@@maryannemelenka9250I have to agree with the bad calls. That non-pass interference call when the Als were going for two points was critical because the game would've been tied. Chris Cuthbert was clearly shocked that there was no flag thrown.
Yeah, and resiliency under pressure wasn't something he was known for in Grey Cups which is why the Als lost so many. I remember the Als losing four Grey Cups in a row and I kinda-sorta knew how Bills fans felt (but not really because I had seen the Als win before so it didn't sting so bad).
IKR. I was talking with a guy from Saskatchewan in a sports bar in Montreal. We were watching it together. I left too early because I was thinking that the Alouettes would lose again. By the time I got home the Alouettes had come back to win. I should have just stayed in the bar until the end.
@@antonboludo8886 My dad turned off his TV in disgust when Duval missed the first kick. He didn't know the Als won until I called him like two minutes later! I still rib him about it to this day.😁
I remember that game so well because I had bet heavily on Montreal to win. The fellow who took my bet just had that kind of luck when it came to betting on sports - he'd lose on the most ridiculous conclusions to games just like this. We lost him last year and I really miss him - one of the best friends I ever had. Thanks for everything Tom!
Crazy finish! I'm an NFL guy (I like the CFL too) but wow what a game! I wish they aired CFL games in the US because it would be nice to have football year round. I hope at least the Grey Cup this year will be on tv here.
@@WTMNNJR Only if you're a Riders fan. Objectively this one was better because of all the drama at the end and the Als clawing their way back over the entire game. They only took the lead with :00 left on the clock so they technically had the lead for zero seconds all game but still won BY A SINGLE POINT. I would still put 1989 as a top-5 though.
@@collingreen1680 It was good but there was a 6-point difference in the final score. I would put it in the top though because it was just amazing to see the Ottawa win the cup after so much adversity. I started hating the Roughriders when they vetoed Ottawa from using the Rough Riders name when Ottawa had the name first. I won't lie, 2016 was a feel-good story so it's top-10 but the game itself wasn't a top-5 Grey Cup game.
I don't know how you came to that but, to me, this is the greatest championship game that I've seen IN ANY SPORT. You couldn't write a better script than what transpired that night.
As an American just learning the Canadian Game, I have great empathy for The Roughrider's Fans. Many years as a fan of the NFL's Cleveland Browns I've seen plenty of bitter defeats.
Wow what an amazing comeback. I've never paid any attention to Canadian football before, but I just learned the differences today after visiting Vancouver and i find it pretty interesting.
self made boss well the officiating sucks, people whine about not being paid the money they want, the patriots practically win every, Goodell is a horrible commissioner. I mean I could go on
In the states of course we love college football and the NFL, but the CFL is a really exciting brand of football. This is my first year watching it on ESPN3 and I'm getting hooked. I love the enthusiasm of the Roughrider fans. I"m guessing that it's an exciting environment at Mosaic for every Saskatchewan home game.
I still get goosebumps everytime i watch this....i remember everything: the despair of thinking it was all lost, Duval's lousy kicks.....and seeing the flags drop during that last play....even one year later! And now we got 2 in a row! ALS FOREVER!
was cheering so loud after that feld goal missed then my friends dad said "shit. flags." ref: "too many men on the field, saskatchewan" and we were swearing after that lol
CFL, by far, I mean, by far the most exciting football league ever. Boy is this league an exemple for every sports league in this world. Athletes that win reasonable money, that play for pride and not for the money, that play for their cities. That's what football should be all about. Rarely you see a CFL game NOT exciting. This game is quite something. Keep it up Canada. Keep it up als, We got them for the 2nd year in a row! Les Alouettes Champions, une vraie dynasty! This is our league!
