Stamps fall in 105th Grey Cup

Lirim Hajrullahu dealt the Calgary Stampeders another stunning Grey Cup defeat.

Hajrullahu’s 32-yard field goal with 53 seconds remaining earned the Toronto Argonauts a stunning 27-24 win over Calgary on a snowy Sunday night.

It marked the second straight year the Stampeders had posted a CFL-best record during the regular season, only to be upset in the biggest game of the year.

Calgary, which registered a 15-2-1 record in 2016, dropped a stunning 39-33 overtime decision last year to an Ottawa Redblacks team that finished the regular season with an 8-9-1 mark.

The Stampeders had a 13-4-1 record this year while Toronto finished atop the East Division at 9-9.

Calgary looked poised to at least force overtime before veteran Matt Black intercepted Bo Levi Mitchell in the end zone with eight seconds left before a TD Place Stadium sellout of 36,154.

Toronto used the big play to earn its first Grey Cup win in five years, which ironically came against Calgary at Rogers Centre.

The Argos pulled even 26-26 at 10:25 on Cassius Vaughn’s 110-yard fumble recovery TD and Declan Cross’s two-point convert, stunning the TD Place Stadium sellout of 36,154.

In the first half, Ricky Ray hit DeVier Posey on a Cup-record 100-yard TD strike against a Calgary team that had beaten Toronto eight straight games.

Ray set another record by winning his fourth Grey Cup as a starting quarterback.

Posey, with 102 yards on seven receptions, was named the game’s most valuable player.

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