93rd Grey Cup The 93rd Grey Cup game was held on November 27 , 2005 , at B . C . Place Stadium in Vancouver , British Columbia between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes , to decide the winner of the 2005 season of the Canadian Football League . The Eskimos prevailed over the Alouettes in a 38 - 35 overtime victory . It was the first time in 44 years that a Grey Cup had gone into overtime . It was also the first Grey Cup to be presented in high - definition television . Festivities . The Grey Cup Parade was held the day before the game . Pamela Anderson served as Grand Marshal or the parade . The Black Eyed Peas , who also performed during halftime of the Grey Cup game , appeared on scene and performed , marking the culmination of a large celebration to welcome the Grey Cup to British Columbia . Game summary . Edmonton Eskimos ( 38 ) - TDs , Ed Hervey , Tony Tompkins , Ricky Ray , Jason Tucker ; FGs Sean Fleming ( 3 ) ; cons . , Fleming ( 3 ) ; 2 - point cons . , Tucker ( 1 ) . Montreal Alouettes ( 35 ) - TDs , Eric Lapointe ( 2 ) , Anthony Calvillo , Dave Stala ; FGs Damon Duval ( 2 ) ; cons . , Duval ( 4 ) ; singles , Duval ( 1 ) . First Quarter EDM — FG Fleming 18 yard field goal 8 : 03 3 - 0 EDM MTL — Single Duval 56 yard kick went through end zone : 18 3 - 1 EDM Second Quarter EDM — TD Hervey 9 yard pass from Ray ( Fleming convert ) 11 : 11 10 - 1 EDM Third Quarter MTL — TD Lapointe 1 yard run ( Duval convert ) 11 : 14 10 - 8 EDM EDM — FG Fleming 35 yard field goal 4 : 04 13 - 8 EDM MTL — TD Lapointe 1 yard run ( Duval convert ) 3 : 03 15 - 13 MTL MTL — FG Duval 13 yard field goal 1 : 16 18 - 13 MTL EDM — TD Tompkins 96 yard kickoff return ( Fleming convert ) 1 : 03 20 - 18 EDM Fourth Quarter MTL — TD Calvillo 1 yard run ( Duval convert ) 9 : 34 25 - 20 MTL EDM — TD Ray 1 yard run ( Ray to Tucker - two point convert ) 1 : 03 28 - 25 EDM MTL — FG Duval 28 yard field goal 0 : 00 28 - 28 Overtime MTL — TD Stala 30 yard pass from Calvillo ( Duval convert ) 35 - 28 MTL EDM — TD Tucker 11 yard pass from Ray ( Fleming convert ) 35 - 35 EDM — FG Fleming 36 yard field goal 38 - 35 EDM The game opened with a ceremonial coin toss by Prime Minister Paul Martin to determine who would start the game with possession of the football . As Martin came out to toss the coin , he was greeted with a rousing chorus of boos from the crowd , to which the prime minister responded with a smile and a wave to the crowd . Martin , a Liberal , was at the time embroiled in the sponsorship scandal . The game got off to a slow start , with Edmonton holding a 10 - 1 lead going into half - time , thanks to a Sean Fleming field goal and a Ricky Ray touchdown pass to Ed Hervey . A " rouge " by Montreal kicker Damon Duval accounted for the Alouettes ' point . The second half was a back - and - forth affair . The Alouettes came on strong in the third quarter , scoring on a pair of goal - line plunges by backup running back Éric Lapointe , with the Eskimos notching a Fleming field goal in reply . After an Edmonton turnover , the Alouettes ended up with a Duval field goal , an 18 - 13 lead . On the ensuing kickoff Edmonton returner Tony Tompkins scored a 96 - yard touchdown , the longest kickoff return in Grey Cup history . The third quarter ended with the Eskimos leading 20 - 18 . Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo scored on an one - yard bootleg that caught Eskimos linebacker Marcus Winn out of position . With the Alouettes leading 25 - 20 , the Eskimos had one last chance to take the lead . Facing third - and - four in Montreal territory , Ray hit Derrell Mitchell on a deep out pattern to get a first down , and a trio of penalties left the Eskimos first - and - goal at the Alouettes ' one yard line . Ricky Ray punched it in for his second touchdown of the night , and hooked up with Jason Tucker on the two - point conversation for a 28 - 25 Edmonton lead with only a minute left . The Alouettes struck back with a Duval field goal as time expired , tying the game at 28 - 28 . Montreal went first in the overtime shootout , and Calvillo passed to Dave Stala in the right corner of the endzone to give Montreal a 35 - 28 lead . Edmonton replied with Ray hitting Jason Tucker on an 11 - yard score . In the second overtime , the Eskimos were unable to convert on second and four and kicker Fleming converted a field goal to bring the score to 38 - 35 , with Montreal ' s turn in hand . The second overtime featured an unusual if illegal play . On first down , Calvillo faced a heavy Edmonton rush and tried to throw the ball away . Edmonton defensive end Joe Montford knocked the ball down at the line , but Calvillo was able to catch it . Calvillo then illegally threw the ball again into the endzone to wide receiver Kerry Watkins who , without an Eskimo within five yards , dropped the game winning ( albeit illegal ) pass . The play resulted in a 10 yard penalty against the Alouettes for an illegal forward pass , putting them on the 45 yard line . On 1st and 20 , Calvillo was sacked by Charles Alston for a 13 yard loss , which pushed the ball out of Duval ' s field goal range . An incomplete pass on second down and a long injury break set the stage for third and 33 . An Eskimos blitz forced Calvillo to scramble ten yards down the left sideline . Anticipating a tackle , Calvillo kicked the ball forward in order to keep Montreal ' s Grey Cup hopes alive , but the ball was recovered by Eskimo linebacker A . J . Gass . Trivia . In the presentation ceremony after the game , the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award was given to Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray , who completed 35 of 45 passes for 359 yards and two touchdowns . The Most Valuable Canadian was Edmonton backup fullback Mike Maurer ( substituting for the injured Mathieu Bertrand ) , who picked up 41 receiving yards on four catches . Montreal and Edmonton have met in 11 Grey Cup clashes . The Alouettes prevailed in 1974 , the Ice Bowl of 1977 , and 2002 . The Eskimos have won in 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 , 2003 and 2005 . 