@bthang1 I'll try to explain: NFL: 11 players per side, field is 100x53yds, 4 downs, 10yd end zone, goal posts in the back of the end zone, touchback - ball goes to 20. CFL: 12 players per side, field is 110x65yds, 3 downs, 20yd end zone, goal posts in the front of the end zone, touchback - ball goes to 35 and kicking team gets 1 point. Also known as a "single" or "rouge" due to the red flag used to signal the 1 point in the early days. Rouge is French for red.
@AGooeyCookie I agree I thought the same thing when I first saw a cfl game but it turns out its a really exciting game I wouldn't mind playing in that's league
CFL is Strong and Growing Stronger. Our Football Programs in Canada has Skyrocketed in the latest statics. Talent is Growing. CFL will be HUGE, its growing
LOL i went to an alouette game and i loved it and i got hooked but i fell in love when they won the grey cup with that spectacular game i am now a fan for life
@CDxTWal First, the end zones are big because it allows kick returners to run the ball out of the end zone on a missed field goal (same reason as to why the field goals are on the goal line). Also, touchbacks result in 1 point given to the kicking team, which encourages kick returners to bring the ball out of the end zone if they feel that they're going to get decent field position out of it. Lastly, in the CFL, all offensive backfield players, except the QB, may be in motion before the snap.
@greghmn you can sign me up for that group for sure! I saw this game on TV and the ending was absolutely CRAZY! I didn't think that Montreal was going to win the game but sadly on this day Saskatchewan had an extra man and I felt REALLY bad for them! This was a really good game and I'm glad to be seeing the highlights again for sure My name is Amisbro...and I'm an American that loves the CFL!
LES ALOUETTES DE MONTRÉAL ARE THE CLASS OF THE CFL AND BACK TO BACK CHAMPS BABY YEAH! GO ALS GO! THE FACE OF RIDERS FANS AFTER THE PARKER INTERCEPTION WAS PRICELESS JUST LIKE LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE GAME WHEN THEY COULDN'T COUNT OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ
I'm an alouette's fan and I fell bad for all the rider's fan after the penalty on the first field goal attemp that we missed. I couldnt be happier coz I tought that we just lost the game but damn, so disapointing for you..
I sold our tickets to that game to some Riders fans and watched the game from a bar in Calgary. As a Stamps season ticket holder, why would I want to be there? What a laugh we had in that bar when that missed field goal got called back and the Alouettes ripped the heart out of Saskatchewan when they made that second attempt. I know just how they felt having had my heart ripped out in similar ways but it was f'ing funny just the same. Oh how we love our teams. 🥰
I don't understand the fight of American vs Canadian Football... who cares how big the field is, how many downs, how many players. Gridiron in general is IMO the greatest sport ever made because it's war with a ball. Most Canadians love Hockey (I love Hockey too). but Gridiron Football to me is the most fun to watch. This was a great game. 28-27 doesn't get much better than that. I like American college football the best but this CFL is a great game too.
This is the year that the riders will win the grey cup for 2 reasons 1: we have totally stack up our team with amazing players!!! 2: the grey cup is being held in our own backyard. When the riders make it to the grey cup, you will bot be able to hear ANYTHING making it much harder on the other team GO RIDERS GO
@SuperVancouverBC i find this in wikipedia: Lacrosse (in particular box lacrosse) is the national summer sport of Canada. its the summer national sport because football is played summer and fall so its a multi-season sport and i found this too in wikipedia by typing CFL : the most popular football league in Canada, and the second-most popular major sports league in Canada, after the National Hockey League
i was in a bar watching this(in MTL)people went nuts!some jumped over the bar and and chuggling everything to could get their hand on!! still Saskatcheewan played a nice game..almost 'till the end..
I laughed when I saw the uprights at the beggining of the endzone; rather than the end. I really need to go see a CFL game. Looks just as fun as american football.
@Ireland615 Actually, the NFL used to have the uprights at the goal line as well. They moved it back. Take a look at footage from old Superbowls before 1974. The Canadian game is the older game. This year is Super Bowl XLV but it's Grey Cup XCVIII.
