews.ca/news/1988297/shaw-cfl-announce-grey-cup-sponsorship-deal/ February 21, 2019 Global News Shaw Media May 8, 2015 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled and the start of the 2021 season was delayed, pushing the game to December 12, 2021. The 108th Grey Cup was a rematch of the 107th Grey Cup in 2019 between the defending Grey Cup and West Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.https://www.cfl.ca/2019/02/21/going-two-cfl-awards-2020-2021-grey-cups/ Going for Two: CFL awards 2020 and 2021 Grey Cups February 21, 2019 Canadian Football League February 21, 2019 The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 33–25 in overtime for their second straight title, making them the first team in 11 years to win two straight Grey Cups. This game was also the fourth Grey Cup to go into overtime, with the other three instances coming in 1961, 2005 and 2016.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-recap-blue-bombers-tiger-cats-2021-1.6283215 Blue Bombers defeat Tiger-Cats 33–25 in OT to repeat as Grey Cup champions December 12, 2021 CBC December 12, 2021 Date In 2018, it was speculated that the date for the 108th Grey Cup could come at least one week sooner than in previous years.http://3downnation.com/2018/11/23/eight-things-need-know-randy-ambrosies-state-league-address/ Eight things you need to know from Randy Ambrosie's state of the league address November 23, 2018https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/state-cfl-ambrosie-mexico-halifax-realignment/ State of CFL: Randy Ambrosie on Mexico, Halifax, realignment and more November 23, 2018 The Grey Cup had been played on the fourth or fifth Sunday of November since 2007. During the CFL's State of the League address on November 24, 2017, League Commissioner Randy Ambrosie suggested that the league could potentially move the date to the third week of October.Ottawa Sun http://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-in-october-tv-deal-with-nfl-cfl-commish-speaks Grey Cup in October? NFL Network TV deal could follow for CFL November 24, 2017 February 21, 2019 On November 23, 2018, Commissioner Ambrosie confirmed that the league schedule would start one week earlier, suggesting that the 108th Grey Cup game would be on November 15, 2020. However, in 2019, when the league announced details of both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, it was revealed that the earlier start meant that it would be played on the third Sunday of November, which was still the earliest start since the November 19 game in 2006. The COVID-19 pandemic then forced the cancellation of the 2020 season and delayed the start of the 2021 season, pushing the 108th Grey Cup from November 21 to December 12. This was the first time that the Grey Cup game was played in December since the 1972 Grey Cup (also in Hamilton) and it was the latest that a Grey Cup game has ever been played by a day (the previous latest in a calendar year was on December 11, 1937). Host city This was the 11th time that the city of Hamilton hosted the Grey Cup, with the previous coming in 1996, and the first to be played at the new Tim Hortons Field. The game was announced as a sell-out on December 5, shortly after the Tiger-Cats won the East Final.https://press.cfl.ca/the-108th-grey-cup-game-in-hamilton-is-sold-out The 108th Grey Cup game in Hamilton is sold out Canadian Football League December 5, 2021 Selection process The 108th (2020) and 109th (2021) Grey Cup were awarded to Regina, Saskatchewan, and Hamilton, Ontario, respectively on February 21, 2019.Taekema Dan February 21, 2019 'Holy cow, we did it': The 2021 Grey Cup is coming to Hamilton https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/holy-cow-we-did-it-the-2021-grey-cup-is-coming-to-hamilton-1.5028581 February 22, 2019 CBC News en Litigation over the construction of Tim Hortons Field was settled on May 31, 2018, which had prevented the Tiger-Cats from bidding on a Grey Cup game prior to then.May 31, 2018 Tim Hortons Field stadium lawsuit officially settled, says Hamilton mayor https://globalnews.ca/news/4245953/tim-hortons-field-stadium-lawsuit-officially-settled-says-hamilton-mayor/ October 2, 2018 Global News The game was originally awarded as the 109th Grey Cup;In accordance with longstanding tradition, only Grey Cup games which are