Examples of Grey Cup games without their starting Quarterback. I can think of 4.
2024 TOR Kelly - West Final
2019 HAM Masoli - Week 7 lost
2007 WPG Glenn - West Final lost
1993 WPG Dunigan - Week 16 lost
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First two lost, even tough Edmonton had Damon Allen to replace Dunigan.
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Could it be that the Edmonton Eskimos during their dynasty years started at least ONE of those 5 Cups without the QB who started in the Western Final? Not that they would’ve lost a step… Wilkinson was backed up by Warren Moon, then later Warren Moon was backed up by Wilkinson. You get the picture.
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1987 was close. Dunigan injured early (2nd quarter?) and Damon Allen came in for the win over Toronto.
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2021 is a weird one.
Masoli benched for Evans. Then Evans injured in the 1st Q for Masoli.
I think Bruce Lemmerman was in there for the first couple of the five.
That was in the run up to the 5 in a row in '73-'77. 1978 was the first of the 5 and the backup was Warren Moon.
Yup. Wilkenson started though right through his last season. He just changed to playing the first quarter instead of the first half.
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