I agree with another poster. Too much attention is given to the last play of the game. What's amazing is that the Als were losing 27-11 with less then 8 minutes left in the game.
The Saints/Colts Super Bowl is a classic too, just that the game wasn't decide on a crucial penalty rather that it was a critical interception thrown by the veteran Manning to Tracy Porter that sealed the win for the Saints.
Thats why its called Canadian football , the endzone is bigger to favorise the pass. And our receivers can moved behind the line , they cross the line at the perfect time to be faster at the beggining :) Sorry for my english im a french canadian
My friend and I attended that game. We were sitting around the 30-yard line at the opposite end from that final field goal. I wasn't wearing a watermelon helmet but I *was* cheering for the Roughriders. It was a windy evening. So the wind took the ball off-target when Duvall kicked the field goal. The too-many-men penalty moved the play forward enough that Duvall didn't have to get as much lift into his kick, and the wind was much less of a factor. Because we were at the other end of the field, it was the final play of the game, and we were unaware of the penalty call, we thought the victory had already gone to the green-and-white. But it was not to be. As we left the stadium, a TV reporter stuck a mic in my face and asked me what I thought. Trying to capture my dejected mood, I replied "Did you ever win the lottery and come home to tell your wife, only to find her with another man?". I don't know if they ever aired that comment.
@CDxTWal It is simply that the rules are different. Our field is wider, and longer. Anyone is the backfield is allowed to be in motion. Oh and the single point for kicking it through the end zone, that is a vestige of a long time ago, not unlike say Aussie rules, where if you miss the goal you get a point if you kick it through.
Dude I came into this video being skeptical(cuz I'm an American and a big NFL fan) but that was awesome to watch and it was great game! I thought the old field goal positioning was odd though haha :P
As an alouettes fan, you can't help but cry and feel bad for the riders, it was definitely an incredible comeback, but they had the game, too bad they don't know how to count
Meh, they had help from the officials with that non-call for pass interference on our two-point convert. You could hear the shock in Chris Cuthbert's voice when he said "There are no markers!".
Yes, having to move the huddle faster and throw more often makes it more stagically based, and dont forget you can recover your own punt in canadian football.
Incredible game. Montreal stunk in the first half, but pulled it off in the second. I was screaming at my TV when Duval missed the field goal with 5 seconds left. I cannot believe he got a second chance at that.
I'm from Europe and frankly a noob about gridiron but CFL looks fun. OK we all know the NFL is bigger, richer and has better players but the different rules and downhome athmosphere at the CFL seems fun.
If you are in your endzone and hit the crossbar with a pass and it bounces out the back of the endzone, it's a safety by former NFL rules. Happened in the NFL Championship Game, and the game was decided by one point.
They scored a "rouge" which is 1 point, you can score a single by punting a ball that is returnable, that the opposing team does not return, it basically gives you a point for a touchback the other team couldve returned. It only counts if it goes out of the end zone.
The endzone is explained below it comes from Rugby. Missed fieldgoals do get a point if kicked out of the endzone or not returned to +1 yard. We have motion in the CFL with slotback unlike NFL with TE's or WR's
I don't think any CFL fan will forget this one!!! Being a Bomber fan, I really enjoyed seeing the Riders choke. Now that the Bombers are the joke of the league, I've almost become in different to them. I actually the Riders win tomorrow. Stay warm everybody!
@wbrycem I'm am American and I was looking for comments about the goal post being in front of the end zone. I couldn't find any, but regardless. CFL's goal post do seem to be a bit longer in length. So there is the difference in the NFL and the CFL's. Nothing wrong with it, like we don't have points in our standings. Good game though
Your goal posts USED to be in the front of the end zone. The NFL moved them to the back in 1974. Check out Super Bowl VIII and you'll see the posts at the goal line.
