Winnipeg Blue Bombers

In a miraculous act for all Bombers fans, Ryan Dinwiddie led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to their first win of the season against the now 3-2 Calgary Stampeders. Dinwiddie threw 24 completions of his 39 attempts for 450 yards, with one TD pass on the day. This TD pass was the game winner in their contest against the Stamps'.

However, in my opinion the game should not have been so close. Alexis Serna missed his first two field goals, and the Bombers' had to settle for two single points on the returns being conceded in the end zone. Also, a TD pass was called back on a holding call for the Bombers in the second quarter.

The Stamps' started off with the game, but on the first play, Ken-Yon Rambo fumbled the ball he caught after being hit by Jovon Johnson. This resulted in a Bombers' ball after the recovery was made by Johnson. The Bombers would not be able to make progress, and Serna would come out to kick, but missed his 44-yard attempt. The Stamps', however, conceded a single point for the Bombers'.

Serna would also miss later in the first quarter, this time from the 39 yards. The Calgary Stampeders conceded a point in the end zone once again, giving the Bombers' another point. The score was 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second, the Bombers' had the ball on third down, and quickly made a 5-0 lead after Serna redeemed himself with a 24-yard field goal attempt.

On the Bombers' next possession, Rombey Bryant caught an amazing pass for 28 yards, putting the Bombers in the red zone on the five-yard line.

On the next play, Derick Armstrong was roughed up in the end zone by Brandon Browner, bringing a forward pass interference call and placing the ball on the one. There was also a roughing up at the passer penalty on Shannon James. Graeme Bell would run in a one-yard score on the next play, making the score 12-0 for the Bombers.

Calgary progressed on their next drive, however. After two consecutive completions to Rambo totaling 49 yards, the Stamps were on the 13-yard line. After two straight incompletions and a penalty, making the play still second down, Henry Burris would connect with a 13-yard score for Nik Lewis.

The ruling of TD was challenged by Coach Doug Berry of the Bombers, but the call stood, thinning the Bombers' lead to 12-7.

Alexis Serna put up a field goal before the half ended, and DeAngelis put up a field goal as well. Adding a single point by punter Burke Dales, the score was 15-11 at the half.

On the Stampeders' first drive of the half, Joffrey Reynolds had a huge 29-yard catch to help put the Stamps on the board in the third quarter with a field goal, making the game a close 15-14 in favour of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

On the Bombers next drive, Arjei Franklin would catch a 24-yard catch before being pushed out of bounds by Shannon James. After a 19-yard pass to Franklin on the very next play, the Bombers were on the 17-yard line.

After going two-and-out, Serna would come in and kick a 20-yard field goal to put the Bombers up by four. Another field goal on their next drive put them up by seven.

Calgary's first possession was huge, and with the Stamps being down by a touchdown and 8:39 left on the clock, Henry Burris threw a pass to Lewis, who, after watching it bounce off his hands, caught the ball and ran all the way into the end zone. This tied the game for the Stampeders at 21-21.

On the Bombers' next possession, Ryan Dinwiddie threw a deep pass to Terrence Edwards, who would catch it for a gain of 41 yards, putting the ball in Stamps' territory, on the 36-yard line. After going two-and-out, Serna missed once again, making this a one-point game after a single point on the play.

After an 11-yard run by Joffrey Reynolds on the first play of the Stamps' next drive, Burris threw what seemed to be a perfect spiral to Chris Jackson, but Kelly Malveaux showed up in front of Jackson, catching Burris' only interception of the game and returning it eight yards.

Serna would get a field goal out of this opportunity, making it a four-point game, and meaning that the Stamps would need a touchdown if they wanted to win.

On their next drive, the Stamps' dominated down the field, and after many short yardage catches, Calgary was on the six-yard line. On the next play, Burris found Jeremaine Copeland in the end zone, putting the Stamps' up by three.

It seemed that this may have been another B.C. Lions game for the Blue Bombers, who were defeated last week in a fourth quarter comeback by the Vancouver-based team.

However, Dinwiddie would throw back-to-back first down passes, with an 11-yard pass to Charles Roberts and a 27-yard pass to Arjei Franklin, putting the Bombers' on the 35-yard line.

The big question for the Blue Bombers now was, with 20 seconds left, do you move and then try for the field goal, or do you go all the way? Most coaches would say, "Bomb it out on first down, then if you don't make it, run it up a bit on second down and kick the field goal on third."

