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Given another life, the Alouettes soon finished the possession with a one-yard touchdown pass from Calvillo to S.J. Green, who then made a diving, one-handed catch near the back of the end zone to register a two-point convert and extend overtime to a second go-round.

On the next possession, Damon Duval hit a 42-yard field goal to put Montreal ahead 51-48. Duval had kicked a 33-yard field goal with no time remaining in the 2009 Grey Cup to give Montreal the victory. On the previous play, he had missed from 43 yards away — prompting a short-lived, joyous eruption by the Roughriders and their fans at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium — but Saskatchewan was called for too many men. Therefore, Duval was given another chance from 10 yards closer, and he seized the opportunity.

The game unfolded differently the following July. After Duval’s go-ahead field goal, Durant found Weston Dressler for 32 yards. Durant and Dressler then collaborated on a three-yard, game-ending scoring strike.

“That was an instant classic,” Durant said after a game in which he threw for five TDs and 481 yards, in addition to rushing five times for 52 yards and another major.

Calvillo passed for 368 yards and four scores. Overall, the Roughriders and Alouettes combined for 105 points and 13 touchdowns.

All things considered, it was an automatic choice for the best Roughriders-Alouettes clash on Taylor Field. The top 10 is rounded out as follows …

Photo by Michael Bell / Regina Leader-Post

2. Aug. 17, 2013: Durant and the other members of the Roughriders’ offence were booed during the third quarter, but Roughriders fans were cheering them at the end.