Westwood was the lone Blue Bomber booed by the some 4,100 fans on hand at Winnipeg Arena, following his dismal showing in Sunday's 27-19 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the 89th Grey Cup at Montreal's Olympic Stadium..
The 34-year-old placekicker kicked a 29-yard field goal to open the scoring, only to miss his remaining three attempts from 38, 41 and 53 yards.
Two sailed wide right, while the other bounced off an upright.
Troy Westwood is despondent after missing three of four field goals.(CP Photo)
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"It'll haunt me basically for the rest of my life," said Westwood, who has spent 11 years with Winnipeg.
"I just had a horrid game. It's the kind of loss you'll never forget."
Westwood later wondered openly whether his job was in jeopardy.
"I'm just going to move on from it emotionally as quickly as I can and just start working out and, hopefully, preparing for an invitation to training camp next year," he said.
"We will definitely be looking at that hard," added Bombers head coach Dave Ritchie. "You know anybody who can kick?"
While Ritchie admitted the loss "feels worse" one day after the fact, he vowed that the Bombers would be "going back to Edmonton," site of next year's Grey Cup.
"We really appreciate this," he told the crowd.
"It's been truly incredible," said quarterback Khari Jones of the fan support.
"We expected this," added offensive lineman Brett MacNeil. "They're going to support us no matter what."
"It just tears my heart even more that Calgary is walking into their airport with the Cup and we don't have it with us. It's a dagger to the heart."
Especially after a spectacular regular season in which Winnipeg equalled the franchise record for wins in a single season with 14.
The Bombers also won 12 straight games to tie the CFL standard first set by the 1948 Stampeders.
For their efforts, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray dubbed the Bombers, the "best" and "most exciting" football team in Canada.