That's exactly what Dinwiddie did.

With TSN commentators pondering aloud if we would have the year's first overtime, Dinwiddie sent the fans home buzzing, wondering not only if Winnipeg could defeat the Argos next week, but who Doug Berry would start in that game.

Dinwiddie stepped back and threw a beautiful pass to Rombey Bryant, who fell back into the end zone for the touchdown.

So, with 12 seconds left Ryan Dinwiddie had won the Winnipeg Blue Bombers their first win of the season with a beautiful pass. Fans were cheering loudly, and I'm sure Boise State fans all over the United States were cheering on their former QB on his first professional win.

Player of the Game

For those of you who didn't see this coming, I can't help but wonder who you chose and why the heck you would choose them over the one man who truly deserves this. Congratulations to Ryan Dinwiddie on his game well played and his first CFL win.

Also, congrats on being the only QB to record a win with the Bombers' this season, and the first QB besides Kevin Glenn to record a win with the Bombers' since Glenn started playing with Winnipeg.

Ryan truly deserves this award, and as a Bombers' fan, I hope he gets the start next week against the Argos.

Completing 24 of 39 passing attempts for 450 yards, one TD, and no interceptions is pretty good for a second career CFL start, let alone a second professional football start.

He also helped the struggling Winnipeg Blue Bomber offense start clicking along with Romby Bryant, RJ Franklin, and Derek Armstrong.

But is Ryan Dinwiddie the answer for the Bombers?

Don't get me wrong, I'm one of the biggest Ryan Dinwiddie supporters, even when the Bombers lost the Grey Cup last season.  But now with a game under his belt that isn't a big time loss, can Dinwiddie deliver on a consistent basis such as he did Thursday night at CanadInns Stadium?

Let's sure hope so.

When stacked up against other CFL quarterbacks first two career starts, Dinwiddie's numbers blew the competition out of the water, including Edmonton's Ricky Rae, Montreal's Anthony Calvillo, and even Blue Bomber QB Kevin Glenn.  The yardage and TD rate of Dinwiddie's first two starts blew the pants off even proven CFL QBs who have won Grey Cups.

With the chemistry that has seemed to form between Dinwiddie and Bryant, as seen in the last touchdown pass with 12 seconds to play, the Bombers offense seems to finally have shaken off the dust and put the pedal to the metal.

Dinwiddie seemed confident.  Composed.  And most of all, he looked more like a veteran, making smarter decisions than in last year's Grey Cup game.

In Winnipeg's 32-28 win over the Calgary Stampeders, Dinwiddie had time in the pocket to deliver pin-point accuracy throws to his receivers.  Even if flushed out the pocket, he managed to get room and time to make the important throws.  

And to top it off, seen many times in the Calgary game, Dinwiddie and RB Charles Roberts would fake the handoff, yet Dinwiddie was said to be more animated when doing a hand-off or a fake hand-off than Bomber starting QB Kevin Glenn.

Ryan Dinwiddie has certainly learned a great deal since last year's Grey Cup game. After coming into the game in Vancouver last week, Dinwiddie seems to be on the right page.

He's coming to salvage a team at the most important time of the season.  Dinwiddie could become the star in Winnipeg.  But can he post numbers such as he did against Calgary every night?

We'll find out next week in Dinwiddie's toughest test yet...in Toronto, against Kerry Joseph's Argonauts.

Under the dome at B.C. Place on Friday night, the BC Lions were looking to "win one for Bob." as Bob Ackles, BC Lions’ President and Chief Executive Officer, died at the age of 69 from a heart attack on July 6.

The Lions hoped to get their second win of the season, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hoped to get their first win.

The Bombers would get the first score of the game with a beautiful 74-yard TD pass from Kevin Glenn to Romney Bryant, who after escaping a diving attempt by a BC Lions defender, ran the ball in for a 7-0 lead for Winnipeg.

On Kevin Glenn's next possession, however, Reggie Myles would intercept his pass for a one yard return.

Reggie Myles's interception would end in a goal line stand by the Blue Bombers defense. The 12 play, 5:19 long drive ended in a 12 yard field goal by BC's Kicker Paul McCallum, who missed his first field goal in the first quarter.

McCallum’s field goal would make the score 7-4 for the Blue Bombers.

On the Bombers next drive, Romney Bryant would make a nice catch for a first down. Bryant's 16-yard catch would put them on their 50-yard line.

