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112th GREY CUP\u00bb\u00a03 storylines that could define the 112th Grey Cup<\/a>
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Regardless of the setting \u2014 and whether you\u2019ve ridden every high and low in 2025 or are just locking in now \u2014\u00a0consider this your high-level Grey Cup guide for Sunday in Winnipeg:<\/p>\n
THE BIG PICTURE<\/p>\n
Football fans from across the country meet in the middle Sunday for the 112th Grey Cup at Winnipeg\u2019s Princess Auto Stadium. Representing the East Division, the Montreal Alouettes shoot to win their second Grey Cup in three years. In their way are the Saskatchewan Roughriders \u2014 and their legion of passionate fans. Saskatchewan has not won the Grey Cup since 2013 and that 12-year drought weighs heavily on Rider Nation.<\/p>\n
THE RECORDS<\/p>\n
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MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n
10-8, finishing second in the East Division<\/p>\n
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n
12-6, finishing first in the West Division<\/p>\n
HOW THEY GOT HERE<\/p>\n
MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n
The Alouettes leaned on their ball-hawking defence throughout a season of ups, downs and a revolving cast at quarterback. Once quarterback Davis Alexander<\/a> returned from injury in September, the Alouettes looked like a new team. They beat Winnipeg in the Eastern Semi-Final and won the Eastern Final on a walk-off field goal.<\/p>\n SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n The Riders avoided a lot of the typical highs and lows of a CFL season through impressive consistency and a balanced offensive attack incorporating AJ Ouellette<\/a>\u2018s dominance on the ground with Trevor Harris<\/a>\u2018 efficiency through the air. They defeated BC in the Western Final thanks largely to the ground game and a defence that controlled the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n THE COACHES<\/p>\n JASON MAAS | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n Outwardly calmer than in his playing days\u00a0 \u2014 but still every bit as fiery \u2014 \u00a0Jason Maas sets the tone for a ball-hungry team with swagger and belief in their ability to win no matter what the oddsmakers say.<\/p>\n COREY MACE | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n The Corey Mace factor is massive in Saskatchewan given the impact of the former Calgary Stampeders defensive coordinator on the entire team. The Riders play just like their coach did as a defensive lineman \u2014 smart, physical, tenacious. Defence is their identity and Mace is the mastermind behind it all.<\/p>\n THE QUARTERBACKS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n DAVIS ALEXANDER | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n The guy simply wins. Since starting his first CFL game 15 months ago, Alexander has yet to lose. With a perfect 13-0 record (11 regular season, two post-season), Davis Alexander is brash, mobile and accurate. He\u2019s also battling a nagging hamstring injury, which he clearly aggravated in last week\u2019s victory over Hamilton in the Eastern Final. That\u2019s something to watch with a title on the line.<\/p>\n TREVOR HARRIS | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n A 13-year CFL veteran, Trevor Harris is not the flashiest quarterback in the league, nor the most mobile. The 39-year-old gunslinger is perhaps best known for his accuracy. He completed 74 per cent of his passes this season for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions.<\/p>\n OFFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH<\/p>\n TYSON PHILPOT | REC | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n The Calgary product has played Saskatchewan a grand total of once in his career. In that one game, back on Sept. 13, Tyson Philpot<\/a> reeled in nine catches for an eye-popping 238 yards and two touchdowns. When healthy, Philpot is one of the most dangerous receivers in the league, and he\u2019s not intimidated by the big stage. Philpot scored the game-winning touchdown in the 110th Grey Cup and was named the Most Valuable Canadian in a 28-24 Montreal victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<\/p>\n TYLER SNEAD | REC | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n Tyler Snead<\/a> stands only five-foot-seven and weighs just 172 pounds. And while Snead might not look like your average football player, he\u2019s blessed with strength, speed and sure hands. In 17 games this season, Snead caught 84 passes for 1,129 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n AJ OUELLETTE | RB | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n They call him Thor, and just like the superhero, AJ Ouellette is known to carry a toy hammer (there\u2019s no doubt he\u2019ll bring it out for the on-field celebration should Saskatchewan prove victorious). Ouellette is a punishing, hard-running tailback who takes pride in making defenders pay the price for even daring to tackle him. He rumbled for 113 yards in the Western Final victory over the BC Lions, and Saskatchewan is hoping for a repeat performance with the title on the line.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n SAMUEL EMILUS | REC | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n Samuel Emilus<\/a> only played seven games this year due to injury, but the National receiver still caught 48 catches for 588 yards and two touchdowns. Harris calls Emilus a \u201cfuture Hall-of-Famer\u201d<\/a> and gushes with compliments for the six-foot, 200-pound Montrealer. \u201cHe blocks like he\u2019s an O-lineman,\u201d Harris told reporters this week. \u201cHe\u2019s an animal.\u201d<\/p>\n DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH<\/p>\n ISAAC ADEYEMI-BERGLUND | DL | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n The Dartmouth, N.S. product is a disruptive force up front and a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks. The East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian, Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund<\/a> collected 11 sacks this season along with 29 defensive tackles and a touchdown on a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n TYRICE BEVERETTE | LB | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n He\u2019s fast and physical and durable \u2014 Tyrice Beverette has not missed a game since joining the Alouettes in 2022. The East Division\u2019s nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2024, Beverette registered 83 defensive tackles, seven special-teams tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries this season.<\/p>\n JAMEER THURMAN | LB | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n The 30-year-old linebacker is the defensive heartbeat of a Saskatchewan team that surrendered a league-low 409 points this season. Jameer Thurman<\/a> is coming off his second-most productive season with 86 tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, a forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He was also Saskatchewan\u2019s nominee for the CFL\u2019s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award.<\/p>\n TEVAUGHN CAMPBELL | DB | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n