The Montreal Alouettes, winners of seven Grey Cups. Unofficially, it would be eight if the CFL added the Grey cup that the Baltimore stallions, Who would move to Montreal when Art Modell moved his Cleveland Browns to Baltimore to become the Ravens, won in 1995
Well, i'm not Canadian, but i do know that the reason a point is awarded for a missed field goal is that if the ball crosses the plain of the endzone and does not leave the endzone a point is rewarded
Agreed. The athletes are bigger faster stronger, but the game pace of CFL is way faster. 3 downs makes you force the ball down field which causes more turnovers. 30 seconds in between plays opposed to 40 also picks up the pace a lot.
One of the most insane endings to a championship I’ve ever seen 😱, wow.
Yep. How do u spell choke? R-I-D-E-R-S
Love the drama, the heartbreak, stupid reason for a win. But a anything can happen, bad , call, flag, turn overs d bad judgement as shown here
@@maryannemelenka9250I have to agree with the bad calls. That non-pass interference call when the Als were going for two points was critical because the game would've been tied. Chris Cuthbert was clearly shocked that there was no flag thrown.
One of the greatest CFL comebacks, the resiliency of Calvillo to complete those passes under pressure like that was absolutely incredible!
Yeah, and resiliency under pressure wasn't something he was known for in Grey Cups which is why the Als lost so many. I remember the Als losing four Grey Cups in a row and I kinda-sorta knew how Bills fans felt (but not really because I had seen the Als win before so it didn't sting so bad).
Watching this 10 years later doesn’t make it any easier. They were given every chance to seal the game in the 4th quarter and absolutely blew it.
IKR.
I was talking with a guy from Saskatchewan in a sports bar in Montreal. We were watching it together. I left too early because I was thinking that the Alouettes would lose again.
By the time I got home the Alouettes had come back to win.
I should have just stayed in the bar until the end.
@@antonboludo8886 My dad turned off his TV in disgust when Duval missed the first kick. He didn't know the Als won until I called him like two minutes later!
I still rib him about it to this day.😁
Yes, I understand. I regretted leaving the bar too early.
@@AvroBellow
Watching this after the Argos lost the Eastern final after tying the league record: 16-2. I feel the pain of SK.
@@antonboludo8886This is why Argo fans Go Down With The Ship.
WOW!!! i had never seen anything CFL before, and that was freakin cool! so much passion and energy in this game
Hi eight years ago. Yeah. It really is an awesome game.
I remember that game so well because I had bet heavily on Montreal to win. The fellow who took my bet just had that kind of luck when it came to betting on sports - he'd lose on the most ridiculous conclusions to games just like this. We lost him last year and I really miss him - one of the best friends I ever had. Thanks for everything Tom!
Crazy finish! I'm an NFL guy (I like the CFL too) but wow what a game! I wish they aired CFL games in the US because it would be nice to have football year round. I hope at least the Grey Cup this year will be on tv here.
still laughing at this in 2014 and i'm from saskatchewan
Aquinnah Jade still laughing at this in 2017
still laughing about this in 2020
@@KayyyThree still laughing about this in 2021
@@landolandolandolandolando still laughing about this in 2022
As an American I don't understand why anyone would hate on the CFL. It is a very well respected and fun league. Props to the CFL from a real American!
It's 2021 and this is STILL the greatest Grey Cup EVER PLAYED!!!
1989 was the best grey cup.
2016 has to be close
1996
@@WTMNNJR Only if you're a Riders fan. Objectively this one was better because of all the drama at the end and the Als clawing their way back over the entire game. They only took the lead with :00 left on the clock so they technically had the lead for zero seconds all game but still won BY A SINGLE POINT. I would still put 1989 as a top-5 though.
@@collingreen1680 It was good but there was a 6-point difference in the final score. I would put it in the top though because it was just amazing to see the Ottawa win the cup after so much adversity. I started hating the Roughriders when they vetoed Ottawa from using the Rough Riders name when Ottawa had the name first. I won't lie, 2016 was a feel-good story so it's top-10 but the game itself wasn't a top-5 Grey Cup game.
