It was not precisely a roaring statement by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when they tackled the home-and-cooled Toronto Argonauts Friday night at IG Field, but they did simply enough to win and maintain themselves on track to complete initially in the West Department.

Facing a group that was relaxing its No. 1 quarterback and also a number of beginners on support, the Bombing planes had to scuff and claw their method to a 31-21 success before 32,343 rather controlled followers on a pleasant September night.
The Bombing planes trailed after each of the initial 3 quarters, but made use of a strong fourth quarter to take the lead and hang on for an essential success.

” We knew it was going to be a hard-fought video game– they’re good regardless of that they align before us,” stated Bombers running back Brady Oliveira, that led the offending attack with a career-high 169 rushing yards, but also lost a fumble.

” We understood it was mosting likely to be a battle from start to finish. We really did not finish in ball game area with points in the initial half and also we understood we needed to appear in the second half and play physical and outwork them to obtain that win.”

The Bombing planes enhanced their record to 11-4 on the period and also remained in top place in the West, although they are still tied with the B.C. Lions, that beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-26 late Friday night.

The Bombers will certainly deal with the Lions in Vancouver following Friday evening in a game that will likely determine which team obtains starting point and a bye to the West Final.

It was just the second loss of the period for the Argos (12-2), that won the Grey Mug over the Bombers last November, and look significantly like the favourites to repeat this year.
Even with the majority of impressive player candidate Chad Kelly remaining and Cameron Dukes making his initial job start at quarterback, the Argos were a powerful opponent as well as can well have pulled out the win if not for some interested personnel decisions by head train Ryan Dinwiddie.

It was a little more than a pietistic pre-season game for the Argos, that placed third-string quarterback Bryan Scott right into the video game in the 4th quarter, while leading by two points, to get him some useful reps. He finished zero of four pass efforts, allowing the Bombing planes to come back as well as take the lead.

” I do not understand if they actually treated this video game as that important when they placed him in,” Bombing planes center linebacker Adam Bighill said.

” They said in a meeting that they were mosting likely to put him in, I saw that report. So they were playing a various game plan, which is their prerogative, their right to do. We’ve simply got to do what we do.”

Credit score to the Bombers. They got rid of turn overs, protective gaps, as well as an absence of touch in the red area to earn the win.

No person will see this as an indication that the Bombers are back to being Grey Cup favourites, but it a minimum of keeps them in the discussion.
” A great CFL football game,” claimed Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros, who completed 22 of 32 pass efforts for 258 yards and also a goal and threw one interception.

” I believed we did a sufficient work. We accumulated a great deal of lawns, especiailly in the initial fifty percent. When we get into ball game area, we have actually constantly been proficient at scoring goals, but we really did not do that well enough tonight. It was a hard-fought win.”

Kicker Sergio Castillo played a vital duty in the win, kicking 6 basket on seven attempts to get the offence. Although he struck the upright on a 51-yard boot, he was good on kicks from 49, 48, 41, 33, 32, and also 26 yards out.

” We understand when he’s out there, he’s appealing money and also he’s one heck of a twist,” claimed Oliveira, who also caught two masquerade 12 backyards, among them for a five-yard touchdown.

” It just gives you some alleviation when he’s out there.”

Castillo’s best game with the Bombers absolutely came at the right time.

” I think it’s the initial game this period where unique teams, three points, were crucial,” Castillo said. “I’m extremely happy for these men, trigger they remained in my ear after I missed out on that 51-yarder. To be able ahead back, psychologically from that … it was a number of affirmations from these individuals and also I’m extremely appreciate of that.”
Brief yardage quarterback Dakota Prukop scored on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Bombing planes a 25-21 lead that they would not give up as well as receiver Dalton Schoen captured six masquerade 101 yards.

” We needed to go obtain a gritty win,” said Schoen, who currently leads the CFL in receiving backyards with 1,136.

” A lot of times point aren’t mosting likely to go your method and there’s going to be adversity. It’s not mosting likely to go just how you drew it up on the white boards in the conference room. The mark of an excellent team and the mark of a good society right here is just how we fight through that with each other.”

Fight it out completed 17 passes for 231 yards and also a touchdown in his first start.

He led the Argos to goals on his initial two drives as well as had his team up 14-7 after the first quarter as well as 17-13 at halftime.

The Bombers support got off to a rocky start, missing takes on, leaving players wide open and letting Dukes rack up a simple touchdown on a five-yard run, however actually tightened up as the game went along.

Protective back Deatrick Nichols recovered a fumble early in the fourth quarter, simply 2 plays after Collaros had tossed an interception at midfield. The fumble, compelled by protective end Willie Jefferson, came with Toronto still leading 21-16 as well as led to a basket.
” We took turns, in the initial fifty percent, making our mistakes and simply not doing what we needed to do,” Bighill claimed. “We really did not perform which’s what takes place. We quit some large plays due to the fact that we didn’t do what we were expected to do.

” The second half was a complete different fifty percent for us in regards to implementation. When you play the means you’re expected to play, good ideas take place.”