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| Date | December 12, 2021[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Player | Zach Collaros, QB (Blue Bombers) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Canadian | Nic Demski, SB (Blue Bombers) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favourite | Blue Bombers by 4[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Savannah Ré | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Randy Ambrosie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | André Proulx[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Arkells with The Lumineers and K.Flay[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 26,324 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | English: TSN French: RDS United States: ESPN2 UK/Ireland: BT Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Rod Smith (play-by-play) Glen Suitor (analyst) Sara Orlesky (sideline reporter) Matthew Scianitti (sideline reporter)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 108th Grey Cup decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2021 season.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled and the start of the 2021 season was delayed, pushing the game to December 12, 2021. The 108th Grey Cup was a rematch of the 107th Grey Cup in 2019 between the defending Grey Cup and West Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats, at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[1][7] The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 33–25 in overtime for their second straight title, making them the first team in 11 years to win two straight Grey Cups. This game was also the fourth Grey Cup to go into overtime, with the other three instances coming in 1961, 2005 and 2016.[8]
- ^ a b "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". cfl.ca. April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Grey Cup odds: Hamilton Tiger-Cats open as 4-point underdogs against Winnipeg Blue Bombers". insauga.com. December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Proulx leads crew of officials named for Grey Cup game". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Arkells to take centre stage at Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show". Canadian Football League. November 12, 2021.
- ^ "TSN Delivers Canada's Biggest Party: the 108th GREY CUP, Touching Down in Hamilton this Sunday, December 12". bellmedia.ca. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Shaw, CFL announce Grey Cup sponsorship deal". Global News. Shaw Media. May 8, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Going for Two: CFL awards 2020 and 2021 Grey Cups". Canadian Football League. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Bombers defeat Tiger-Cats 33–25 in OT to repeat as Grey Cup champions". CBC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.