12 years later and this still never gets old. Almost as good of a victory as the Bombers 2019 Grey Cup win.
Almost as good as the 2007 Cup too. #fortheL
@@richardlestor9643 the only L is the Riders not even making the playoffs as hosts....
@@nolby1758I very clearly remember them winning the Grey Cup as hosts.
@kenkleinsasser8165 it's easy to remember 4 championships in 113 years 😜
I don't know how you came to that but, to me, this is the greatest championship game that I've seen IN ANY SPORT. You couldn't write a better script than what transpired that night.
As an American just learning the Canadian Game, I have great empathy for The Roughrider's Fans. Many years as a fan of the NFL's Cleveland Browns I've seen plenty of bitter defeats.
Wow what an amazing comeback. I've never paid any attention to Canadian football before, but I just learned the differences today after visiting Vancouver and i find it pretty interesting.
Easily one of the most exciting CFL finals ever.
I would say that it's the most exciting final that I've seen in ANY SPORT. I've never seen anything like this game.
Dude. That stadium was explosive. Like the ground was practically shaking and rumbling. The fanfare was spectacular.
As an American I personally think the CFL is better then Goodells NFL
Bojo David why
It's a superior game with inferior players.
It's a league that doesn't play any defense with players smaller than Tom Cruise.
self made boss well the officiating sucks, people whine about not being paid the money they want, the patriots practically win every, Goodell is a horrible commissioner. I mean I could go on
self made boss because NFL is becoming more like flag Football😂😂😂
In the states of course we love college football and the NFL, but the CFL is a really exciting brand of football. This is my first year watching it on ESPN3 and I'm getting hooked. I love the enthusiasm of the Roughrider fans. I"m guessing that it's an exciting environment at Mosaic for every Saskatchewan home game.
I'm sure it is. The Riders have a very devoted fan base because it's literally the only pro game in town out there.
I still get goosebumps everytime i watch this....i remember everything: the despair of thinking it was all lost, Duval's lousy kicks.....and seeing the flags drop during that last play....even one year later! And now we got 2 in a row! ALS FOREVER!
Eventhough 2009 was one of the absolute worst years of my life this was one of my all time favorite Grey Cup games
I still love watching these clips. What a great game for both teams. And the right team won...but only at the 60th minute. Whoo!
AC The Great!!!
Best Wishes on your retirement, Anthony Calvillo!
As a Rider fan, rewatching this for college project hurts
I can just imagine.
still laughing 2019
Still laughing in 2021
Im a CFL fan, but why can't people just enjoy it for what it is? its football. I love watching the NFL too, no need to hate on each other
was cheering so loud after that feld goal missed then my friends dad said "shit. flags." ref: "too many men on the field, saskatchewan" and we were swearing after that lol
CFL, by far, I mean, by far the most exciting football league ever. Boy is this league an exemple for every sports league in this world. Athletes that win reasonable money, that play for pride and not for the money, that play for their cities. That's what football should be all about. Rarely you see a CFL game NOT exciting. This game is quite something. Keep it up Canada. Keep it up als, We got them for the 2nd year in a row! Les Alouettes Champions, une vraie dynasty!
This is our league!
@bthang1 I'll try to explain:
NFL: 11 players per side, field is 100x53yds, 4 downs, 10yd end zone, goal posts in the back of the end zone, touchback - ball goes to 20.
CFL: 12 players per side, field is 110x65yds, 3 downs, 20yd end zone, goal posts in the front of the end zone, touchback - ball goes to 35 and kicking team gets 1 point. Also known as a "single" or "rouge" due to the red flag used to signal the 1 point in the early days. Rouge is French for red.
@AGooeyCookie I agree I thought the same thing when I first saw a cfl game but it turns out its a really exciting game I wouldn't mind playing in that's league
The ending made me LOL! Go Alouettes!
