Saskatchewan Roughriders win first Grey Cup in 12 years

The GIST: The Saskatchewan Roughriders earned the franchise’s fifth CFL title with yesterday’s 25–17 win over the Montreal Alouettes — and just as the Canadian football gods intended, the 112th Grey Cup came down to the game’s final drive.

• Whether you were in it for the rouge, the snacks, or the MGK halftime show, this was a championship tilt for the books.

🟢 Roughriders win first Grey Cup in 12 years: Turns out football’s an elder millennial’s game — just ask the game’s MVP, 39-year-old Riders quarterback (QB) Trevor Harris, who threw for 302 yards, set up two rushing touchdowns for backup QB Tommy Stevens, and opened up the field for running back A.J. Ouellette’s 83-yard outing. Teamwork does indeed make the dream work.

• Limited by a hamstring injury, Alouettes QB Davis Alexander wasn’t his usual explosive self, but he almost authored two game-tying drives in the fourth quarter. A goal-line fumble foiled one and the Riders stamped out the other, sealing Alexander’s first CFL loss as a starter.

☝️ One more thing: Craving more Canadian football? There’s plenty of three-down action on the way. Next weekend’s Vanier Cup features Uteck Bowl–winning Université de Montréal, who crushed St. Mary’s 49–19 on Saturday, and Mitchell Bowl champ Saskatchewan, whose defense stifled Queen’s in a 22–11 win on the same day. Eh-xcellent.