Playoff Preview: Will Saskatchewan or Hamilton claim the 101st Grey Cup Sunday?

Finishing off our Playoff Preview series for this year, here's a breakdown of Sunday's 101st Grey Cup (6 p.m. Eastern, TSN/RDS/NBCSN) between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Hamilton offence: Four frostbitten players: The Tiger-Cats had one of the league's best passing attacks this year, leading the CFL with 246 passing first downs in the regular season and placing second in passing yards per game (299.7) and gain per pass (8.5 yards). Quarterback Henry Burris had a solid season, throwing for a league-high 4,925 yards with 24 touchdowns and a 65.3 per cent completion rate. However, Burris definitely had Bad Hank moments too, as evidenced by his 19 interceptions. The Hamilton rushing offence is also questionable: running back C.J. Gable didn't have a bad year when he got to carry the ball, picking up 784 yards and seven touchdowns with an average of 6.0 yards per carry, and backup quarterbacks Dan LeFevour and Jeremiah Masoli have been very effective when subbed in for rushing-focused packages, but the Tiger-Cats don't run a lot, especially not with a traditional tailback. The 102.8 rushing yards they averaged per game was fourth-best in the league, but it was a long way behind #1 Calgary (141.5) and #2 Saskatchewan (128.8).

Hamilton defence: Three superstitious linemen: After a problematic start, the Tiger-Cats' defence improved as the year went on, and they were much better than last year's tire fire of a unit. However, their stats on the year still weren't great: Hamilton finished fifth in yards allowed per game (352.3), fifth in points allowed per game (25.0), fifth in gain allowed per pass (8.2 yards), sixth in completion percentage allowed (62.3 per cent) and sixth in gain allowed per rush (5.7 yards). This unit has some impressive playmakers, but they'll have to be able to do better than they have for much of this year if they're going to contain Saskatchewan's offence.

Hamilton special teams: Four Australian punters: Punter Josh Bartel and kicker Luca Congi were both good this year, returner Brandon Banks flashed potential down the stretch, and the Marc Beswick-led cover unit was quite impressive. However, this unit seems more solid than spectacular.

Saskatchewan offence: Four bouncing-back receivers: The Riders' offence has looked dominant at times this year, particularly when running back Kory Sheets has been picking up massive yardage on the ground and quarterback Darian Durant has made good decisions on his throws. However, that can be a fragile mix; during the stretch where Sheets was out, the Riders' offence struggled with Durant trying to do too much, and even early on in last week's West Final, the ground game wasn't clicking. When they get it right, though, it's spectacular: Sheets destroyed the Stampeders on the ground and Durant picked them apart with high-efficiency passes. If they can find that form, they'll be set.

Saskatchewan defence: Five potential Tiger-Cats: Saskatchewan led the league in points allowed per game (22.1), opposing completion percentage (58.2 per cent) and interceptions (25). The Riders' fierce pass rush could be a factor too; it features three great ends in Alex Hall, John Chick and Ricky Foley. Saskatchewan recorded 57 sacks this year, third-best in the league.

Saskatchewan special teams: Four field goal streaks: The Riders have an excellent kicker in Chris Milo and a solid punter in Ricky Schmitt. Milo was second in the league in accuracy this year, converting 88.5 per cent of his field goals, and Schmitt finished with an average of 45.0 yards per punt, fourth-best in the CFL. Returns have been a little more hit and miss, but Jock Sanders has the ability to make big plays in the return game.

Add them up: Saskatchewan 13, Hamilton 11

X-factor: The weather. It's not expected to be as cold as it has been all week, but this will still be a chilly one. That will likely make passing difficult and put extra emphasis on the ground game, which may favour Saskatchewan. The respective punters' and kickers' abilities to do their job in tough conditions may come into play too.

Prediction: Let's go to the video for this one.

Saskatchewan 28, Hamilton 24.

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