actually played are numbered – for years which there was no Grey Cup the affected number is not "skipped" but simply carried over to the next year in which there is a Grey Cup game. Prior to 2020 the only years since 1909 when there was no Grey Cup were during and immediately after the First World War. the 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, marking the first time the Grey Cup was not awarded since 1919. As a result, Regina's hosting of the Grey Cup was deferred to 2022.August 17, 2020 CFL cancels 2020 season, 'committed' to 2021 https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-cancels-2020-season-1.1510345 August 17, 2020 Canadian Press en Capacity Under Ontario public health orders, Tim Hortons Field could operate at full capacity, but all attendees aged 12 and over were required to present proof of vaccination for COVID-19. In addition, on October 14 it was announced that due to restrictions on indoor, non-seated events in effect at the time (these restrictions, however, were lifted on October 28), there would be no public entertainment festivities prior to the Grey Cup.Friend David October 28, 2021 Ontario music venues get clearance to hold standing shows, operate at full capacity https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/ontario-music-venues-get-clearance-to-hold-standing-shows-operate-at-full-capacity/ live November 8, 2021 CTV News Toronto en https://web.archive.org/web/20211028203401/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-music-venues-get-clearance-to-hold-standing-shows-operate-at-full-capacity-1.5642756 October 28, 2021 Hamilton was therefore awarded the 110th Grey Cup in 2023 as compensation, allowing Hamilton to host the game and its associated festivities as originally planned.October 14, 2021 Hamilton to host 2 of next 3 Grey Cups as CFL reveals 'modified' championship week Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/8265607/hamilton-cfl-grey-cup-host-2021-2023/ live November 8, 2021 Global News en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20211014164105/https://globalnews.ca/news/8265607/hamilton-cfl-grey-cup-host-2021-2023/ October 14, 2021 Background This game was a rematch of the 2019 Grey Cup, and was the first rematch Grey Cup game since 2010.https://press.cfl.ca/winnipeg-blue-bombers-and-hamilton-tiger-cats-to-vie-for-the-108th-grey-cup Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats to vie for the 108th Grey Cup Canadian Football League December 5, 2021 This was also the first game since 2013 where a team played a Grey Cup in its home stadium. The Tiger-Cats entered the game with the league's longest active Grey Cup championship drought, having last won in 1999, after Winnipeg ended their own 29-year drought following the previous season's victory. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a regular season record of 8 6 after beginning the season with two losses.https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/ 2021 schedule Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 The team entered the season with two capable starting quarterbacks, with head coach Orlondo Steinauer choosing the more experienced Jeremiah Masoli as the team's opening day starter.https://www.cfl.ca/2021/12/08/dane-evans-start-qb-ticats-gc108/ Dane Evans to start at QB for Ticats in GC108 Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 After suffering a rib injury in the second game, Masoli was replaced with Dane Evans, who went 2 1 as a starter before being injured himself and being replaced with third-string quarterback, David Watford. Watford was 2 0 as a starter when Masoli became healthy enough to play and started the remaining seven games of the season, finishing with a 4 5 record as the team's starter.https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_66_Ham_at_Tor_EF.pdf East Final Game Notes Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 July 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220707083949/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_66_Ham_at_Tor_EF.pdf dead Masoli took every snap in the team's East Semi-Final win over the Montreal Alouettes, but struggled in the East Final against the Toronto Argonauts. He completed four of six passes for 22 yards before being replaced by Evans early in the second quarter. Evans was a perfect 16-for-16 passing for 249 yards and a touchdown, ran six times for 14 yards and two touchdowns, and had a forced fumble and recovery following an Argonauts' fumble return into Tiger-Cats territory.https://www.cfl.ca/games/6199/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-toronto-argonauts/ Tiger-Town bound: Ticats down Argos in Eastern Final Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 Evans was soon after named the starting quarterback for the Grey Cup, which was his second consecutive start in the championship game. