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 went into overtime (it would happen again in 2016 and 2021). It was also the first Grey Cup to be presented in high-definition television.

The Grey Cup Parade was held the day before the game. Pamela Anderson served as Grand Marshal of 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.

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, Éric 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 0:18 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.