November 2004 in Sports - November 14, 2004

November 14, 2004

• Canadian Football League:
  • The BC Lions clinch a spot in the Grey Cup by beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–25 in overtime in the Western Division Final. After Saskatchewan's Paul McCallum missed an 18-yard field goal earlier in overtime (scoring a rouge), Duncan O'Mahony's 40-yard field goal proved to be the winning score. (TSN)
  • The Toronto Argonauts, thanks to the two touchdowns from Arland Bruce, defeat the Montreal Alouettes 26–18 in the Eastern Division Final, earning the other berth in the Grey Cup. It will be only the second time in the history of the Grey Cup that the BC Lions take on the Argos. (TSN)
• National Football League Week 10:
  • The Chicago Bears defeat the Tennessee Titans 19–17 in only the second game in NFL history to end on a safety in overtime. Titans quarterback Billy Volek was sacked in the end zone for the win. (Yahoo!)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard, making only his second career start, throws a 36-yard touchdown to Jimmy Smith in overtime to beat the Detroit Lions 23–17. Eddie Drummond of the Lions returned two punts for touchdowns. (Yahoo!)
  • Joey Porter of the Pittsburgh Steelers and William Green of the Cleveland Browns are ejected after an altercation prior to their game in Pittsburgh. The Steelers won 24–10 on two touchdowns and 103 yards rushing by Jerome Bettis. (Yahoo!)
  • The Baltimore Ravens come back from 14 points down to beat the New York Jets 20–17 in overtime. The Ravens' Ed Reed had a 100-yard interception return for the second consecutive week, but it was shortened on a penalty. (Yahoo!)
  • Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning throws five touchdowns for the third time this season in a 49–14 rout of the Houston Texans. (Yahoo!)
  • The Green Bay Packers defeat the Minnesota Vikings, 34–31 on a last-second field goal by Ryan Longwell. The Vikings were down by as many as 14 points before coming back to tie the game in the fourth quarter. (ESPN)
• Football (soccer): Alecko Eskandarian scores two goals as D.C. United defeats the Kansas City Wizards 3–2 to take the 2004 Major League Soccer championship, the franchise's fourth title. (ESPN)
• Baseball: Omar Vizquel becomes the first of the new free agents to join a new team, signing a three-year, US$12.25 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. The Gold Glove-winning shortstop wanted to return to the Cleveland Indians for a 12th season, but the Indians declined to pick up Vizquel's $5 million option for 2005. (ESPN)