94th Grey Cup The 94th Grey Cup game took place on November 19 , 2006 , at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg , Manitoba before 44 , 786 fans . Ticket prices ranged from $ 141 and $ 275 . The game decided the championship of the 2006 Canadian Football League season . The BC Lions defeated the Montreal Alouettes , 25 - 14 . Grey Cup Festivities . The Grey Cup Festival consisted of four nights of entertainment at the Winnipeg Convention Centre , special events at the brand - new MTS Centre in the heart of the city , and a music festival in nightclubs around town . Regular fan favourite festivities include the CFL Player Awards and the Grey Cup Parade , the Grey Cup Gala Dinner , and the CFL Fan Experience – a family event featuring memorabilia , autographs , and interactive football . There was also a Trailer Park Boys breakfast featuring Randy , and Mr . Lahey . Famous musicians performed during the week long festival that included Kenny Rogers , The Beach Boys , Sam Roberts Band , Tom Cochrane and Red Rider . At the game , Canadian Idol winner , Eva Avila sung the national anthem and Nelly Furtado performed at the halftime show , singing her two latest hits ; " Promiscuous " ( with Saukrates ) and " Maneater " . TSN unveiled the TSN Top 50 CFL Players list as part of the Grey Cup week festivities . Game summary . BC Lions ( 25 ) - TDs , Ian Smart ; FGs Paul McCallum ( 6 ) ; cons . , McCallum . Montreal Alouettes ( 14 ) - TDs , Robert Edwards ; FGs Damon Duval ; cons . , Duval ; safety touch ( 2 ) . First Quarter < br > BC — FG McCallum 34 - yard field goal 4 : 49 3 - 0 BC < br > BC — FG McCallum 35 - yard field goal 12 : 26 6 - 0 BC < br > BC — FG McCallum 24 - yard field goal 14 : 15 9 - 0 BC Second Quarter < br > BC — TD Smart 25 - yard run ( McCallum convert ) 4 : 12 16 - 0 BC < br > MTL — FG Duval 43 - yard field goal 13 : 18 16 - 3 BC < br > BC — FG McCallum 30 - yard field goal 15 : 00 19 - 3 BC Third Quarter < br > MTL — Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 8 : 47 19 - 5 BC < br > MTL — TD Edwards 2 - yard run ( Duval convert ) 13 : 00 19 - 12 BC Fourth Quarter < br > BC — FG McCallum 21 - yard field goal 4 : 17 22 - 12 BC < br > BC — FG McCallum 47 - yard field goal 6 : 28 25 - 12 BC < br > MTL — Safety McCallum concedes in end zone 13 : 17 25 - 14 BC Montreal won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half . BC elected to go on defence on the first series , and Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo threw two incomplete passes to begin the game . BC quarterback Dave Dickenson responded with four consecutive passes before rushing for a 12 - yard gain setting up a first down on the Montreal 32 . Two plays later , BC settled for a Paul McCallum 34 - yard field goal to go ahead 3 - 0 . The Als were forced to punt again on their second possession , putting the Lions on their own 18 - yard line . Joe Smith reeled off a 17 - yard run on the first play , and after another first down , Dickenson hit Ryan Thelwell with a 14 - yard pass past midfield . Paris Jackson made a 14 - yard catch of his own but Buck Pierce , filling in for Dickenson , was sacked for a nine - yard loss by Adriano Belli . Dickenson came back in and hit Thelwell with a 16 - yard pass , setting up a McCallum 35 - yard field goal . Aaron Hunt forced Calvillo to fumble on the next play , with Javier Glatt recovering the ball on the Montreal 23 . This set up another McCallum field goal , this one from 24 yards out . BC was in possession of the ball for 10 : 26 of the opening quarter . The Als finally forced BC to punt early in the second quarter , but were pinned on their own two - yard line on a coffin corner punt . Montreal got one first down before being forced to punt again . Starting on his own 43 - yard line , Jackson made a highlight reel 18 - yard catch . Ian Smart took it 25 yards the rest of the way for the game ’ s opening touchdown . After another two - and - out for the Als , the Montreal defence was able to stop the Lions on their own 28 - yard line . Montreal got the ball back on its own 46 and got a couple of first downs to set up Damon Duval field goal attempt from the 47 that was kicked wide left and returned out of the end zone to negate a single point . The Als defence held again , giving Montreal possession on its own 48 - yard line