The road to the 108th Gray Cup has been paved and the 2021 CFL post-season contestants are set.Tim Hortons will face the Montreal Elliott on the field to face the Hamilton Tigers-Cats in the Eastern semi-finals. The Saskatchewan Raiders will host the Western semi-finals and welcome the Calgary Stampeders to the Mosaic Stadium.
The Toronto Argonauts will host the Eastern Finals on December 5 at 12:30 p.m. ET, then the Western Finals at 4 p.m. ET with Winnipeg Blue Bomber hosting.
All-time playoff record for 108th Gray Cup play-off teams:
Winnipeg — 1936-2019: 64-52-2 (.551)
Saskatchewan — 1936-2019: 43-52-2 (.454)
Calgary — 1945-2019: 48-47-2 (.505)
Toronto — 1907-2019: 44-37-1 (.543)
Hamilton — 1950-2019: 44-47-1 (.484)
Montreal — 1946-86, 1996-2019: 37-34 (.521)
The 2021 edition of Gray Cup Week will feature a number of free fan events, including the CFL Awards, the arrival of the Gray Cup, and the league commissioner's fan state, as well as fans' favorite celebrations such as the Spirit of Edmonton and the CFL Alumni Association Legends Lunch.
Eastern semifinal spotlight
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Tim Hortons Field
Sunday, November 28 at 1 p.m. ET
At a Look:
Hamilton is hosting a home playoff game for the third consecutive season.
Hamilton owns a 29-17 (.630) home playoff record.
Montreal is 11-24 (.314) as the road playoff team.
The last time these two teams met in the playoffs was back in 2014 in the Eastern Final with the Tiger-Cats winning at home, 40-24.
Hamilton and Montreal split the season series.
Week 4: HAM 27 – MTL 10 in Montreal
Week 9: MTL 23 – HAM 20 (OT) in Hamilton
Orlondo Steinauer is 1-0 as a head coach in the playoffs and Khari Jones is 0-1.
In two games this season against Montreal, Steven Dunbar tallied nine receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown.
Montreal’s Quan Bray recorded five catches for 112 yards and a touchdown versus Hamilton.
Western Semi-Final spotlight
Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders
Mosaic Stadium
Sunday, November 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET
At a Look:
The two teams last met in the Western semi-finals in 2007 when the Raiders won 26-24 at home.
Saskatchewan last hosted the Western semi-finals in 2018 and lost 23-18 to Winnipeg.
Saskatchewan have been the play-off home team since 1936, 23-18-1 (.560).
Since 1945, Calgary's road record in the playoffs has been 13-26-2 (.342).
Calgary Season Series claimed 2-1.
Week 9: SSK 17 - CGY 23 in Calgary
Week 10: CGY 22 - SSK 19 in Saskatchewan
Week 12: SSK 20 - CGY 17 in Calgary
Dave Dickinson 3-1 as play-off head coach.
Craig Dickinson 0-1 as head coach in the playoffs.
In three games against Saskatchewan this year, Kadim Kerry had 54 touches and one touchdown for 333 yards.Kieran Moore has registered 20 receptions for 200 yards in three games against Calgary this season.
