Watch the 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-9 Record) defeat the prohibitive favorite Edmonton Eskimos (16-2) on their own hometown Commonwealth Stadium turf. The 1989 Eskimos still hold the enduring CFL regular season win record (!) But the overconfident bunch were no match for the Cardiac Kid Riders who pulled off quite possibly the biggest upset in CFL history... but the Riders knew all along they were going to be a bigger challenge than the Eskimos ever gave them credit for.... Whoops!

The play that turned this game all around was "The Hit" - a blindside hit by Eddie Lowe on stunned Eskimo quarterback Tracy Ham... when the ball popped loose, Dave Albright was in perfect position to scoop it up and once future CFL commissionaire Randy Ambrose made a whoosh of an attempt to tackle him, there was nothing between Albright and paydirt... Suddenly instead of 10-3 Eskimos it was 10-All, with all the momentum swinging to the Rider side. Watch this play all unfold at the 32:58 mark!

Some interesting points during the video:
(Note: Most commercials have been removed from the game)
7:00 Eskimos Taylor scores on 4 yard run on opening drive of the game (7-0 Edm)
8:00 Roughrider coach John Gregory (along with some Rider players) appear in a neat Mr. Lube commercial.
17:35 Eskimos Jerry Kauric FG (10-0 for Edm)
21:50 Dave Ridgway, 44 yd Field Goal (10-3 for Edm)
32:58 "The Hit" by Eddie Lowe and Touchdown for Dave Albright (10-10 tie)
40:49 Ray Elgaard TD on 5 yard pass from Kent Austin (17-10 for Sask)
1:01:01 Kent Austin gets injured and has to leave game - late in 2nd quarter.
1:19:40 Start of 2nd Half
1:20:15 It doesn't count (holding penalty) but here is a neat 70 yard "touchdown pass" that would have started the 2nd half with a bang, to James Ellingson from Tom Burgess
1:37:47 Jeff Fairholm, 46 yard touchdown pass from Tom Burgess (24-20 for Sask)
1:41:47 Ray Elgaard, 14 yard touchdown pass from Tom Burgess (31-20 for Sask)
2:25:20 The End of the Game and Rider Celebration on Field!
2:26:26 Interview with Game MVP Tom Burgess
2:28:07 We get to see a couple minutes of the celebratory Rider crowd outside of their dressing room
2:30:38 TSN Sportsdesk - includes both West and East Final highlights as well as short locker room interviews with some of the players.

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