Heartbreak in Hamilton: Ticats lose Grey Cup in OT after nail-biter against Winnipeg
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It was too good to be true — at least that's what Hamilton Tiger-Cats fan Nicole Barbour says.
"Kudos to Winnipeg, ya did it. Thought we had it, I really thought we had it," she said.
Had the Ticats beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, they would've won the Grey Cup in their home town.
It would've been their first Grey Cup since 1999. Their first CFL championship win at home since 1972.
History did repeat itself on Sunday — just not that history.
Winnipeg beat Hamilton for the Grey Cup in 2019 and on Sunday, made it two consecutive Grey Cup wins over the southern Ontario city.
"How is this possible, again? Again," Ticat fan Vanessa Howarth said in disbelief.
"Going into the fourth quarter ... everyone was pretty confident we were going to come home with the cup. We literally were standing in the stands saying, 'don't blow it, don't blow it.'"
The game didn't start that way though.
Hamiltonian Brian Simmons called it an "emotional roller coaster."
Winnipeg got the first points on the board, leading by seven points before Hamilton scored a touchdown. In the third quarter, the Ticats padded their lead and, at one point, in the fourth quarter it was 22 to 10 for the Ticats.
Brampton, Ont., resident Chelsea Green — also known as DJ Dem Ones who was an opening act with hip-hop artist Haviah Mighty — said the energy in the arena and nearby streets was contagious.
"It's a phenomenal feeling, the crowd is huge, it's insane. The energy is unreal," Green said.
Some fans cheered, screamed and stomped while others blew into horns and kazoos.
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