VANCOUVER –
Nick Arbuckle’s first Gray Cup begin was a victorious one.
Arbuckle threw two landing passes to steer the Toronto Argonauts to a 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. Arbuckle acquired the beginning after incumbent Chad Kelly suffered a leg damage in final weekend’s East Division remaining.
Toronto captured its nineteenth Gray Cup, essentially the most in CFL historical past. The Argos have gained of their final eight appearances relationship again to 1991 and improved to 9-0 all-time in opposition to Winnipeg within the large recreation.
Winnipeg was showing in its fifth straight Gray Cup however suffered its third consecutive loss.
Toronto registered three interceptions within the fourth quarter, returning them a mixed 164 yards _ a Gray Cup report _ and a landing, outscoring Winnipeg 24-3 within the body. The Argos additionally tied the sport report with 4 interceptions.
Lirim Hajrullahu’s 14-yard subject objective at 9:49 of the fourth put Toronto forward 27-16. It adopted DaShaun Amos’s 45-yard interception return and misconduct penalty to Bomber Deatrick Nichols that put the Argos on the Winnipeg eight-yard line.
Arbuckle discovered Dejon Brissett on a 17-yard TD at 7:29 to provide Toronto a 24-16 benefit. Robert Priester clinched the win for the Argos with a 61-yard pick-six that put the Argos forward 34-16 with 3:12 to play.
Ka’Deem Carey scored on a four-yard run at 12:46 that adopted Wynton McManis’s 58-yard interception return.
Arbuckle completed 26-of-37 passing for 252 yards and the 2 TDs.
Winnipeg starter Zach Collaros, the one CFL participant to make 5 straight Gray Cup begins, was 15-of-30 passing for 202 yards and 4 interceptions. Brady Oliveira, the league’s excellent participant and prime Canadian this yr, ran for 84 yards and a TD, scoring on a one-yard run earlier than including the two-point convert with lower than a minute to play.
Prince Harry made a stunning pre-game look and obtained a pleasant reception from the raucous BC Place Stadium gathering of 52,349. The Duke of Sussex is selling the Invictus Video games _ which have been based in 2014 _ that shall be held in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., from Feb. 8-16.