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The Blue Bombers finished a dominant season with the best record in the CFL at 11 3 with two of their losses occurring after already clinching first place in the West Division. The team won their first division title since 2011, and first West Division first-place finish since 1972, after they defeated the BC Lions on October 23.https://www.cfl.ca/games/6179/bc-lions-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ BC Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Football League October 23, 2021 The Blue Bombers then had 42 days until their next meaningful game with a West Final matchup, their third consecutive appearance in the Division Final, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders which was won 21–17.https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_67_Ssk_at_Wpg_WF.pdf West Final Game Notes Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 The team was undefeated at IG Field, winning all seven regular season games and one playoff game there.Blue Bombers defeat Alouettes for 9th straight victory, finish undefeated at home https://globalnews.ca/news/8356056/blue-bombers-defeat-alouettes-for-9th-straight-victory-finish-undefeated-at-home/ Global News December 14, 2021 November 6, 2021 The Blue Bombers defence in 2021 was among the best in CFL history, with just 13.4 points allowed per game, which was their lowest total allowed since 1958 when they had 11.4 points against per game. The team also allowed just six total points scored in the fourth quarter in the first twelve games of the season. The team's quarterback, Zach Collaros, started 13 games and was named the West Division's Most Outstanding Player after finishing the season with a 111.01 quarterback passer rating, which was the tenth best of all time.https://www.cfl.ca/2021/11/25/collaros-stanback-headline-2021-cfl-award-finalists/ Collaros, Stanback headline 2021 CFL Award finalists Canadian Football League November 25, 2021 The team had 15 Divisional All-Stars, the most in the league, with seven on offence, seven on defence, and one on special teams.2021 CFL Division All-Stars unveiled November 24, 2021 https://www.cfl.ca/2021/11/24/2021-cfl-division-stars-unveiled/ Canadian Football League November 24, 2021 Despite perennial All-Star running back Andrew Harris missing half of the regular season due to injury, the Blue Bombers finished second in rushing offence in the league, led behind the team's four Division All-Stars on the offensive line. With their appearance in this year's Grey Cup, the Blue Bombers surpassed Edmonton for the most Grey Cup appearances of all time with 26. Head-to-head Due to the reduced 14 game schedule, Winnipeg and Hamilton met just once during the 2021 regular season, this being the traditional Grey Cup rematch in Week 1. The Blue Bombers allowed a touchdown on Hamilton's opening drive, but shut out the Tiger-Cats for the rest of the game and won 19–6 at IG Field.https://www.cfl.ca/games/6134/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ No place like home: Bombers top Ticats in season opener Canadian Football League August 5, 2021 This was the tenth meeting between the two teams in the championship game, and second consecutive, but just the third time since 1965. The Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats played each other seven times between 1953 and 1965 in the Grey Cup game. The Blue Bombers entered the game with a 7 3 record in Grey Cups against the Tiger-Cats and had also won their first Grey Cup championship over the Tiger-Cats' predecessor, the Hamilton Tigers, in 1935. With the Blue Bombers spending 22 years in the same division as the Tiger-Cats, the two teams had met seven times in the East Division playoffs with Winnipeg winning