REGINA — A.J. Ouellette and Boris Bede gave the Toronto Argonauts a one\u002Dpoint advantage, then Robbie Smith made it stand up.
Ouellette’s five-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter rallied Toronto to a stirring 24-23 Grey Cup upset of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night. Ouellette’s second TD of the game came at 11:36 with Bede’s convert giving the upstart Argos their slender advantage.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I’ve been telling people all year Robbie is an up-and-coming star in this league,” said Toronto defensive tackle Ja’Gared Davis, who earned his second CFL title in his sixth straight championship appearance. “If you don’t know who he is, you better get to know him.Article content “You never expect to have to put your backup quarterback into that situation,” said Ryan Dinwiddie, Toronto’s second-year head coach. “That second-and-15 scramble ⦠that changed the game right there.Article contentKelly finished 4-of-6 passing for 43 yards in relief of Bethel-Thompson, who completed 15-of-28 attempts for 203 yards.
“It’s been a really hard year being apart in two different countries,” he said. “I would love to play more football ⦠but the No. 1 thing is I want to go home, hug my wife and baby girl.Toronto’s victory also earned veteran receiver Brandon Banks his first Grey Cup title. The five-foot-seven, 150-pound Banks was appearing in his fifth championship contest, the previous four coming with Hamilton, which had lost the last two CFL title games to Winnipeg.
The loss was also Winnipeg’s first in seven playoff games in the past three years . But Collaros said the weight of expectation didn’t impact the Bombers. Harris ran for a team-high 55 yards on 10 carries in just his second game back with Toronto. He’d been out since August with a torn pectoral muscle that required surgery.
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