Snow, Wind Don’t Stop Flutie in Grey Cup

Blowing snow and swirling winds weren’t enough to stop Doug Flutie.

Flutie quashed talk that he couldn’t play in cold weather by running for a touchdown and keeping the Canadian Football League’s top defense off balance in leading the Toronto Argonauts to a 43-37 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos Sunday night in the Grey Cup.

The 80 points were the second-most in Grey Cup history, topped only by Saskatchewan’s 43-40 victory over Hamilton in 1989.

Flutie, who was the CFL’s outstanding player this season, was also named the game’s top performer. Teammate Mike Vanderjagt, who kicked five field goals, was voted the top Canadian.

“That’s the full package,” Flutie said of winning both the game and the award. “It was fun, man.”

It may not have been all fun for Toronto receiver Jimmy “The Jet” Cunningham, who dropped apparent touchdown passes in the third and fourth quarters.

Edmonton pulled within 33-30 on Eric Blount’s five-yard touchdown run with seven minutes left.

Despite the weather, 38,595 showed up to see the Grey Cup return to Canada. The Baltimore Stallions won the CFL championship last year.