Both divisional finals in the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup Playoffs were contested on Sunday.
EAST DIVISION FINAL:
At Ottawa:
The Ottawa REDBLACKS, a club playing in only their second season of existence, knocked off the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35-28 to become the first club from the Canadian capital city since 1981 (when the Ottawa Rough Riders lost to the Edmonton Eskimos 26-23 at Montreal) to play in the Grey Cup Final.
1976 was the last time an Ottawa club won the Grey Cup Final when the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 23-20 in Toronto for their ninth and final CFL crown.
Greg Ellingston caught a 93-yard touchdown pass with less than two remaining to lift the REDBLACKS to their historic divisional final victory.
WEST DIVISION FINAL:
At Edmonton, Alberta
Quarterback Mike Reilly threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Edmonton Eskimos defeated the visiting Calgary Stampeders 45-31 to win the West Division Final and a berth in next Sunday's Grey Cup Final in Winnipeg against Ottawa.
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