six of these match ups. Uniforms As the East Division representative in a Grey Cup held in an East Division city (and in their own stadium), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the designated home team for the game and elected to use their own dressing room.Markonfootball 1468033670841716738 As per CFL December 6, 2021 The team wore their black jerseys with gold pants while the Blue Bombers wore their white jerseys with their gold pants.Ticats 1468732877126836226 It's only right we rep the Black & Gold at home for Grey Cup Sunday! December 8, 2021 Game summary thumb|right|Zach Collaros was the game's MVP. The game was played in windy conditions, with gusts of nearly 50 km/h.Ralph Dan Blue Bombers defeat Tiger-Cats 33–25 in OT to repeat as Grey Cup champions https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-grey-cup-recap-blue-bombers-tiger-cats-2021-1.6283215 CBC December 14, 2021 December 12, 2021 Winnipeg won the coin toss, but elected to defer, choosing to play with the wind at their backs in the first and the fourth quarters.Koreen Mike With Blue Bombers' thrilling Grey Cup title defence, the CFL saved its best for last https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/blue-bombers-defeat-tiger-cats-overtime-repeat-grey-cup-champions/ Sportsnet.ca December 14, 2021 December 12, 2021 Winnipeg used the wind to their advantage in the first quarter, with two field goals and a single, while Hamilton was limited to seven net offensive yards, the lowest scoring opening quarter of a Grey Cup since 2008. Hamilton replied in the second quarter with a field goal and a twelve-yard touchdown just before halftime, giving them a 10–7 lead. In the third quarter, Winnipeg managed to kick a 15-yard field goal into the wind to tie the game. Hamilton then went for it on third down and was stopped, forcing a turnover on downs, but their aggression was rewarded with a 43-yard interception by Hamilton defensive back Kameron Kelly. Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli threw an 11-yard touchdown on that same drive to make the score 17–10. Winnipeg conceded a safety near the end of the quarter to fall behind 19–10, and early in the fourth quarter Hamilton kicked a 10-yard field goal to go up 22–10. As Winnipeg receiver Rasheed Bailey stated after the game, "The wind was tough. It was tough, in the third quarter, we couldn't get anything going because of the wind." When Winnipeg got the wind back in the fourth quarter, the game began to turn around. Winnipeg kicker Sergio Castillo kicked a 20-yard field goal, and then Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros threw a 29-yard touchdown, followed by a kickoff single by Castillo to close the gap to 22–21. With 1:52 left in the game, Castillo kicked his fifth field goal of the game, from 45 yards away, to give Winnipeg a 24–22 lead. He kicked a single on the following kickoff to make it a 25–22 lead. Hamilton responded by driving all the way down the field, nearly scoring a touchdown before settling for a 13-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game. In overtime, Winnipeg drove down the field and Collaros threw a 13-yard touchdown, and made the two-point conversion to make it 33–25. Then, on Hamilton's ensuing possession, Winnipeg linebacker Kyrie Wilson intercepted a deflected pass from Masoli, ending the game. Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros was named the most valuable player, while Winnipeg receiver Nic Demski was named the top Canadian. Winnipeg became the first team to win back-to-back Grey Cups since the Montreal Alouettes in 2009–2010 (and the first West Division team to do so since the Edmonton Eskimos won five straight from 1978 to 1982), and Winnipeg won back-to-back Grey Cups for the first time since 1961–62. Hamilton extended the longest active Grey Cup drought in the CFL to 22 years. Scoring summary First quarterhttps://www.cfl.ca/games/6201/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#playbyplay Play-by-Play, 108th Grey Cup December 12, 2021 Canadian Football League December 13, 2021 WPG – FG Castillo 38 yards (8:29) 3–0 WPG WPG – Single Liegghio 70 yards (2:46) 4–0 WPG Second quarter WPG – FG Castillo 34 yards (13:22) 7–0 WPG HAM – FG Domagala 13 yards (2:41) 7–3 WPG HAM – TD Dunbar 12-yard reception from Masoli (Domagala