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The Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Elks meet today at McMahon Stadium in Calgary for the 113th Grey Cup. Both teams enter the championship game as divisional leaders, setting the stage for a compelling final.
How Both Teams Reached the Final
Montreal dominated the CFL’s East Division this season, finishing with the league’s best record at 14-4. The Alouettes then secured their place in the Grey Cup with a 33-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East final. Edmonton, meanwhile, topped the West Division with a 13-5 record. The Elks followed that up by defeating the B.C. Lions 28-16 in the West final.
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The two clubs split their regular-season matchups. Edmonton won the first meeting 32-29 on June 20 in Edmonton. However, Montreal responded with a dominant 48-30 victory on August 8 in Montreal.
Alouettes Carry Championship Experience
Montreal brings strong recent Grey Cup experience into today’s game. The Alouettes won the 2023 championship in Hamilton with a thrilling 28-24 victory over the Blue Bombers. However, they fell short last year, losing 25-17 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Winnipeg.
Quarterback Cody Fajardo adds an interesting storyline to this matchup. Fajardo starts today for Edmonton, but he was actually the Grey Cup MVP in 2023 while playing for Montreal. He earned that honor after leading the Alouettes to their championship win over Winnipeg.
Fajardo Chasing a Third Grey Cup Ring
Today marks Fajardo’s third Grey Cup appearance. He also won a championship in 2017 as a backup quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts. In that game, Toronto defeated the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in Ottawa.
For Edmonton, this Grey Cup appearance is a long time coming. The Elks last played in the championship game in 2015, when the franchise still operated under the name the Eskimos. They won that game 26-20 over the Ottawa Redblacks in Winnipeg. Now, more than a decade later, Edmonton returns to the national stage looking to add another title.
