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🐶 The underdog story continued in the 110th edition of the Grey Cup.

🌮 Let’s taco bout it.

🍁 Underdog Alouettes score late TD to defeat Blue Bombers in Grey Cup 110

On September 11, Montreal Alouettes fell to 6-7. After the game, Alouettes stud linebacker Darnell Sankey proclaimed that Montreal would not lose another game this season.

Eight games later, turns out Sankey was right, as the Montreal Alouettes put together an 8-game winning streak that ended with them as the 110th Grey Cup champions. The Alouettes followed up a dominant 38-17 victory over the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Final with a dramatic 28-24 over Winnipeg in the big game—and what a game it was.

Winnipeg came out and pounded the rock with Western division’s Most Outstanding Player nominee, Brady Oliveira, and had a 17-7 lead heading into the Green Day concert (halftime), thanks to a goal line stand from the Bomber defense on third and short late in the 2nd quarter.

But Montreal came out in the 2nd half on a mission, needing only three plays to score a TD on the opening possession of the half and making it a three point game. Winnipeg proceeded to do nothing for the entire third quarter, except throw a brutal interception in the red zone.

Montreal took their first lead early in the 4th quarter thanks to an Austin Mack TD. Winnipeg responded with a TD of their own to regain a 24-21 lead with about five minutes remaining. The two teams exchanged a couple more possessions, and the Alouettes got the ball back with less than three minutes remaining with the Grey Cup on the line.

Winnipeg had to be feeling pretty good about the position they were in at this point of the game—up by a field goal and the CFL’s best defense on the field defending the lead. But Fajardo and the Alouettes made clutch play after clutch play, including this conversion on 3rd and 5 when it mattered most.

Then with less than 15 seconds remaining, Cody Fajardo made the throw of his life to give Montreal the lead, and ultimately their first Grey Cup victory since 2010.

Not only did Fajardo make the throw of his life, he played the game of his life. Fajardo delivered the ball quickly and accurately against a defense he has struggled mightily against throughout his career—finishing 21/26 with 290 passing yards and 3 TDs—ultimately earning him the Grey Cup MVP award.

On Winnipeg’s side of things, this is the second straight year where they’ve blown a double digit lead in the 2nd half of the Grey Cup with a chance to cement themselves as a CFL dynasty. Instead, Zach Collaros and the aging Blue Bombers have choked away the last two Grey Cups, and you wonder if this core, which has been so dominant, blew their final chance at glory.

As a Canadian football advocate, I really hope a game like that brings more fans and respect to the CFL—it was a classic.

🌎️ The best athlete on Earth? 

36 years old, and no signs of slowing down.

Novak Djokovic just dusted the two best young tennis players in the world (Carlos Alcaraz [20] and Jannik Sinner [22]) to win his record-setting 7th ATP Finals title (it’s like he won golf’s FedEx Cup for the 7th time). This title caps off an all-time season for Novak, which included three Grand Slam victories (and a loss in a legendary Wimbledon final at the hands of Alcaraz).

There are really no words to describe this guy’s greatness, so instead here are some tweets to summarize:

Simply the GOAT 🐐 

Does anyone dominate their respective sport to the degree Djokovic does right now?

🤔 Tennis Trivia

As mentioned above, Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slams in his illustrious career—the most ever.

• Question: can you name the other two men who have won 20+ Grand Slam titles?

Answer at the bottom.

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• Trivia Answer: Rafael Nadal (22), Roger Federer (20)