CFL is Strong and Growing Stronger. Our Football Programs in Canada has Skyrocketed in the latest statics. Talent is Growing. CFL will be HUGE, its growing
I want to see teams in Halifax, Windsor and Victoria.
LOL i went to an alouette game and i loved it and i got hooked
but i fell in love when they won the grey cup with that spectacular game
i am now a fan for life
@CDxTWal First, the end zones are big because it allows kick returners to run the ball out of the end zone on a missed field goal (same reason as to why the field goals are on the goal line). Also, touchbacks result in 1 point given to the kicking team, which encourages kick returners to bring the ball out of the end zone if they feel that they're going to get decent field position out of it. Lastly, in the CFL, all offensive backfield players, except the QB, may be in motion before the snap.
Every few years I need to rewatch this. The irony of the 13th man 👨🍳 👌🏻
Never gets old.
Awesome.
I know, eh? 😁
This game will never not hurt
This has to be one of the most epic football game ever! Down 27-11 with less then 8 minutes to play in the 4th quarter!
@greghmn
you can sign me up for that group for sure!
I saw this game on TV and the ending was absolutely CRAZY! I didn't think that Montreal was going to win the game but sadly on this day Saskatchewan had an extra man and I felt REALLY bad for them!
This was a really good game and I'm glad to be seeing the highlights again for sure
My name is Amisbro...and I'm an American that loves the CFL!
beautiful. this never gets old.
alot of these guys are most likely good enough for the NFL
That's what Chad "Ocho-Cinco" Johnson said when he played up here. 😁
LES ALOUETTES DE MONTRÉAL ARE THE CLASS OF THE CFL AND BACK TO BACK CHAMPS BABY YEAH! GO ALS GO! THE FACE OF RIDERS FANS AFTER THE PARKER INTERCEPTION WAS PRICELESS JUST LIKE LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE GAME WHEN THEY COULDN'T COUNT OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ
Even watching this now, it still hurts. But we got our redemption by winning it at home last year. Go Riders!
I'm an alouette's fan and I fell bad for all the rider's fan after the penalty on the first field goal attemp that we missed. I couldnt be happier coz I tought that we just lost the game but damn, so disapointing for you..
I sold our tickets to that game to some Riders fans and watched the game from a bar in Calgary. As a Stamps season ticket holder, why would I want to be there? What a laugh we had in that bar when that missed field goal got called back and the Alouettes ripped the heart out of Saskatchewan when they made that second attempt. I know just how they felt having had my heart ripped out in similar ways but it was f'ing funny just the same. Oh how we love our teams. 🥰
I don't understand the fight of American vs Canadian Football...
who cares how big the field is, how many downs, how many players. Gridiron in general is IMO the greatest sport ever made because it's war with a ball. Most Canadians love Hockey (I love Hockey too). but Gridiron Football to me is the most fun to watch. This was a great game. 28-27 doesn't get much better than that. I like American college football the best but this CFL is a great game too.
This is the year that the riders will win the grey cup for 2 reasons
1: we have totally stack up our team with amazing players!!!
2: the grey cup is being held in our own backyard. When the riders make it to the grey cup, you will bot be able to hear ANYTHING making it much harder on the other team
GO RIDERS GO
just watching this again, gets me so excited! i cant wait until the 1st!
go als!
Forgotten play that was key: Chip Cox shoving Andy Fantuz out at the 2 yard line with 2 seconds left in the 1st half, saving the Als 4 points.
This is what football is about. playing for the love of the game. and the heart to win. Not some attention grabber/spoiled players.
You know, this Canadian football actually looks more exciting than the American football I'm used to...
They're both great games but yeah, the CFL is more exciting because it's a faster game.
This looks more competitive than 95% of the Super Bowls in NFL history.
@SuperVancouverBC i find this in wikipedia: Lacrosse (in particular box lacrosse) is the national summer sport of Canada. its the summer national sport because football is played summer and fall so its a multi-season sport and i found this too in wikipedia by typing CFL : the most popular football league in Canada, and the second-most popular major sports league in Canada, after the National Hockey League
Still heart broken by that loss in 2020.