2005 CFL playoffs . Division Semi - finals . " November 13 " East Semi - Final . MONTREAL - The perennial powerhouse Alouettes had boasted four 1 , 000 - yard receivers for the second consecutive season ( and second time in CFL history ) , but had finished a mere second in the East Division behind the defending champion Toronto Argonauts . As a result , they were forced to defend the hard surface at Olympic Stadium against the fourth - place team in the West Division , the Saskatchewan Roughriders , who took the third spot in the East Division for playoff purposes after finishing higher than the Ottawa Renegades . A remarkably low crowd of 31 , 199 turned out to watch their Alouettes stomp on the Roughriders in the first half , leaping out to a 24 - 0 lead on three Anthony Calvillo touchdown passes to Terry Vaughn , Ben Cahoon , and Thyron Anderson and a Damon Duval field goal . By contrast , Saskatchewan quarterback Marcus Crandell struggled badly in the first half , after getting the start over Nealon Greene , and the Roughriders offense produced three turnovers to help the Alouettes . After the embarrassing first half , Saskatchewan head coach Danny Barrett opted to leave Crandell in to start the third quarter , Crandell finally began to get over his struggles as the Alouettes sat back on their big lead , and threw a touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson early in the third quarter to give Roughriders fans some marginal hope . But another touchdown pass to Jason French in the fourth quarter was the only other scoring the Roughriders could produce , and Duval hit two more field goals and send Montreal to Toronto for the East Final . West Semi - Final . CALGARY - Every advantage seemed to belong to the Calgary Stampeders in their Battle of Alberta playoff date against their fiercest rival , the Edmonton Eskimos . The Stampeders were playing at home and were on a roll , having won seven of their last eight . Moreover , they had humiliated the Eskimos the previous week in a game that could have allowed the Esks to finish first in the West . As if that weren ' t enough , Edmonton ' s star quarterback Ricky Ray was ice cold , having gone six games without a touchdown pass . Sure enough , in front of a rabid home crowd , Calgary began to beat on Edmonton early . Three field goals by Calgary ' s leadfooted kicker Sandro Deangelis put Calgary up 9 - 0 through the first quarter , while running back Joffrey Reynolds ate the Eskimos defense for lunch . The Eskimos allowed another fourteen points in the second quarter , thanks to a massive 63 - yard run by little - used Tony Stallings , who had 93 yards on only four carries in the game . Reynolds scored the touchdown that Stallings set up , and quarterback Henry Burris added another on a goal - line plunge before the half . The Eskimos would have been in deep trouble if not for kicker Sean Fleming , who nailed four field goals in the second quarter to give Edmonton a chance , but it was 23 - 12 Calgary at the break and things were not looking good . Edmonton quarterback Ray had continued to struggle getting into the end zone , but the deficit was not his doing : his defense had let him down , he had not turned the ball over , and he had been victimized by dropped passes , particularly a would - be touchdown pass dropped by Trevor Gaylor . However , Edmonton coach Danny Maciocia tried to change the momentum by putting backup quarterback , and former starter , Jason Maas in for the second half ( in contrast to Saskatchewan coach Barrett ' s decision to leave his quarterback in during the previous game ) . With Maas under centre , the Eskimos began to claw back into the game . Calgary was held off the scoresheet in the third quarter while Fleming pounded his fifth field goal and added a " rouge " on a punt into the endzone . In the fourth quarter , the Eskimos completed the comeback . The Eskimos started the fourth quarter with a devastating 93 - yard clock - killing drive , finishing it up with a one - yard touchdown from fullback Mathieu Bertrand to tie the game at 23 . The Stampeders began to roll on the next drive , but a fumble by Reynolds broke Calgary ' s back , and a touchdown pass from Maas to Jason Tucker gave the Eskimos their first lead . Deangelis and Fleming swapped field goals but Calgary could not come back , and the Eskimos advanced to the Western final . Division Finals . " November 20 " East Final . TORONTO - During the 2004 CFL season , the Toronto Argonauts stunned Montreal at their own field , taking a 26 - 18 