Canadian Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Calgary 27, Ottawa 16
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 25, 2018
Where: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 55819

Stampeders 27, Redblacks 16: Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 253 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Calgary dumped Ottawa to win the 106th edition of the Grey Cup on a slick playing surface in Edmonton.

Mitchell completed 24-of-36 passes while Don Jackson accounted for 92 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown for the Stampeders (15-5), who avenged a Grey Cup loss to the Redblacks in 2016. Lemar Durant caught four passes for 30 yards and a TD en route to the Grey Cup's Most Outstanding Canadian honours while Terry Williams added a special-teams score for Calgary, which finished with four takeaways.

Trevor Harris was 20-of-38 for 288 yards and a touchdown but threw three interceptions for the Redblacks (12-8), who entered the championship game with a four-game winning streak. William Powell gained 94 yards on 16 carries while R.J. Harris made four catches for a team-high 66 yards for Ottawa, which fell in the Grey Cup for the second time in four years.

Ciante Evans picked off a pass by Harris to set up Jackson's 21-yard touchdown grab for the only points of the first quarter before Mitchell rolled to his left and fired a 17-yard scoring strike to Durant to extend Calgary's lead to 14-3. Harris aired out a 55-yard TD pass to Julian Feoli-Gudino and then found J.C. Beaulieu for the two-point convert to pull the Redblacks within three points, but their joy was short-lived as Williams set a Grey Cup record by returning a punt 97 yards for a score with one second left in the second quarter to hand the Stampeders a 21-11 halftime advantage.

Lewis Ward drilled a 41-yard field goal with just over seven minutes remaining in the third quarter to cut Ottawa's deficit to seven points before Rene Paredes converted a 34-yard attempt to restore Calgary's 10-point cushion heading into the fourth. Wynton McManis recovered a fumble on a punt return by Diontae Spencer, which led to a short field goal from Paredes with 12:06 to go that put the Stampeders in front 27-14 before Jamar Wall and Tre Roberson intercepted passes by Harris in the final three minutes to help erase the bitter memories of losing the previous two Grey Cups.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Williams' punt-return touchdown was the first in a Grey Cup game since 1996. … Harris was limited to 516 passing yards with six interceptions in three games against Calgary in 2018. … Mitchell, who was named the league's Most Outstanding Player earlier in the week, added a Grey Cup MVP award to his list of accolades this season. ... Calgary WR Eric Rogers made a team-high six catches for 64 yards. ... Grammy Award winner Alessia Cara, who hails from Brampton, Ontario, was the halftime performer.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Ottawa   Calgary
William Powell Player Don Jackson
16 Attempts 14
94 Yards 53
5.9 Avg Yards 3.8
0 Touchdowns 0
15 Long 19
Receiving
Ottawa   Calgary
R.J. Harris Player Eric Rogers
4 Receptions 6
66 Yards 64
16.5 Avg Yards 10.7
0 Touchdowns 0
22 Long 20
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Ottawa 387 99 288 1 2 2 1.0 0
Calgary 358 105 253 3 2 3 1.0 3