81st Grey Cup - Trivia

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  • Sean Fleming, who hit 6 field goals to win the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian award, tied a Grey Cup record held by Don Sweet of the Montreal Alouettes (65th Grey Cup) and Paul Osbaldiston of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (74th Grey Cup).
  • Edmonton Eskimos centre Rod Connop was the only player that was a part of the team's dynasty years from 1978 to 1982.
  • This was the second Grey Cup game to be played in Calgary. The temperature was a balmy six degrees Celsius, compared to the first Calgary game (63rd Grey Cup) when it was minus 15 degrees Celsius with a wind of 25 kilometres per hour.
  • The Blue Bombers lost the ball a total of seven times on turnovers with 23 of Edmonton’s points coming off Winnipeg’s miscues. It was Edmonton’s eighth-straight victory to close out the year.
  • Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Dunigan did not play because of an Achilles’ tendon injury, and was replaced by Garza.
  • Referee Dave Yule suffered a ruptured calf muscle in the second quarter, forcing alternate Ken Lazaruk into action.

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