Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-8) at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-2)

Bombers 30, Riders 20 The Bombers are 8-1 this season in games decided in the last three minutes or overtime … The Riders are 7-2 in the same situation and are also coming off a bye this week … Already there’s talk of the Riders going after Bo Levi Mitchell next season and Fajardo needs some great games down the stretch to quell that kind of talk. CODY FAJARDO: Fajardo is seemingly at a make-or-break point in his career as quarterback of the Riders with four games left in the season. Otherwise, he threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns. THE CATCHERS: On the Bombers side, watch for Dalton Schoen to continue to excel. He’s had the most carries of any CFL running back this season (161) and is second in yards at 757. It will be another Winnipegger carrying the rock for the Riders this week, as Kienan LaFrance gets the start in place of the injured Jamal Morrow and Frankie Hickson. 17 and the hope around the team is that a bye week, film study and some work on chemistry will help improve things this time around. That remains to be seen. Article content

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers secured a home playoff date with a 31-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night at IG Field.

Craig Dickenson again decided to go for it on third down and the Bomber defence yet again was up to the test, stopping Kienan LaFrance’s rushing attempt to force another turnover on downs. Parker would return the pick 37 yards set the offence up deep in Rider territory. The Bombers couldn’t capitalize and were forced to punt. [James Tuck](https://www.cfl.ca/players/james-tuck/160617/) and [Kyran Moore](https://www.cfl.ca/players/kyran-moore/163677/) would set up a third and one for the Riders on the next drive. The touchdown was his 11th of the season, a new team record for receiving touchdowns by a rookie in a single season. [Nic Demski](https://www.cfl.ca/players/nic-demski/161498/) for a 25-yard touchdown pass to give the Bombers a 17-3 lead heading into the half. Thomas Skrlj/CFL.ca [Tevin Jones](https://www.cfl.ca/players/tevin-jones/162683/) but it was Bombers defensive back [Jamal Parker](https://www.cfl.ca/players/jamal-parker/167122/) who came down with the interception. [Zach Collaros](https://www.cfl.ca/players/zach-collaros/155276/) touchdown pass to [Rasheed Bailey](https://www.cfl.ca/players/rasheed-bailey/161788/). [ ](https://www.cfl.ca/week-17-saskatchewan-at-winnipeg/) [Through the Lens: Saskatchewan at Winnipeg](https://www.cfl.ca/week-17-saskatchewan-at-winnipeg/) [Nic Demski](https://www.cfl.ca/players/nic-demski/161498/) caught a pair of touchdowns and running back [Brady Oliveira](https://www.cfl.ca/players/brady-oliveira/164872/) rushed for an additional 101 yards to help lead the Blue Bombers offensive charge. [Zach Collaros](https://www.cfl.ca/players/zach-collaros/155276/) threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns and [Dalton Schoen](https://www.cfl.ca/players/dalton-schoen/166759/) cracked the 1,000 receiving yard mark by totalling 125 yards and a touchdown.

Entering their Week 17 matchup from IG Field the Blue Bombers, who have already clinched a playoff spot, will have an opportunity to secure a home playoff ...

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Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence forced six turnovers to lead the way in a 31-13 victory over the ...

The Riders will next take on the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton on Oct. It was capped off with a 36-yard toss from Collaros to wide receiver Rasheed Bailey for the major. Winnipeg took just 40 seconds to go 37 yards in five plays, capping it off with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Collaros to Demski. Defensive back Jamal Parker picked off Fajardo and raced 37 yards to the Saskatchewan 37-yard line with just 59 seconds left in the half. It was another two-play drive, which went for 64 yards to give Winnipeg a 31-13 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Saskatchewan had opened the scoring in the second half.

Just as the Saskatchewan Roughriders looked like they were going to keep things close, the Winnipeg Blue Bombe...

“There’s a lot of people who are going to be calling for my head and there’s going to be a lot of people who support me.” The team signed Shaq Cooper on Friday but it came after the deadline for teams to submit their rosters for the game. There are people who don’t like me and people that like me and that’s going to happen with any sport,” Fajardo said. “There’s a lot of big plays that switched the momentum. A 14-yard Brett Lauther field goal had the Riders within four points at the time with the score sitting at 17-13. The Riders have now lost to the Bombers seven straight times, including back-to-back CFL West Division finals.

Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence forced six turnovers to lead the way in a 31-13 victory over the ...

The Riders will next take on the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton on Oct. It was capped off with a 36-yard toss from Collaros to wide receiver Rasheed Bailey for the major. Winnipeg took just 40 seconds to go 37 yards in five plays, capping it off with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Collaros to Demski. Defensive back Jamal Parker picked off Fajardo and raced 37 yards to the Saskatchewan 37-yard line with just 59 seconds left in the half. It was another two-play drive, which went for 64 yards to give Winnipeg a 31-13 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Saskatchewan had opened the scoring in the second half.

Photo: Nik Kowalski/3DownNation. All rights reserved. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 31-13 in front of 33,234 ...

