Two games were contested on Sunday as the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup Playoffs commenced.
EASTERN DIVISION:
At Ottawa:
Marcus Thigpen scored on a 75-yard touchdown run en route to a 169-yard afternoon on the ground as the Saskatchewan Roughriders ousted the defending Grey Cup champions Ottawa REDBLACKS 31-20 on the road in a divisional semifinal game.
WESTERN DIVISION:
At Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Quarterback Mike Reilly threw for 334 yards while Adarius Bowman caught two touchdown passes as the Edmonton Eskimos knocked off the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39-32 on the road in a divisional semifinal contest.
Next Sunday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will visit the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Division Final (10:00 AM Pacific Time) while it's an all-Alberta Western Division Final as the Edmonton Eskimos visit the Calgary Stampeders (1:30 PM Pacific Time).
ESPNNEWS will telecast both games to the United States.
The two winners will face off in Ottawa in the 105th Grey Cup Final Sunday after next at 3:30 PM Pacific Time (ESPN 2).
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