with 2 : 26 remaining in the half . Calvillo hit Ben Cahoon for a 25 - yard again . Duval was good on a 43 - yard field goal , putting the Alouettes in flight . McCallum booted a 30 - yard field goal as the second half expired to put the Lions ahead 19 - 3 . Early in the third quarter , Dickenson appeared to fumble the ball on a sack by R - Kal Truluck which was recovered by Chip Cox who had nothing but daylight for a touchdown . But Jake Ireland ruled Dickenson was down before the losing the ball , which was overturned by instant replay , the first in Grey Cup history . By rule , the Als got the ball on the BC 42 , and were forced to punt . Duval got a coffin corner kick , pinning the Lions on their own one - yard line . McCallum ultimately conceded two points . The Alouettes went to work from their own 35 - yard line . Calvillo hit Mike Vilimek on a 16 - yard pass , then Cahoon with a 13 - yard strike before calling his own number on a six - yard run . Robert Edwards ran for seven yards , followed by Thyron Anderson ’ s 13 - yard reception . Cahoon ’ s 11 - yard grab and Edwards ’ five - yard run before a BC offside penalty set up Edwards ’ two - yard touchdown run . With the convert Montreal trailed 19 - 12 . Tim Strickland almost came up with a diving interception on BC ’ s next series . McCallum booted a 21 - yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to put the Lions in front by 10 . He added a 47 - yard field goal to tie a Grey Cup record with his sixth . The most crucial play of the game came with 4 : 06 remaining in the 4th quarter . Calvillo drove the Alouettes down field within the Lions ' 5 Yard line . On first down the Lions defense stuffed Edwards before the ball crossed the goal line . On the ensuing play , Calvillo again handed off to Edwards , but Javier Glatt leaped over the Montreal offensive line and knocked the football from Edwards hands . Otis Floyd recovered the ball for the Lions . At first , Jim Popp threw the challenge flag but later picked it up , a decision which would be criticized given the circumstance . Even after such a swing in momentum , the Lions still had the ball at their one yard line . The ball was handed off to Smith , who gained short yardage . Faced with second and long , and possibility of a punt that would give Montreal great field position , Dickenson completed a crucial pass to Geroy Simon that gave the Lions a first down . McCallum gave up another safety with 1 : 43 remaining to make the score 25 - 14 , but the Alouettes couldn ' t get closer than the BC 15 - yard line before time ran out . 2006 CFL playoffs . Division Semi - finals . " November 5 " East Semi - Final . Michael Bishop spearheaded a late fourth quarter comeback , giving the Toronto Argonauts a 31 - 27 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in an East Division semifinal game at the Rogers Centre . Bishop completed touchdown passes to Arland Bruce and R . Jay Soward in the final eight minutes , turning a 27 - 17 deficit into a chance to play the Montreal Alouettes in the East Final . Bishop came in for an ineffective Damon Allen . Bishop finished 3 - of - 5 for 110 yards . Allen went 15 - of - 28 for 219 yard with a TD and an interception . Toronto head coach Mike " Pinball " Clemons made the change under center to catch Winnipeg off guard and it worked . Charles Roberts had two touchdown runs for the Blue Bombers , who failed to hold on to the 10 - point fourth - quarter lead . He ended with 30 rushed for 179 yards . After Winnipeg went up 27 - 17 on Kevin Glenn ' s 27 - yard TD pass to Chris Brazzell , the Argonauts began their comeback . First , Bruce hauled in a 78 - yard catch - and - run from Bishop , making it a 27 - 24 contest . Then , a little later , Bishop hit Soward for a 15 - yard score to give the Argonauts the win . Winnipeg had one last chance , but Orlando Steinauer picked off Glenn inside the final minute at the Toronto 22 . Glenn ended 12 - of - 22 for 224 yards with a TD and two picks . Toronto led 6 - 3 after one quarter . The Argo ' s Noel Prefontaine hit 37 and 28 yard field goals after Troy Westwood opened the scoring with a 42 - yarder for Winnipeg . Prefontaine made it a 7 - 3 game early in the second with a 25 - yard single , but Westwood answered with a 23 - yard field goal . Allen then hit Michael Palmer with a 23 - yard TD