Sunday, November 12, 2017

Grey Cup Playoffs: Riders, Eskimos Take Divisional Semifinals On Road; Argos, Stamps Await Saskatchewan And Edmonton, Respectively

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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