Montreal Alouettes (21) – TDs,
Avon Cobourne (2); FGs
Damon Duval (2); cons., Duval (2); singles, Duval (1).
Saskatchewan Roughriders (18) – TDs,
Wes Cates,
Marc Parenteau; FGs
Warren Kean (1); cons., Kean (2); singles,
Eddie Johnson (1).
Scoring summary ;First quarter :MTL – TD Cobourne 3 run (Duval convert) (5:39)
7 – 0 MTL :MTL – Single Duval missed 43 field goal (11:14)
8 – 0 MTL :SSK – TD Cates 1 run (Kean convert) (15:00)
8 – 7 MTL ;Second quarter :SSK – FG Kean 27 (3:10)
10 – 8 SSK :SSK – Single Johnson 53 punt (14:00)
11 – 8 SSK ;Third quarter :MTL – FG Duval 22 (9:25)
11 – 11 ;Fourth quarter :MTL – FG Duval 42 (1:37)
14 – 11 MTL :MTL – TD Cobourne 2 run (Duval convert) (7:14)
21 – 11 MTL :SSK – TD Parenteau 1-yard pass from Durant (Kean convert) (11:32)
21 – 18 MTL The Montreal Alouettes came into the game hoping to become the first team to repeat as Grey Cup Champions since the 1996–97 Toronto Argonauts, while the Saskatchewan Roughriders were trying to avenge their last-second loss to Montreal in the previous year's Grey Cup. Anthony Calvillo demonstrated that he was one of the best quarterbacks in the CFL by passing for over 300 yards for the second consecutive Grey Cup game, in leading his Alouettes to back-to-back Grey Cup championships. Jamel Richardson and S.J. Green each had over 100 yards receiving. Avon Cobourne had a strong game for the Alouettes, scoring two touchdowns, including what turned out to be the winning touchdown. The Alouettes opened up a 7–0 lead 5:39 into the first quarter on a three-yard run by Cobourne as the Riders were pinned deep for most of the opening 15 minutes. Then Duval missed a 31-yard field goal, wide right, scoring a single point to make it 8–0 Montreal at 11:14. The momentum seemed to shift from that point on. A pass interference call on Chip Cox in the Alouettes' end zone gave Saskatchewan a first-and-goal on the Montreal 1-yard line, and Wes Cates scored a touchdown to end the first quarter, with the Alouettes leading 8–7. In the second quarter, Warren Kean kicked a 27-yard field goal to put the Roughriders up 10–8 at 3:10 into the second quarter. The Roughriders added to the score with a punt single by Eddie Johnson with a minute to go in the second quarter, and ended the first half with an 11–8 lead. Jerrell Freeman had an excellent half on defence for the Roughriders with three tackles, a quarterback sack, and two pass knockdowns. One of the key plays of the game happened with 11:06 left in the third quarter, when Marc Trestman gambled on a 3rd-and-2 with a fake punt on the Montreal 41-yard line. The direct snap went to receiver Eric Deslauriers, who ran ten yards for the first down, and that play helped set up a 22-yard Damon Duval field goal to tie the game 11–11 with 5:35 left in the third quarter. With 13:23 remaining in the fourth quarter, Damon Duval kicked a 42-yard field goal to put the Alouettes up 14–11. On a 2nd-and-5 play scrimmaging from the Saskatchewan 52-yard line with 9:37 left in the fourth quarter, Byron Bullock appeared to intercept an Anthony Calvillo to Ben Cahoon pass attempt. However, Bullock committed pass interference on Ben Cahoon, which nullified the interception, and resulted in a ten-yard Saskatchewan penalty and a first down for the Alouettes. Later during that same Alouettes' drive, on a 2nd-and-7 from the Saskatchewan 40-yard line, Calvillo successfully threw to Jamel Richardson who was in tight coverage by Roughriders' cornerback Omarr Morgan on the Saskatchewan 2-yard line. Avon Coubourne scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to put the Alouettes up 21–11 with 7:46 left in the 4th quarter. The Riders replied by driving down the field, capped by Darian Durant's 1-yard touchdown pass to Marc Parenteau with 3:28 left in the 4th quarter to make the score 21–18. On the ensuing Alouettes' drive, with 2:49 left in the 4th quarter and the ball on the Alouettes' 40-yard line, Calvillo completed a pass-and-run play to fullback Quincy Carter down the left sideline that took the ball to the Roughriders' 36-yard line. Damon Duval's 40-yard field goal attempt missed wide right. With 1:07 left in the game and the Roughriders 1st-and-15 at their own 25-yard line, Darian Durant broke out of what looked like a sure sack by Diamond Ferri at the Roughriders' 18-yard line. Durant ran left along the Roughriders' 19-yard line, escaped a diving tackle by Alouettes' defensive end Jermaine McElveen, and then Durant then threw the ball downfield toward the left sideline, but was intercepted by Alouettes' defensive back Billy Parker at the Roughriders' 38-yard line with 56 seconds left in the game. The Alouettes kept the ball on offence for the remainder of the game to win 21–18. The Alouettes' defence, which had sometimes looked ordinary during the last few weeks of the regular season, came up big in the Grey Cup Final. Darian Durant had an ordinary day passing for only 215 yards after leading the league in passing during the regular season. The Alouettes' defence limited Durant and the Roughdiders to one touchdown pass, one running touchdown, a single and a field goal, as they kept Durant in check to help them win their second straight Grey Cup, and third win of the decade, ensuring the Alouettes' place in history as the first dynasty of the 2000s. For Anthony Calvillo, Scott Flory, Anwar Stewart, and Ben Cahoon it was their third Grey Cup together as they were all on the Alouettes' 2002 Grey Cup Championship team, and a fourth for Stewart who won his first in 2001 with the Calgary Stampeders a year before joining the Alouettes.
Notable game facts • The
98th Grey Cup was watched by 6.04 million Canadian viewers, putting it just behind the previous year's game at second all-time. • Both teams were playing in their 18th Grey Cup game, while the Roughriders extended their record number of Grey Cup losses to
15 games. • The previous repeat Grey Cup champions, the
1997 Toronto Argonauts, also won their second consecutive title against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, in a game also played in Edmonton. • Alouettes Head Coach
Marc Trestman has led his team to the Grey Cup game in each of the first three years he has been with the organization. •
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Jamel Richardson has had three consecutive 100-yard receiving games in the three consecutive Grey Cup games in which he has played. •
Keith Shologan was named the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian, making him the first player from the losing side to achieve that distinction since now teammate
Jason Clermont won the award with the
BC Lions in the
2004 Grey Cup. • The game was attended by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, Alberta Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell, and Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach. ==2010 CFL playoffs==