After a few more gains, the Bombers were able to set up a beautiful 42-yard field goal for Alexis Serna, who has not missed a field goal yet in his rookie CFL career with the Bombers.

However, on the next Bombers possession, BC Lions' DB Koery Banks would pick off the pass, and after rolling and getting back up, Banks would score a 36-yard TD off the interception.

This would make the score 11-10 for the BC Lions. Jason Nugent would retaliate with an interception of his own in the end zone with just over 25 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Blue Bombers would have a 11-11 tie at the end of the second quarter, but that would all change quickly as Cam Hall would intercept a pass by Jarious Jackson and take it home untouched for a 22-yard Bombers score.

The score was now 18-11 for the Blue Bombers.

On the second last play of the third quarter, Jarious Jackson would throw a deep pass that would be caught by Lions WR Paris Jackson for a 56-yard gain. The drive would end in a 18-14 Bombers lead after a 25-yard field goal by K Paul McCallum.

On a 2nd and 20, the BC Lions would have a huge play. Jarious Jackson would air it out into the end zone for a 48-yard TD pass to Geroy Simon. This would give the BC Lions a 21-18 lead early in the fourth quarter.

The Lions would also get another field goal for a 24-18 BC Lions lead.

Kevin Glenn knew he needed to get some points, and he needed them fast. With the fourth quarter ending in 6:19, Kevin Glenn threw a deep ball to Romney Bryant, who would take it 52-yards before being tackled.

This would set up the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on the BC Lions 23-yard line.

However, after the next play would come, the biggest controversy yet in the game. Korey Banks would intercept a pass intended for Arjei Franklin in the end zone and take a touchback.

However, no matter what replay was seen, it was clear to even Lions’ fans that Banks pushed Franklin, who fell to the ground. However, the play was not reviewed by the referees, and the game went on.

The Lions would score one final field goal and would come out of this one victorious, winning 27-18. This would put the Lions at 2-2, and the Bombers would stay winless at 0-4.

The Bombers face the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday night in Winnipeg and will look for their first win.

Player of the Game: In a losing effort, the player of the game, in my opinion, must go to Romney Bryant, who had many key receptions in the game. He caught five balls for a total of 146 yards, averaging out to 24.2 yards per catch.

Congratulations to Romney Bryant on a great game.

Friday's heartbreaking 27-18 loss to the Lions has left the Bombers searching for answers as to what is wrong.  This 0-4 start marks they're worst start since 2005 when then head coach Jim Daley led them to a dubious 0-4 start. 

The Bombers actually probably put out they're best effort of the season on Friday night but still came away with nothing.  They just seem to be always getting the short end of the stick.

While the Lions were able to once again get the better of the Bombers, a missed call in the fourth quarter could very well have changed the game in Winnipeg's favour.  When things are not going well, nothing goes your way and that includes the referees' decisions. 

The Lions had just taken the lead with a Geroy Simon touchdown when cornerback, Jovon Johnson slipped on the play. It looked like the Bombers would not even come back at all.  However, the Bombers, for the first time this season, showed some resiliency.

On the following drive, Glenn hit speedster, Romby Bryant for a 52 yard strike and set up the Bombers deep in Lions territory.  The following play, however, Glenn was intercepted for the third time in the game by Korey Banks. 

However, if you look at the play again, he clearly was bumped by Arjei Franklin who should have been called for pass interference, which would have put the ball down on the one yard line.  With the clock winding down at the time, that could have meant the game.  The Bombers were furious as even GM Brandan Taman was on the Bomber sideline protesting the call.

S,o the Bombers find themselves at the cellar of the CFL, still win-less this season thanks to that call.  While 0-4 looks tough, it is definitely not the end of the season, as the East has really faltered this year with the Allouettes leading the divison by a mere four points and the Argos and Ti-cats with only two points respectively. 

Also, some positives can be taken from the last game, despite the fact that the late missed call may have cost them the game. The Bombers defense deserves a lot of credit for the close game as Doug Brown and Gavin Walls and the entire defense was huge when they needed to be, keeping B.C. out of the end zone several times when they had the opportunity. 

They bent but they definitely didn't break and had they gotten a little more help from the offense in the second half, they could very well have pulled out their first win.  To all Bomber fans out there, stay positive. A few adjustments and the Bombers are close to being back to they're old selves from last year.

0-4.

Not a good record to start off your defense of the Eastern Division title.

