That head coach Mike O’Shea was willing to give them a chance to play and that the medical staff was able to get them in the game, had to be uplifting to the entire team. Bighill did not practice all week, after suffering a torn calf muscle in the Western Final on Nov. Schoen did not practice for six weeks because of an ankle injury, but still dressed and caught three passes for 36 yards.
It wasn’t entirely positive, but it certainly was inspirational that linebacker Adam Bighill and receiver Dalton Schoen were both able to play in the Grey Cup, despite not practising in advance of the game.
Oliveira did have a lost fumble in the red zone and that hurt, given that it wound up being just a four-point game. Even long-snapper Mike Benson got in on the act, recovering a fumble on special teams that set the Bombers up at the Montreal 29-yard line. The Winnipeggers made a significant impact on the Grey Cup once again, with Oliveira rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown, and Nic Demski catching eight passes for 74 yards. Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo hoists the Grey Cup as the Alouettes celebrate defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 110th Grey Cup in Hamilton on Sunday, Nov.