convert) (0:21) 10–7 HAM Third quarter WPG – FG Castillo 15 yards (8:34) 10–10 HAM – TD Banks 11-yard reception from Masoli (Domagala convert) (4:10) 17–10 HAM HAM – Safety conceded by Liegghio (0:51) 19–10 HAM Fourth quarter HAM – FG Domagala 10 yards (12:03) 22–10 HAM WPG – FG Castillo 20 yards (8:42) 22–13 HAM WPG – TD Demski 29-yard reception from Collaros (Castillo convert) (6:09) 22–20 HAM WPG – Single Castillo 79 yards (5:33) 22–21 HAM WPG – FG Castillo 45 yards (2:05) 24–22 WPG WPG – Single Castillo 76 yards (1:52) 25–22 WPG HAM – FG Domagala 13 yards (0:06) 25–25 Overtime WPG – TD Adams 13-yard reception from Collaros (Bailey convert, pass from Collaros) 33–25 WPG Individual statistics Sources: CFL 108th Grey Cup Boxscore Tiger-Cats passingPlayerCP/AT Pass completions/attemptsPct Completion percentageYards Passing yardsTD Passing touchdownsInt Interceptions USA Jeremiah Masoli 20/25 80.0% 185 2 1 USA Dane Evans 4/9 44.4% 24 0 1Tiger-Cats rushingPlayerCar CarriesYards Rushing yardsAvg Average yards per carryLg Longest gainTD Rushing touchdowns USA Don Jackson 11 59 5.4 21 0 USA Jeremiah Masoli 6 35 5.8 12 0 USA Brandon Banks 2 7 3.5 7 0 USA Tim White 1 4 4.0 4 0 USA Jaelon Acklin 1 1 1.0 1 0Tiger-Cats receivingPlayerRec ReceptionsYards Receiving yardsAvg Average yards per receptionLg Longest receptionTD Receiving touchdowns USA Steven Dunbar 6 63 10.5 19 1 USA Don Jackson 6 48 8.0 36 0 USA Jaelon Acklin 4 33 8.2 13 0 USA Tim White 4 33 8.2 20 0 USA Brandon Banks 4 32 8.0 13 1Tiger-Cats defencePlayerDT–ST Defensive tackles-Special teams tacklesQS Quarterback sacksInt InterceptionsFR Fumble recoveriesFF Forced fumbles USA Jovan Santos-Knox 8–0 0 0 0 0 USA Simoni Lawrence 6–0 0 0 0 0 CAN Stavros Katsantonis 5–0 0 0 0 0 USA Ciante Evans 4–0 0 0 0 0 USA Cariel Brooks 3–0 0 0 0 0 USA Julian Howsare 3–0 0 0 0 0 USA Dylan Wynn 2–0 0 0 0 0 USA Jumal Rolle 2–0 0 0 0 0 CAN Tunde Adeleke 2–0 0 0 0 0 USA Kameron Kelly 2–0 0 2 0 0 USA Malik Carney 1–0 0 0 0 0 USA Jaelon Acklin 1–0 0 0 0 0 USA Brandon Banks 1–0 0 0 0 0 USA Ja'Gared Davis 1–0 1 0 0 0 USA Chris Frey 0–3 0 0 0 0 CAN Bailey Feltmate 0–3 0 0 0 0 CAN Nic Cross 0–2 0 0 0 1 CAN Felix Garand-Gauthier 0–1 0 0 1 0 CAN Mike Daly 0–1 0 0 0 0Tiger-Cats placekickingPlayerFM–FA Field goals made-Field goals attemptedLng Longest field goal madeAvg Average field goal distance madeSng SinglesCM-CA Converts made-Converts attempted CAN Michael Domagala 3–3 13 12.0 0 2–2Tiger-Cats puntingPlayerNo Number of puntsGAv Gross AverageNAv Net AverageSng SinglesLng Longest punt AUS Joel Whitford 10 35.7 29.9 0 57 Blue Bombers passingPlayerCP/AT Pass completions/attemptsPct Completion percentageYards Passing yardsTD Passing touchdownsInt Interceptions USA Zach Collaros 21/32 65.6% 240 2 2Blue Bombers rushingPlayerCar CarriesYards Rushing yardsAvg Average yards per carryLg Longest gainTD Rushing touchdowns CAN Andrew Harris 18 80 4.4 14 0 CAN Nic Demski 2 −1 −0.5 0 0Blue Bombers receivingPlayerRec ReceptionsYards Receiving yardsAvg Average yards per receptionLg Longest receptionTD Receiving touchdowns USA Darvin Adams 5 61 12.2 21 1 USA Rasheed Bailey 3 60 20.0 34 0 CAN Drew Wolitarsky 4 48 12.0 19 0 USA Kenny Lawler 3 41 13.7 19 0 CAN Nic Demski 4 27 6.8 29 1 CAN Andrew Harris 2 3 1.5 3 0Blue Bombers defencePlayerDT–ST Defensive tackles-Special teams tacklesQS Quarterback sacksInt InterceptionsFR Fumble recoveriesFF Forced fumbles USA Alden Darby 6–0 0 1 0 0 USA Adam Bighill 5–0 0 0 0 0 USA Kyrie Wilson 5–0 0 1 0 0 USA Deatrick Nichols 4–0 0 0 0 0 USA Nick Taylor 4–0 0 0 0 0 CAN Jake Thomas 4–0 1 0 0 0 USA Winston Rose 4–0 0 0 0 0 USA Steven Richardson 4–0 2 0 0 0 USA DeAundre Alford 3–0 0 0 0 0 USA Willie Jefferson 3–0 0 0 0 0 USA Brandon Alexander 2–0 0 0 0 0 USA Kenny Lawler 1–0 0 0 0 0 CAN Michael Couture 1–0 0 0 0 0 CAN Tanner Cadwallader 0–3 0 0 0 0 CAN Mike Miller 0–1 0 0 0 0 CAN Jesse Briggs 0–1 0 0 0 0 CAN Nick Hallett 0–1 0 0 0 0 CAN Johnny Augustine 0–1 0 0 0 0Blue Bombers placekickingPlayerFM–FA Field goals made-Field goals attemptedLng Longest field goal madeAvg Average field goal distance madeSng SinglesCM-CA Converts made-Converts attempted USA Sergio Castillo 5–5 45 30.4 0 1–1Blue Bombers puntingPlayerNo Number of puntsGAv Gross AverageNAv Net AverageSng SinglesLng Longest punt CAN Marc Liegghio 5 38.6 29.8 1 70 Depth charts The following diagrams illustrate the teams' depth charts that were released one day prior to game day. Starters are listed in boxes in their respective positions with backups listed directly above or below. As per CFL rules, 45 of the 46 players for each team dressed in the game, with Hamilton's Travis Vornkahl and Winnipeg's Ricky Walker being the teams' game day scratches.https://cfl-api.