After coming oh-so-close to their first Grey Cup in over 15 years, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are learning to win the hard way.  After a mediocre pre-season with a win and loss, the Bombers have failed to repeat the great defense they employed against Montreal in their pre-season win.

A loss to their Eastern rivals the Toronto Argonauts, with two dynamite QBs in Kerry Joseph and Michael Bishop followed by another loss to Anthony Calvillo and the Montreal Alouettes and then back-to-back losses to Jarius Jackson's BC Lions.

That makes the Bombers official running mates with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for cellar dweller leader of 2008.

But what's happening?

Has Kevin Glenn lost his consistent play?  Has the injury sustained in last year's East Final taken him out of the mindset that he needs to be in to be a successful QB in Winnipeg again?

With virtually the same line-up that made the Grey Cup Finals in 2007, the Bombers are having troubles winning.  It cannot all be blamed on the fact that All-Star WR Milt Stegall is out recovering from knee surgery.

Perhaps head coach Doug Berry would be wise to give Ryan Dinwiddie a much-needed start, or even give third stringer Bryan Randall a shot at the No. 1  spot.

Winnipeg's defense is sputtering.  Tom Canada was huge against Montreal in the pre-season but was of little difference in the regular season game as Calvillo picked apart Canada, Barrin Simpson, Gavin Walls, Doug Brown, and the rest of the Bombers defensive line.

Catching the ball has been a problem, too. Without Stegall, the Bombers still have R.J. Franklin and Derek Armstrong, two solid WRs, on the outside.

Yet the amount of drops among the two have caused for numerous third down situations where the Bombers cannot convert on second down for the first down.  The Bombers first down numbers are in the lowest in the CFL.

Finally, perhaps the Bombers could give Dinwiddie or Randall a try, but what about Michael Bishop from Toronto?  With Kerry Joseph newly named the Argos top QB, Bishop may be looking for a new home.  If Kevin Glenn cannot find his game and rhythm sometime soon, he may get the hook.

All of Glenn's prayers should be directed at the Bombers' next home game against the upstart Calgary Stampeders.

Let's hope for 1-4, or something is gonna have to give.

On Friday night at the Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers received yet another beating, and lost to the BC Lions.

The Bombers now hold the oh-so-prestigious title of "the only winless team in the Canadian Football League." Not so prestigious after all, is it?

The first quarter started off with a bang, as Fred Ried used some swift spins and broke some tackles to return the kickoff 33 yards, all the way to the Winnipeg 49-yard line. Kicker Alexis Serna would kick a 48-yard field goal for a 3-0 Bombers lead.

With 10 minutes left in the first quarter, the Blue Bombers defence gave the fans in Canad Inns Stadium something to cheer about.

After a crisp pass from QB Jarious Jackson to Jason Clermont, DB Jason Nugent had a huge hit on Clermont that seemed to have injury written all over it. However, Clermont shook off the monstrous hit and play continued.

However, Clarence Coleman was able to avenge the big hit on Clermont. With 7:31 left in the first, Coleman caught a ball from Jackson on the goal line and fell into the end zone, making the score 7-3 for the BC Lions.

BC would increase its lead to 13-5 in the second quarter with a 1-yard pass to backup FB Rolly Lumbala. This would put the Lions up 20-5, and BC led 21-5 at halftime.

The Lions would come out with a fast score on their first play of the half. Geroy Simon would beat out the Bombers defence in a sprint all the way to the end zone, a 76-yard TD passing score. This would but the Bombers down 28-5.

On the Lions' next drive, QB Jackson would throw a ball for a beautiful catch by Jason Clermont for 36 yards, placing the Lions offence at the 3-yard line. On the next play, Jackson would connect with Geroy Simon again in the end zone, this time with a 3-yard score.

The Bombers have decided by now that they have had enough of Kevin Glenn, and they put Ryan Dinwiddie on the field. And then folks, the game starts rolling. On his second drive, Dinwiddie sets up a field goal, making the score 35-8 for the Bombers.

On the next drive, the BC Lions Stefan Logan showed his speed and picked up 66 yards after finally being tackled by Kelly Malveaux at the 9-yard line. The drive was capped off by a 9-yard TD pass on the next play to Clarence Coleman, making the score a whopping 42-8.

However, Dinwiddie would give the Bombers something to talk about with an amazing 4-yard TD pass to Derick Armstrong, making the score 42-15. The Lions P/K Paul McCallum would also take a safety, and the score was then 42-17.