The Ticats are snake-bitten against the Bombers in the Grey Cup. Every time I've seen them play each other, the Bombers always won.
i was in a bar watching this(in MTL)people went nuts!some jumped over the bar and and chuggling everything to could get their hand on!!
still Saskatcheewan played a nice game..almost 'till the end..
God damn too many men. I remember telling my friends we won! Then the penalty hit. I love the riders
2 great QBs such a great game.
You know that's the best game of football I've ever seen! Oh my goodness reminds me how excited I was when we won this war!
well it was a exiting football game overall no matter american or canadian, or indoor or outdoor at the end of the day it was a great FOOTBALL game.
Montreal had the best comeback
I laughed when I saw the uprights at the beggining of the endzone; rather than the end. I really need to go see a CFL game. Looks just as fun as american football.
greatest cfl finish ever
@Ireland615 Actually, the NFL used to have the uprights at the goal line as well. They moved it back. Take a look at footage from old Superbowls before 1974. The Canadian game is the older game. This year is Super Bowl XLV but it's Grey Cup XCVIII.
I agree with another poster. Too much attention is given to the last play of the game. What's amazing is that the Als were losing 27-11 with less then 8 minutes left in the game.
The Saints/Colts Super Bowl is a classic too, just that the game wasn't decide on a crucial penalty rather that it was a critical interception thrown by the veteran Manning to Tracy Porter that sealed the win for the Saints.
Thats why its called Canadian football , the endzone is bigger to favorise the pass. And our receivers can moved behind the line , they cross the line at the perfect time to be faster at the beggining :) Sorry for my english im a french canadian
Ton anglais est plus bon de le francais de plus des Anglophones. I understood you perfectly!
My friend and I attended that game. We were sitting around the 30-yard line at the opposite end from that final field goal. I wasn't wearing a watermelon helmet but I *was* cheering for the Roughriders. It was a windy evening. So the wind took the ball off-target when Duvall kicked the field goal. The too-many-men penalty moved the play forward enough that Duvall didn't have to get as much lift into his kick, and the wind was much less of a factor. Because we were at the other end of the field, it was the final play of the game, and we were unaware of the penalty call, we thought the victory had already gone to the green-and-white. But it was not to be. As we left the stadium, a TV reporter stuck a mic in my face and asked me what I thought. Trying to capture my dejected mood, I replied "Did you ever win the lottery and come home to tell your wife, only to find her with another man?". I don't know if they ever aired that comment.
If your talking about the catch at 2:25 -ish.
He was in bounds, the rules are different, it's not the NFL, you only need one foot in
@CDxTWal It is simply that the rules are different. Our field is wider, and longer. Anyone is the backfield is allowed to be in motion. Oh and the single point for kicking it through the end zone, that is a vestige of a long time ago, not unlike say Aussie rules, where if you miss the goal you get a point if you kick it through.
Dude I came into this video being skeptical(cuz I'm an American and a big NFL fan) but that was awesome to watch and it was great game! I thought the old field goal positioning was odd though haha :P
As an alouettes fan, you can't help but cry and feel bad for the riders, it was definitely an incredible comeback, but they had the game, too bad they don't know how to count
Meh, they had help from the officials with that non-call for pass interference on our two-point convert. You could hear the shock in Chris Cuthbert's voice when he said "There are no markers!".
Yes, having to move the huddle faster and throw more often makes it more stagically based, and dont forget you can recover your own punt in canadian football.
Thats whats CFL IS ALL ABOUT....!!!
Exiting!...
Incredible game. Montreal stunk in the first half, but pulled it off in the second. I was screaming at my TV when Duval missed the field goal with 5 seconds left. I cannot believe he got a second chance at that.
