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Date | November 27, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | BC Place Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Player | Ricky Ray | |||||||||||||||||||||
Most Valuable Canadian | Mike Maurer | |||||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Jully Black | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Rt. Hon. Paul Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Glen Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | The Black Eyed Peas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 59,157 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBC, RDS, CBCHD | |||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | (CBC) Steve Armitage, Darren Flutie, Greg Frers, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings | 4,031,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 would happen again in 2016). 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 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.
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).