Sunday night
saw the places in next weekend's Grey Cup claimed. The two form teams should
make the climax to the CFL season memorable.
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats 28 - 35 Ottawa Redblacks
The Eastern
Division Final was a close game throughout which came down to a remarkable
final two minutes. Trailing by seven the Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli
connected with Luke Tasker on consecutive 22 yard passes. The second was one of
the catches of the season, Tasker caught it in a full stretch dive in the end
zone to level the score at 28 all. A minute later they TiCats had Ottawa in
deep trouble, facing a second down and 25 on their own 17 yard line. Henry
Burris threw a huge pass into the wind which Greg Ellingson leapt to catch just
short of halfway. He avoided two Hamilton defenders and sprinted down the right
hand side line for the touchdown. As the final minute played out the
inexperienced Masoli couldn't produce any more magic and the Redblacks had gone
from last year's worst team in the league to winning a place in the Grey Cup.
Highlights
Highlights
Calgary
Stampeders 31 - 45 Edmonton Eskimos
What was
expected to be a hard defensive game actually developed into a quarterback
passing battle as the Eskimos claimed the Western Final, the Alberta bragging
rights and their first place in the Grey Cup for ten years. Edmonton's Mike
Reilly passed for 370 yards and a touchdown to each of his three main targets,
Adarius Bowman, Kenny Stafford and Derel Walker. On the Stampeders side Bo Levi
Mitchell had 381 passing yards and two touchdowns, caught by Eric Rogers (as
usual) and a receiver who stepped it up for the night, Joe West. Crucially, the
Esk's defence restricted running back Jerome Messam to just 56 yards, perhaps
Calgary having an improvised offensive line made it easier for them, and they
were able to make the game safe with a 29 point lead by the fourth quarter.
Highlights
Highlights
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