CFL Ottawa RedBlacks

The Redblacks End 40 Years of Frustration in Ottawa with Grey Cup Win

Published on November 27, 2016 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa RedBlacks News Release


TORONTO - Move over, Tommy Clements. Make some room, Tony Gabriel. Henry Burris and Ernest Jackson are joining you in Ottawa's hall of heroes.

Burris ominously limped off the field after the pre-game warmup, but he limped back on just before opening kickoff and he sparked the Redblacks to 39-33 overtime victory against the Calgary Stampeders in the Grey Cup game at BMO Field, ending Ottawa's 40-year Canadian Football League championship drought.

The winning points came on an 18-yard pass from Burris to Jackson, who juggled it ominously before latching onto it for a touchdown on the first possession of what was Ottawa's fifth overtime game of the year.

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