strike to make it 14 - 6 heading into halftime . Winnipeg then scored 14 third - quarter points thanks to one - yard and 11 - yard TD runs by Roberts . Toronto though drew within 20 - 17 on a Prefontaine 38 - yard field goal early in the fourth quarter . West Semi - Final . Kenton Keith ' s 14 - yard touchdown run with 2 : 20 remaining cemented a second - half comeback , as the Saskatchewan Roughriders pulled out a gritty 30 - 21 win over the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Division Semifinal at a chilly McMahon Stadium . Kerry Joseph threw for 180 yards on 17 - of - 31 completions and one touchdown , and Keith finished the day with 141 yards on 16 carries and two scores . Defensive back , James Johnson recorded two interceptions for the Roughriders , who ran off 25 unanswered points , 18 coming in the second - half . The Riders advanced to the West championship to take on the BC Lions at BC Place Stadium . Henry Burris completed 16 - of - 32 passes for 198 yards , no touchdowns , and was picked off four times and fumbled once . He did run for Calgary ' s only offensive touchdown in the game . Marcus Howell also took a punt 57 yards for a touchdown for the Stampeders , who hurt their cause by committing six turnovers . Trailing by nine points with little more than two minutes left , Calgary could not score on either of their last two possessions . On the first chance , kicker Sandro DeAngelis pushed a 40 - yard field goal attempt wide right . Their final charge saw Burris throw two balls into the end zone that were batted down by defenders , and the third - down attempt picked off to end the game . Calgary led after one quarter , 4 - 3 , on a DeAngelis 39 - yard kick and a single . Things picked up in the second , as the Riders went ahead , 5 - 4 , on a safety concession . The Stampeders regained the lead , 11 - 5 , when Howell electrified the home crowd with his punt return touchdown . The lead was boosted to 14 - 5 on a successful 25 - yard DeAngelis field goal attempt . Calgary increased the margin to 21 - 5 when Burris sneaked over the goal line amidst a mass of bodies from two yards out , but the Riders closed out the first half strongly . Joseph led the charge from his own 35 yard line and hooked up with Matt Dominguez for a 22 - yard strike , capping an eight - play , 75 - yard drive which closed the gap to 21 - 12 at the break . The Riders came out blazing in the second half . After taking the opening kickoff to their own 34 , Keith found a seam up the middle on the first play from scrimmage and bolted 76 yards for the score , cutting the Calgary lead to two at 21 - 19 . The lead was trimmed closer to 21 - 20 when Howell decided to run out of the back of the end zone rather than fielding a Luca Congi punt , granting Saskatchewan a valuable point . When Congi split the uprights from 41 yards out with 10 : 26 left in the fourth , the Riders had their first lead since the second quarter . His three points were set up when Eddie Davis intercepted a Burris pass which gave Saskatchewan the ball in Calgary territory . Joseph and the Roughriders then put the nail in the Stampeders ' coffin . A four - play , 66 - yard drive was highlighted by Corey Grant ' s 37 - yard reception down to the Calgary 25 . Two plays later , Keith ' s run provided insurance for the victory . Division finals . " November 12 " East Final . Robert Edwards rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown as Montreal advanced to the Grey Cup with a 33 - 24 victory over the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final . The Alouettes will now face the BC Lions for the CFL championship . Anthony Calvillo completed 14 - of - 22 passes for 252 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Montreal ( 11 - 8 ) , who own a 4 - 1 record against the Argonauts in the last five East finals . Bishop replaced an ineffective Damon Allen in the second half and almost rallied Toronto to victory . The former Heisman Trophy finalist from Kansas State University completed 17 - of - 24 passes for 159 yards with two touchdowns and a pick for the Argonauts ( 11 - 9 ) . In what was most likely his last CFL action , Ricky Williams ran nine times for 57 yards and a touchdown , while also catching three passes for 34 yards . Williams signed with Toronto after he violated the NFL ' s substance