Stampeders return to Grey Cup looking to avenge last year’s stunning loss.
OTTAWA — Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders have a shot at Grey Cup redemption.
Calgary returns to the CFL title game a year after suffering a stunning 39-33 overtime loss to the underdog Ottawa Redblacks at BMO Field. The Stampeders take on the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday at TD Place.
Calgary again boasted the CFL’s best regular-season record at 13-4-1 — not quite as good as last year’s 15-2-1 mark — but endured some late-season adversity by losing their final three regular-season contests. And even in the West Division final, the Stampeders fell behind Edmonton 14-0 before capturing a 31-28 victory.
The Stampeders had few problems this season with Toronto (9-9), sweeping the regular-season series 2-0 by a combined 30-point margin. Mitchell threw for 633 yards and five TD strikes in the two games while Roy Finch returned a punt 103 yards in Calgary’s 41-24 road victory Aug. 3.