victory over the favoured Alouettes in the East final . The Argonauts went on to take the Grey Cup , and the Alouettes came into Toronto looking for revenge . Early on , it looked like they would not get it . Toronto had come to party , as a team which has suffered attendance problems in recent seasons drew a near - sellout crowd of 44 , 211 through the turnstiles . The unusual fan attention may have motivated the Argonauts early , as their grandfather of a quarterback Damon Allen started on a roll . First , Allen scored the first points on a game on a one - yard touchdown run . Then , he threw a strike to receiver R . Jay Soward , who went 43 yards to the endzone ( and then went to the stands , grabbed a bag of popcorn , and shared it with teammate Robert Baker in a rather novel showboating touchdown celebration ) . That would be the high water mark of the game for the Argonauts . In the second quarter , Damon Duval hit two field goals to make the score 14 - 6 at the half . More importantly for the Alouettes , starting running back Robert Edwards went down in the second quarter with a rib injury . In came backup Éric Lapointe , who would become the key cog of Montreal ' s offence in the second half . Montreal ' s defence began to catch on to Allen , especially in the second half , and the Toronto quarterback began taking hits and throwing ill - advised passes . He ended up with two interceptions and a fumble , while the Argonauts added three other fumbles to make a total of six turnovers . And Lapointe just ran , scoring three second - half touchdowns for Montreal while quarterback Anthony Calvillo put in a solid but unremarkable 190 yards on a team renowned for aerial pyrotechnics . Allen ' s 273 yards left Calvillo in the dust , but Montreal did not commit a single turnover in the game . Only a single Noel Prefontaine field goal in the third quarter accounted for Toronto scoring after the first half , while Damon Duval hit four field goals to add to Lapointe ' s three touchdowns and giving Montreal a Grey Cup berth and a 33 - 17 victory . West Final . VANCOUVER - On the heels of his benching against Calgary , it seemed likely that Edmonton head coach Danny Maciocia would leave Ricky Ray as the backup for the West final against the British Columbia Lions . However , Maciocia said mid - week that Ray would start , leaving Jason Maas remaining as the backup . In B . C . , Dave Dickenson unsurprisingly got the start over former Most Outstanding Player Casey Printers , leading some to joke that four of the CFL ' s best quarterbacks would be in this game . In contrast to their previous game against Calgary , Edmonton started out strong against British Columbia , racking up two Sean Fleming field goals , a " rouge " on a punt through the endzone , and a one - yard touchdown plunge by Ray to notch fourteen first - quarter points against a single Mark McLoughlin field goal for B . C . Another Ray touchdown run in the second quarter gave the Eskimos a 21 - 3 lead before Casey Printers , sent in on short yardage situations , scored a one - yard touchdown run of his own to send it to the half at 21 - 10 . Ray had looked good in the first half , but ran into trouble not always of his own making . He threw an interception to Barron Miles that bounced off Edmonton receiver Trevor Gaylor ' s shoulder pads and lost a fumble on a bad exchange , two turnovers that produced ten points for the Lions . Meanwhile , Dickenson briefly got in a groove , nailing Geroy Simon with a ninety - yard touchdown toss , the longest in Lions playoff history . After another McLoughlin field goal and a " rouge " by punter Duncan O ' Mahony , all of a sudden the game was tied at 21 after the third quarter . To start the fourth quarter , Maciocia decided to make a quarterback change for the third consecutive game , sending Jason Maas in to replace Ray , whose 17 of 28 for 207 yards , along with two rushing touchdowns , a fumble , and an interception , were acceptable but not fantastic . Maas ' s arrival seemed to spur on the Edmonton defence , as they shut Dickenson down the rest of the way . Dickenson threw an interception directly into the hands of Edmonton linebacker Steven Marsh , only his sixth interception all season and setting up a Maas 15 - yard pass to Trevor Gaylor to make it 28 - 21 . The far - from - sellout but boisterous crowd of 37 , 337 grew restless and British Columbia coach Wally Buono sent in " his " backup , Printers , to great applause . However , aside from a dramatic 47 - yard pass to Paris Jackson , Printers was ineffective . After the toss to Jackson , Printers promptly threw an interception to Keyou Craver at the goal line . The Eskimos went two - and - out and opted to have Derrell Mitchell concede a safety rather than have Sean Fleming punt out of his own endzone , thus pulling the Lions within five . The game ended on a controversial non - call , in which Casey Printers threw the ball up for Geroy Simon , however , he was bumped on his way to the ball , and the pass ended up being incomplete . Some argue that the Edmonton defender was merely exercising his fair right to the ball , others argue that he interfered with Simon , while others suggest that the ball was not catchable . Regardless , the referees did not throw a flag , and Edmonton went on to win the Grey Cup .