abuse policy for the fourth time , resulting in a one - year suspension from the league . Trailing 30 - 10 in the fourth quarter , Bishop orchestrated two late scoring drives to pull Toronto within six . Bishop first hooked up with Michael Palmer for an 11 - yard touchdown that made it a 30 - 17 games . A pass - interference call in the end zone later in the fourth gave the Argonauts a first down on the one - yard and Williams dove across the goal line to cut Toronto ' s deficit to six , 30 - 24 . However , Damon Duval nailed a 44 - yard field goal to ice the game and send Montreal to the Grey Cup . The Alouettes drew first blood on Duval ' s 37 - yard boot in the first quarter , but Toronto answered with Noel Prefonatine ' s 22 - yard kick . Montreal then outscored Toronto 13 - 0 in the second quarter to take a 16 - 3 lead into the break . Duval connected on a 41 - yard kick before Edwards ' TD run from four yards out . Duval ' s 22 - yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half gave the Alouettes a 13 - point lead . Toronto appeared to build some momentum to start the second half , as Bashir Levingston returned the kickoff 50 yards deep into Montreal territory . However , on the Argonauts ' first play from scrimmage , Mark Estelle stepped in front of an Allen pass and ran it back 78 - yards for at touchdown . Bishop then took over for Allen on Toronto ' s next possession and found Arland Bruce for a 23 - yard touchdown reception that made it 23 - 10 . The Argonauts then got the ball back with a chance to build off the momentum from Bruce ' s TD , but an overturned call on a Williams ' fumble changed the complexion of the game . Williams was originally ruled down on a run , but Montreal challenged the call and the ruling was reversed . On the next play , Calvillo hooked up with Thyron Anderson for a 57 - yard touchdown that made it a 30 - 10 game . West Final . Dave Dickenson completed 27 - of - 37 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns , as the BC Lions destroyed the Saskatchewan Roughriders , 45 - 18 , to score a franchise playoff - record points total and reach the Grey Cup against Montreal . The Lions will play the Montreal Alouettes , who beat the Toronto Argonauts 33 - 24 in the East Final . BC , who finished first in the West Division for the third straight season , lost the 2004 Grey Cup to Toronto and were downed by Edmonton in the 2005 West Final . Joe Smith rushed for 116 yards on 19 carries for the Lions , who finished first in the West Division with the league ' s best record at 13 - 5 . Paris Jackson caught two touchdowns with 66 receiving yards and Jason Clermont had 98 receiving yards on nine catches . Kerry Joseph completed 15 - of - 23 passes for 210 yards with one interception and one touchdown for the Roughriders ( 9 - 9 ) , who qualified for the division final by upsetting Calgary , 30 - 21 . Kenton Keith scored a pair of third - quarter touchdowns . BC got going on a 21 - yard field goal by Paul McCallum with 11 : 40 remaining in the first . Saskatchewan answered on a 40 - yarder by Luca Congi with 2 : 39 to go for a 3 - 3 first quarter score . BC blew the game open with a 26 - point second quarter . Dickenson hooked up with Jackson on a 14 - yard touchdown pass with 11 : 55 left in the second . Congi then conceded a safety with 10 : 20 to go for a 12 - 3 BC lead . About five minutes later , Dickenson found Smith for a five - yard touchdown pass . McCallum kicked a 20 - yard field goal with 1 : 26 remaining , and the Lions mustered another score when Dickenson threw a 35 - yard touchdown pass to Jackson with just 21 seconds on the clock . Saskatchewan finally got a point as Congi converted a 22 - yard single as time expired for a 29 - 4 advantage . McCallum kicked a 37 - yard field goal with 9 : 38 to go in the third before the Roughriders got going . First , Joseph hooked up with Keith on a 38 - yard touchdown pass with a little over two minutes to go . Then , after Geroy Simon fumbled , Keith kept the ball on the ground next for a four - yard rushing touchdown as time expired for a 32 - 18 Saskatchewan deficit . The Lions put the game away in the fourth . McCallum kicked a pair of field goals of 18 yards and 41 yards , respectively . Smith then scored a six - yard rushing touchdown with 2 : 30 remaining for the final margin .