I wasn't cheering either way, but this was still a gripping Grey Cup. Nothing short of fantastic.
even though i am a Sask fan this was still one of the best games ever
STILL FUCKING HURTS TO WATCH TO THIS DAY!! 😭
I'm from Europe and frankly a noob about gridiron but CFL looks fun. OK we all know the NFL is bigger, richer and has better players but the different rules and downhome athmosphere at the CFL seems fun.
If you are in your endzone and hit the crossbar with a pass and it bounces out the back of the endzone, it's a safety by former NFL rules. Happened in the NFL Championship Game, and the game was decided by one point.
They scored a "rouge" which is 1 point, you can score a single by punting a ball that is returnable, that the opposing team does not return, it basically gives you a point for a touchback the other team couldve returned. It only counts if it goes out of the end zone.
The endzones are different than down here in america, but I find this better than the NFL
I wish they had shown this game in the US
that was the sickest and best grey cup ever!!!!
The endzone is explained below it comes from Rugby. Missed fieldgoals do get a point if kicked out of the endzone or not returned to +1 yard. We have motion in the CFL with slotback unlike NFL with TE's or WR's
This is great football, don't care if it's Canadian.
I don't think any CFL fan will forget this one!!! Being a Bomber fan, I really enjoyed seeing the Riders choke. Now that the Bombers are the joke of the league, I've almost become in different to them. I actually the Riders win tomorrow. Stay warm everybody!
Your Bombers were the class of the CFL last year. Congrats on winning the cup! 😁
Great year In the CFL cant wait for 2010 GO LIONS GO!
We won again
I'm a states' side Riders' fan and I became one during this 2009 season. I wish Kory Sheets had been on this squad back in 09.
@wbrycem I'm am American and I was looking for comments about the goal post being in front of the end zone. I couldn't find any, but regardless. CFL's goal post do seem to be a bit longer in length. So there is the difference in the NFL and the CFL's. Nothing wrong with it, like we don't have points in our standings. Good game though
Your goal posts USED to be in the front of the end zone. The NFL moved them to the back in 1974. Check out Super Bowl VIII and you'll see the posts at the goal line.
You're right it does allow for more strategy, which is different than the CFL. I love both games though. They are unique but great in their own ways.
I never get tired of watching this! Biggest choke in the history of the CFL.
When you think about it, both teams choked badly. The difference was that the Riders just couldn't accurately count to 12. 😁
The most memorable Grey Cup in CFL history. We’ll never forget the 13th man
So glad I was there to witness that!
Those were the good days. Hopefully we’ll get back to that success soon
The Montreal Alouettes, winners of seven Grey Cups. Unofficially, it would be eight if the CFL added the Grey cup that the Baltimore stallions, Who would move to Montreal when Art Modell moved his Cleveland Browns to Baltimore to become the Ravens, won in 1995
even though the riders are my favoirte team (i like the als too) this was probably the most exciting football game i have ever seen
@iTortalini its the championship game. its basically the super bowl of the cfl
@KillerCamen Actually it did make a difference. One of the riders got past the line and rushed Duval's kick which is probably why he missed.
@Eballaz00 This isn't a "variation of the NFL". This is the 97th Grey cup, how many superbowls is the NFL at?
im an als fan
they were plain lucky to win the grey cup the riders deserved it more than the als did
Well, i'm not Canadian, but i do know that the reason a point is awarded for a missed field goal is that if the ball crosses the plain of the endzone and does not leave the endzone a point is rewarded
lol i always smile when i see this video! the best part is the end, while a whole city of rider fans are celebrating the ref makes the call..
that was a good comeback....cant wait for season 2010 to start
Agreed. The athletes are bigger faster stronger, but the game pace of CFL is way faster. 3 downs makes you force the ball down field which causes more turnovers.
30 seconds in between plays opposed to 40 also picks up the pace a lot.
I needed a good laugh.. Canadian entertainment is hilarious
I remember changing the channel. we lost the grey cup, and when I turned it back 😅 we were the champs 😊😊😊