ticatfan
11-22-2016, 09:13 AM
Kienan LaFrance made the most of his chance while the Ottawa REDBLACKS survived a late scare, holding on for a 35-23 win over the Edmonton Eskimos in the Eastern Final.
LaFrance carried the weight of the offence after a first-quarter injury to Mossis Madu, rushing for 157 yards and scoring the game-sealing touchdown to put Ottawa in the Grey Cup for the second straight season.
The Eskimos came within four points of a comeback after once trailing 25-3, but Ottawa’s offence responded in the last two minutes, melted away the clock and scored the game-clinching touchdown in front of 24,248 fans at a snowy TD Place in the nation’s capital.
Henry Burris threw first-half touchdown passes to Khalil Paden and Greg Ellingson while Ray Early kicked two field goals in place of the injured Chris Milo. Burris also threw an interception, finishing with 246 yards on 15-of-26 passing.
Mike Reilly threw three touchdown passes for the Eskimos, including two to Adarius Bowman, in a furious comeback effort by the visiting Eskimos, ending up with 340 yards on 20-of-41 passing with no turnovers.
The REDBLACKS will play in Toronto on Nov. 27 against either the BC Lions or the Calgary Stampeders in the 104th Grey Cup Championship presented by Shaw.
http://www.cfl.ca/games/2359/edmonton-eskimos-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#/preview
LaFrance carried the weight of the offence after a first-quarter injury to Mossis Madu, rushing for 157 yards and scoring the game-sealing touchdown to put Ottawa in the Grey Cup for the second straight season.
The Eskimos came within four points of a comeback after once trailing 25-3, but Ottawa’s offence responded in the last two minutes, melted away the clock and scored the game-clinching touchdown in front of 24,248 fans at a snowy TD Place in the nation’s capital.
Henry Burris threw first-half touchdown passes to Khalil Paden and Greg Ellingson while Ray Early kicked two field goals in place of the injured Chris Milo. Burris also threw an interception, finishing with 246 yards on 15-of-26 passing.
Mike Reilly threw three touchdown passes for the Eskimos, including two to Adarius Bowman, in a furious comeback effort by the visiting Eskimos, ending up with 340 yards on 20-of-41 passing with no turnovers.
The REDBLACKS will play in Toronto on Nov. 27 against either the BC Lions or the Calgary Stampeders in the 104th Grey Cup Championship presented by Shaw.
http://www.cfl.ca/games/2359/edmonton-eskimos-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#/preview