TORONTO – Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris was named the Grey Cup‘s most valuable player after leading Ottawa to a 39-33 overtime win against the Calgary Stampeders.
Burris’s status was in doubt before kickoff when his left knee locked up during pre-game warmups.
Still, he was on the field for the Redblacks’ first offensive snap and was stellar, throwing three TD passes and running for two more.
“There was almost a situation where I wasn’t able to play today. My knee locked up on me before the game, I mean I wouldn’t have been able to accept that,” Burris said when interviewed after receiving his MVP award.
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“But you know what? For all those haters out there, their organizations haven’t won a Grey Cup in decades, but ours, in three years, here we are, Grey Cup champions.”
It was the third game in Grey Cup history to go to overtime and first since 2005 when Edmonton beat Montreal 38-35 at B.C. Place Stadium.