With 2:11 left in the fourth quarter on a third-and-10, Dinwiddie would have a 20-yard run up to the 20-yard line. Dinwiddie would later run for a 1-yard score, making this game 42-24 for the BC Lions.

Dinwiddie must be hoping for the start, as he played this game until the very end.

So, as time ran out, the Blue Bombers still had a glimpse of hope: Ryan Dinwiddie. So, we will have to wait until next week, when these two teams face again in British Columbia, to see if Ryan Dinwiddie gets the start against the BC Lions.

Player of the Game: This choice was not made because I am a Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan, but my player of the game is Ryan Dinwiddie. He played with a lot of heart until the end, even when there was 0 percent chance of winning this game. Congratulations to Dinwiddie, and I personally think he really deserves the start against the BC Lions next week.

-Chris Allen

After losing 42-24 to the BC Lions on Friday, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers dropped 0-3 and are in a real dire situation at the basement of the CFL.  After a near Grey Cup win last year with a stone cold rookie quarterback making his first career start the Bombers were picked by many to repeat again this year as Eastern champions, but after 3 games the Bombers look anything but that.  In fact they look more like the Jim Daly coached teamed from 2005 that threw in the towel on the season before the start of the season. 

The Bombers were looking to rebound from a devastating Grey Cup loss last year to finally win a grey cup for the dedicated and most deserving player Milt Stegall.  Thus far it's looking like alot of Stegalls teams have been like throughout his career disappointing and sad to watch.  Having been win less thus far what are the problems?

Well, everything, really. The defence has swallowed over 100 points scored against them in only 3 games, ane the offence hasn't put up more than 24 points.  Last year's runner up MVP looks more like his old self throwing critical interceptions and making poor decisions.

Bottom line this team in greatly underachieving right now and needs to get back to the basics or it could be a long season for them, which would be shame for a team that really would could have possibly won the Grey Cup last year if not for the loss of Kevin Glenn. 

It may not be a bad idea for Doug Berry to bench Glenn and put in Ryan Dinwiddie as he has proved that he has the potential to be a starting QB in this league. If nothing else it could be a wake up call for Kevin Glenn and the offence that is loaded with weapons and talent ot have such a good QB as Dinwiddie.

However, this team needs to relax and get back to doing the things that made them such a valued defence the last 2 years and such an explosive offence.  They're may be no better place for them to start then next week when they have to go to BC to face a BC looking more like the 2006 team that won the cup.

This Friday night at the Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg Manitoba, the Blue Bombers and the British Columbia Lions are both looking to win their first game of the season.

For two teams who were often predicted as the Grey Cup match-up, 0-2 is definitely not a good start to the season. Depending on how the rest of the season goes, this could still be a Grey Cup preview.

It wouldn't be the first time that a team had come back from 0-2 to win the Grey Cup though. In 2002, BC Lions coach Wally Buono went 0-3 to start the season with the Calgary Stampeders. Buono won the Grey Cup that year.

The Blue Bombers have had trouble in all areas during the first two weeks of this CFL season, but none to big, totaling a score of 61-40 for the opposing team this season.

The Bombers will not be doing to bad in the standings with a win this weekend, as Toronto lost to the Edmonton Eskimos on Thursday night, making them 1-2, and the Calgary Stameders defeated the Montreal Alouettes, for a 2-1 record.

Depending how the Hamilton Tigercats do against the Roughriders after the Bombers game, there could be a three-way tie for second place in the east division.

That’s right, folks, the Bombers are still closer than it seems to clinching second place.

The B.C. Lions, however, are not so lucky on the west side of things.

The Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders have both gone 2-1 on Thursday with wins, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders could stay undefeated at 3-0 or go to 2-1 tomorrow, depending on the results of the game against Hamilton tomorrow.

No matter what the outcome is against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the BC Lions will stay in last place in their division.

In their last meeting, the Blue Bombers lost to the BC Lions in Winnipeg.

Now, for my big question...why hasn't Milt Stegall been playing? It's a good question, and no one is really sure. However, Stegall is not injured, the Bombers are 0-2, and once again, Stegall is not scheduled as the starting Slotback for tonights game.

Now, I am not saying that without Stegall, the Blue Bombers are nothing, because Milt Stegall was supposedly 100% sure that he was retiring last year, so 0-2 is where they would've been anyways. However, with a  match-up of Stegall, Edwards, Franklin and Armstrong, I have a feeling that the Bombers offence would be unstoppable.

