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THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson
November 13, 2011
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos punched their ticket to the CFL West Division final by capitalizing on a bizarre turnover Sunday to beat the Calgary Stampeders 33-19.
Eskimo linebacker Damaso Munoz said he couldn’t believe his eyes when Calgary quarterback Drew Tate, with the Stampeders up 8-3 in the second quarter and threatening to score again, just dropped the ball as he prepared to throw it.
Munoz scooped it up and rumbled 77 yards for a touchdown to give the Eskimos a lead they would never relinquish.
“Up front they were getting after Tate, putting all that pressure on him and we got him rattled early, man” said Munoz.