Holm has started the past two games in place of an injured Nick Taylor and it appears that he will start at field-side halfback for the rest of the season. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13-2) are scheduled to host the Edmonton Elks (4-10) on Saturday, Oct. Canadian defensive back Malcolm Thompson also left the game due to what appeared to be a knee injury midway through the third quarter while covering a punt and did not return. It was neat to see so many fans set aside their usual blue and green in order to wear orange to a game that represented the two provinces with the country’s largest Indigenous populations per capita. The quotes stemmed from a press conference that followed Saskatchewan’s loss at home to the Edmonton Elks two weeks ago in which [he said his team was “not very good”](https://3downnation.com/2022/09/20/im-just-going-to-be-honest-were-not-very-good-craig-dickenson-gives-blunt-assessment-of-riders/) and “weren’t that good even at 4-1.” [Rob Vanstone wrote a great column for the Regina Leader-Post](https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/rob-vanstone-dickensons-apology-speaks-to-sorry-state-of-roughriders) on this topic this week. If these two teams meet again this year — which, at this point, would probably have to happen in the Grey Cup — Winnipeg will have to do a better job of corraling Alford. Return specialist Janarion Grant was forced to sprint back to his own 10-yard line and jump on the ball, burying the Blue Bombers deep in their own territory. The penalty was assessed from the point of the foul, moving the offence up 37 yards to their 47-yard line. Jones is a rookie in this league but spent five years in the NFL. Rookie defensive back Jamal Parker stayed with the play and made his first career interception, returning it beyond the original line of scrimmage to Saskatchewan’s 37-yard line. After the season it’d be great to see a compilation of all the big throws Zach Collaros made while rolling to his right this season.

The Blue Bombers brought the hammer down with authority when it really mattered Friday night, nailing down a 31-13 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders ...

The Blue Bombers are now 10-2 in their last 12 vs their Prairie rivals. The Blue Bombers reached 13 wins. The Blue Bombers were dormant offensively in the third quarter, managing just eight yards in three possessions. Critical in that was a Collaros-to-Demski 42-yard strike immediately after a Brett Lauther field goal had trimmed the home side’s lead to 17-13. All of it, again, helped bury concerns about the loss in Hamilton and served as a therapeutic response by the Blue Bombers. “I just want to keep bringing that energy for the city, for the province.

Whatever caused the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence to look uncharacteristically bad during a recent loss was long gone Friday night when the Saskatchewan…

And he comes from a great family, he takes the game seriously, he’s dependable. He has three games remaining and needs 261 yards to break the rookie record, set by Perry Tuttle in 1986. However, the Winnipeg defence came up huge again, getting a stop on third-and-one at its own 46-yard line. Fajardo fumbled the snap at the Winnipeg 28 and it was recovered by Bombers’ safety Brandon Alexander. At the time the score was 10-3 and it could have been a different game if the Riders scored. The high pass went through the uprights and found Demski at the back of the end zone. 10, their defence got destroyed and the Bombers won it 54-20. Until the fourth quarter, it seemed the desperate Riders (6-9) had a chance. Nic Demski hauled in two touchdown passes (42 and 25 yards) and finished with five grabs for 94 yards. The Bombers put up 432 yards of offence, despite gaining almost nothing in the third quarter. After the Riders kicked a field goal to make the score 17-13, the Bombers offence came to life. The Bombers (13-2) clinched a home playoff game with the win and are closing in on locking up a spot in the West Final.

Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence forced six turnovers to lead the way in a 31-13 victory over the ...

But that's a good football team and they know they played a good football team tonight, and I think we gained some respect across the room tonight." "We left a lot of plays on the field. He also converted on a 25-yard field goal in the first and hit the extra-point after the team's lone TD. We're excited about the opportunity." "I thought we played a championship-calibre team pretty well tonight," he said. "Midway through the third, I think everyone thought we had a chance to beat them, including our own guys. "That's exactly what we talked about before the game and to come out here and execute, you can see what that does for the game, what it does for our offence, see what it does for field position," Bighill said. "We know what we have in that room. Those are tough things to do when we're in the red zone. "That's not really something I think about or have given thought to," he said. "It's a huge deal. "Our efficiency was pretty good," Bighill said.

WINNIPEG — Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence forced six turnovers to lead the way in a 31-13 victory over ...

But that’s a good football team and they know they played a good football team tonight, and I think we gained some respect across the room tonight.” He also converted on a 25-yard field goal in the first and hit the extra-point after the team's lone TD. “If we win this game, we kind of control our own destiny a little bit. “We left a lot of plays on the field. “I thought we played a championship-calibre team pretty well tonight,” he said. “Midway through the third, I think everyone thought we had a chance to beat them, including our own guys. “That’s exactly what we talked about before the game and to come out here and execute, you can see what that does for the game, what it does for our offence, see what it does for field position,” Bighill said. There’s a lot of plays that swing the momentum. They clamp down when we get into the red zone and make it very difficult for us to score touchdowns. Those are tough things to do when we’re in the red zone. Being able to make (it) a two-score football game really changes the way you get to call a game. “I mean, we had (Riders quarterback) Cody (Fajardo) running all over the place.