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/CFL+2021+Gm+68+Winnipeg+vs+Hamilton+Final+Stats.pdf CFL Game Details Winnipeg Blue Bombers @Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Football League December 12, 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Depth Chart, Canadian football.png 900 77 90 1 25 Rolle 253 73 1 26 Brooks 415 56 1 30 Katsantonis 433 38 1 35 Daly 621 73 1 2 Adeleke 811 90 1 0 Evans 192 140 1 21 Lawrence 192 122 1 28 Beverette 197 106 1 44 Newton 414 140 1 45 Santos-Knox 427 122 1 23 Frey Jr. 424 106 1 36 Feltmate 665 140 1 11 Kelly 663 122 1 39 Cross 136 212 1 56 Davis 131 194 1 90 Bennett 338 212 1 99 Autry 328 194 1 92 Mulumba 523 212 1 98 Wynn 721 212 1 95 Howsare 725 194 1 94 Carney 147 279 1 69 Murray 143 297 1 50 Vornkahl 278 279 1 57 Revenberg 430 279 1 60 Ciraco 554 279 1 64 Woodmansey 570 297 1 67 Gibbon 708 279 1 54 Van Zeyl 75 331 1 82 Dunbar 431 331 1 9 Evans 430 349 1 8 Masoli 814 331 1 83 Ungerer 810 349 1 88 Ternowski 119 391 1 80 Acklin 317 391 1 5 Jackson 291 409 1 31 Thomas Erlington 314 425 1 29 Bennett 562 391 1 16 Banks 561 409 1 84 Kalinic 537 425 1 38 Garand-Gauthier 720 391 1 12 White 723 409 1 4 White 95 490 1 19 Domagala 251 490 1 32 Whitford 413 490 1 58 Whyte 601 490 1 4 White 595 508 1 16 Banks 732 467 1 Italics indicate American player 732 482 1 Bold indicates global player 732 497 1 Reference: ticats.ca Winnipeg Blue Bombers Depth Chart, Canadian football.png 900 78 90 1 30 Rose 253 73 1 32 Nichols 421 56 1 37 Alexander 428 38 1 21 Hallett 626 73 1 9 Taylor 624 55 1 25 Miller 808 90 1 45 Alford 197 140 1 19 Wilson 182 122 1 47 Cadwallader 197 106 1 34 Briggs 433 140 1 4 Bighill 425 122 1 44 Gauthier 664 140 1 22 Darby 662 122 1 43 Kramdi 132 212 1 94 Jeffcoat 135 194 1 2 Kongbo 334 212 1 95 Thomas 335 194 1 96 Walker 510 212 1 98 Richardson 522 194 1 90 Sayles 723 212 1 5 Jefferson 725 194 1 3 Hansen 148 279 1 66 Bryant 281 279 1 61 Desjarlais 426 279 1 59 Couture 415 297 1 67 Kolankowski 569 279 1 53 Neufeld 708 279 1 51 Hardrick 715 297 1 68 Gray 78 331 1 1 Adams 428 331 1 8 Collaros 424 349 1 12 McGuire 810 331 1 82 Wolitarsky 795 349 1 84 O'Leary-Orange 120 391 1 88 Bailey 121 409 1 80 Grant 319 391 1 33 Harris 316 409 1 20 Oliveira 311 425 1 27 Augustine 559 391 1 10 Demski 564 409 1 24 Miller 719 391 1 89 Lawler 101 490 1 14 Castillo 254 490 1 13 Liegghio 412 490 1 40 Benson 596 490 1 80 Grant 732 467 1 Italics indicate American player 732 482 1 Bold indicates global player 732 497 1 Reference: bluebombers.com Broadcasting The game was televised in Canada by TSN (English) and RDS (French), in the United States on ESPN2, in the United Kingdom by BT Sport, and in Mexico by MVS. Outside of North America, the Grey Cup was carried by ESPN International and its affiliated networks to 74 countries.https://www.cfl.ca/watch-2021-broadcast-schedule/ Where to Watch: 2021 Broadcast Schedule Canadian Football League December 8, 2021 The game was also available for online streaming for international viewers (outside of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom) through the CFL's streaming platform. Officials The highest rated officials during the 2021 CFL season from their respective positions were selected for the game and announced on December 9. The numbers below indicate their uniform numbers. Referee: No. 28 André Proulx Umpire: No. 61 Patrick MacArthur Down Judge: No. 36 Tom Cesari Line Judge: No. 27 Andrew Wakefield Side Judge: No. 44 Blair Brown Back Judge: No. 46 Rob Skaggs Field Judge: No. 37 Jason Maggio Backup Referee: No. 74 Tim Kroeker Backup Umpire: No. 73 Brian Chrupalo Backup Official: No. 68 Rob Hand Backup Official: No. 63 Rob Hill Notes References 30em Category:Grey Cup Category:Canadian football competitions in Hamilton, Ontario Grey Cup Grey Category:2021 in Canadian television Category:2021 in sports in Ontario Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers Category:2020s in Hamilton, Ontario