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mirror image of the 104th Grey Cup this year Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Mon, 6 Feb 2017 07:51:57 In Reply to: Obviously I turned off the Superbowl too soon, MI-Roger [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 6 Feb 2017 03:19:44 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The heavily favoured long-time powerhouse Calgary Stampeders (15-2-1, first place in regular season, and blew out the second place BC Lions 42-15 to reach the championship) faced the Ottawa RedBlacks (8-9-1)...
Ottawa went up 20-7 by halftime, and were leading 27-7 halfway into the 3rd quarter. Calgary went on to tie the game 33-33 with 10 seconds left, and the game went into overtime. Ottawa scored in OT to win the game and the championship.
CFL OT rules are different, so up here the Falcons would have got the ball back with a chance to even it up - the Patriots would have had to stop them from scoring a major to win. (there are many other rule differences also)
CFL is generally more wild and risk taking (larger field, fewer downs, etc makes it harder for the defense) compared to the NFL which in contrast is very tight defensively, so the Patriots' comeback was for sure spectacular, but as I pointed out to my son at halftime... the Falcons went up 21-3 in 1 quarter... the Patriots just needed to win 21-0 in the second half...
Great Superbowl to watch as an impartial outsider football fan (though I suppose not for Atlanta fans).
Grey Cup highlight reel, doesn't fully convey all the ups and downs though. It was pretty crazy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBY_p8m-tok
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