The Montreal Alouettes face the Edmonton Elks this Sunday at McMahon Stadium in Calgary for the 113th Grey Cup, Caucus Football reported.
Montreal enters the championship game as the favorite after finishing the regular season with a 14-4 record, the top mark in the Canadian Football League. Edmonton posted a 13-5 record and earned a berth in the title game by proving they can defeat the East Division powerhouse.
The Alouettes are chasing their ninth Grey Cup title in franchise history, while Edmonton seeks its first championship since 2015. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. local time, with live broadcast coverage on RDS.
Quarterback Davis Alexander enters the championship game after winning the league’s most outstanding player award and throwing 39 touchdown passes during the regular season. In two previous meetings against Edmonton, Alexander recorded 356 and 352 passing yards, five touchdowns, and one interception, Caucus Football reported.
“Let Davis Alexander do his job,” Caucus Football noted of the strategic approach required for the Alouettes to secure the trophy.
Alexander will lean on a receiving corps featuring Tyson Philpot, who registered 1,809 receiving yards during the campaign, alongside target Tyler Snead.
Edmonton’s defense accumulated 40 sacks this season, finishing with the third-highest total in the league. However, the Elks failed to record a single sack against Montreal during their regular-season matchups, Caucus Football reported.
The Alouettes offensive line must replicate that performance to protect Alexander while sustaining a ground attack that averaged 110.8 yards per game.
Cody Fajardo leads the Edmonton offense after previously guiding Montreal to the Grey Cup title in 2023. Fajardo engineered a 32-29 overtime victory against his former team in June, scoring the game-winning touchdown himself, Caucus Football reported.
Edmonton may rely more heavily on its rushing attack due to the status of Montreal defensive tackle Mustafa Johnson, whose availability for Sunday’s game remains uncertain.
Special teams play represents a distinct challenge for Montreal, with kickoff returns and kicking game advantages leaning toward Edmonton in pre-match assessments, Caucus Football reported.
The Alouettes must eliminate special teams errors to prevent Edmonton from securing favorable field position.
The Alouettes are appearing in their second Grey Cup final in four seasons following their 2023 championship victory. The Edmonton franchise last hoisted the Grey Cup in 2015.
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