So this Sunday, Calgary hosted the Grey Cup between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Montreal Alouettes. Fans poured in to Calgary from our Prairie neighbour to watch the game, and made Saturday a party night for all.
The Grey Cup began as a blowout. The Riders were up the entire game. They led 17 to 3 at halftime. The only time they trailed the entire game was when the clock read zero. What happened?
Saskatchewan was up 27 to 11, but Montreal, who had dominated the entire regular season, battled back in the 4th quarter to make it 27-25. The game was almost over with 2 minutes left, but Montreal had possession and they battled back to put the ball in field goal range. They missed the first one with no time left on the clock, and the game looked like it was over.
But the Roughriders were called for having too many men on the field. This would prove costly beyond belief, as the Alouettes gained 10 yards on the penalty, and made the second chance field goal to make the score 28-27.
The Riders were heartbroken. It’s unbelievable that such a simple mistake could cost them the Grey Cup. But heads up, Rider fans! There’s always next year!
