Backup quarterback Nick Arbuckle led the Toronto Argonauts to their record-extending nineteenth Gray Cup title, throwing two second-half landing passes in a 41-24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday evening at BC Place.
Compelled into motion after starter Chad Kelly broke his ankle in Toronto’s East championship victory over Montreal, Arbuckle accomplished 26 of 37 passes for 252 yards in Toronto’s second Gray Cup victory over Winnipeg in three seasons.
Toronto has received its final eight appearances within the Gray Cup relationship to 1991 and is 8-0 towards Winnipeg, additionally beating the Blue Bombers in 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950 and 2022. Winnipeg was showing in its fifth straight Gray Cup. It received consecutive titles in 2019 and 2021, with the 2000 season canceled.
Arbuckle threw a 17-yard landing go to Dejon Brissett to provide Toronto a 24-16 lead with 7:31 left. On the primary play after the kickoff, DaShaun Amos intercepted Zach Collaros’ go and returned it to the Winnipeg 16 to arrange Brian Hajrullahu’s 14-yard area purpose with 5:11 remaining.
Robert Priester iced it with 3:12 left with a 61-yard interception return for a landing. Wynton McManis then returned one other interception 58 yards to the 4, with Ka’Deem Carey scoring on the following play to make it 41-16.
Collaros, the one participant to make 5 straight Gray Cup begins, was 15 of 30 pfor 202 yards and 4 interceptions. Brady Oliveira, the league’s excellent participant and prime Canadian this 12 months, ran for 84 yards and a TD, scoring on a 1-yard run and including a 2-point conversion within the ultimate minute.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex broadcasts previous to the Gray Cup on Sunday between Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Place. {Photograph}: Anne-Marie Sorvin/USA At present Sports activities
Toronto – who beat Winnipeg in each regular-season conferences – took a 17-10 lead with 6:13 left within the third quarter on Arbuckle’s 17-yard landing go to Kevin Mital, a play after Fraser Sopik recovered Fortunate Whitehead’s fumble on a punt return.
Winnipeg lower it to 17-13 on Sergio Castillo’s 40-yard area purpose with 2:13 left within the third. The Blue Bombers’ Michael Ayers then blocked John Haggerty’s punt, however Toronto ended up with a primary down as a result of Kyrie Wilson interfered with an Argonauts participant whereas the ball was unfastened.
The Blue Bombers obtained the ball again two performs later when Willie Jefferson intercepted Arbuckle’s go and returned it 4 yards to the Toronto 30, establishing Castillo’s 23-yard area purpose.
Prince Harry made a pregame look. The Duke of Sussex is selling the Invictus Video games that can be held within the space in February.
