It began with 20 incredible plays taken from 72 games over the 19-week CFL regular season. With the help of over 55,000 votes cast by CFL fans across the country, the winner of the 2010 CFL Play of the Year Showdown has been crowned.
Weston Dressler's sensational diving catch and run into the end zone earned nearly 60% of the final vote, besting S.J. Green's diving one-handed two-point convert.
With the 98th Grey Cup looming on Sunday, no doubt this win is just the beginning of what the Roughriders and Rider Nation hope is a victorious weekend over the Alouettes.
While both plays were fantastic, for many, it was Dressler's presence of mind to scramble home for the TD following his catch that sealed their vote.
As CFL on TSN analyst Jock Climie noted: "It's typical Dressler, it's typical Saskatchewan Roughriders."
Dressler earned his way to the final by first winning a very competitive Pool C with 54% of the vote and then dispatching West Division rival Nik Lewis in the second Semi-Final with a convincing 73% of the vote.
Though Green earned accolades for his catch across the pro football world, even earning a tip of the hat south of the border, the Alouette could not overcome Rider Nation's support for Dressler. It's the second straight year that a Roughrider was won the Play of the Year Showdown.
A year ago, Darian Durant's scramble to avoid the sack and throw a TD earned top honours.
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