One more question, in reference to my article here. While researching information for the article, it seemed to me that the Bombers medical and training staff thought this would be a quick injury. However, with the third week coming up, Alexis Serna is on the depth chart as both punter and kicker. Bombers fans will hope that Serna is able to handle punting duties after a blocked punt in week one and a sack in week two. For more on Serna's situation see here. 

Who will win this game?

It depends on whether the Blue Bombers can show some enthusiasm in Friday night’s game, which was non-existent in their last loss against the Alouettes. For more on this, check out Matt Eichel's article here.

Watch the game at 7:30 PM (ET) on Wendy's Friday Night Football, only on TSN, Canada's Sports Leader.

 

The question of the season so far for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is this: should we be blaming Alexis Serna for his punting fumble in Week 1 and his 18-yard loss in Week 2.

The answer: NO!

Do you really think that it would be fair to blame Serna for this. Absolutely not! Here are some reasons why:

1.Serna is not supposed to be punting. Duncan O'Mahony stubbed his toe while going to the bathroom two weeks ago this Sunday, and has not recovered from his broken toe, which is understandable. However, this rookie was placed into a punting job with which he is not familiar with. This is definitely not fair to Alexis Serna.

2. Alexis Serna is a rookie. Ladies and Gentleman, please put yourself in the following situation: You are a 24 year old who has just come out of college. You are known as the best college placekicker, and called to the training camp of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a CFL team. You are then launched into the starting placekicking position. All of a sudden, the punter breaks his toe, and you are forced to punt and kick.

Also, look at the replays from these two mishaps. This, however, may not be fair, because in Week 1 the starting center for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was injured, and they are now using a backup center. However, I think that I still must mention that in both cases, the snaps were poor. It, however, would not be fair to "bash" the center, because he, just like Serna is a backup punter, is also a backup center / long snapper.

So in conclusion, it is up to you to decide whether you are going to blame Alexis Serna for the punting mistakes or not. I, however, have decided that due to the circumstances, blaming Serna would just not be right.

-Chris Allen

Notes: Please comment on your answer to this question: Do you blame Alexis Serna for the recent punting mishaps? Why or why not?

In Montreal, Quebec on Friday night the sun was setting and it was time for the Montreal Alouettes' home opener. Ben Cahoon had a chance to take the club record for most TD receptions from Peter Della Riva, with whom Cahoon was tied at the start of the game with 55 touchdowns.

However, the first TD of the game went to Jamal Richardson with 9:50 left in the first quarter. Richardson, a WR for the Alouettes, had a b-e-a-utiful one-handed grab fro QB Anthony Calvillo. This catch was TSN's Sportscenter's HON (Highlight of the Night).

With 3:56 left in the quarter, Alexis Serna was up to punt after Kevin Glenn threw an incomplete pass on 2nd-and-3. The long snap was very inaccurate, and Serna was able to grab it, but it slipped out of his fingertips, resulting in a fumble.

Serna would be tackled by Richardson, who also had the TD pass earlier. It may have been a coincidence, but Serna (No. 18) was tackled by Richardson (No. 18) for an 18-yard loss.

Then, it happened. Anthony Calvillo dropped back out of the pocket, and was able to get the ball off before being tackled. The ball landed just inside the end zone in the arms of the Alouettes' new all-time leader for TD receptions, Ben Cahoon.

In a show of appreciation, Peter Della Riva made his way up to the TSN commentators booth to congratulate Cahoon on his achievement.

With 13:03 left in the second quarter, Kerry Watkins broke two tackles to get an 18-yard TD, making the score 21-0 for the Alouettes with just over one quarter finished. The Bombers needed to show more intensity and enthusiasm in their playing if they wanted to have a chance.

However, the Montreal Alouettes would be the next to score with yet another TD pass, this time to Desriveaux. With just over two minutes left in the half, this would make the score 28-0 for the Alouettes.

However, the Bombers would get on the scoreboard before halftime. With 1:22 left before the end of the half, Charles Roberts ran one in for the team, his second of the season, making this a 21-point game. Not too enticing, I know. The Alouettes would kick a 42-yard field goal, making the score 31-7.

The Bombers were the first to score in the second half, closing in on the Alouettes. Derick Armstrong caught a 29-yarder from QB Kevin Glenn in the end zone, closing the lead to 17 points.

Then the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had their biggest play of the night. QB Anthony Calvillo threw an interception and Jevon Johnson broke a tackle to run 80 yards all the way back for the TD, bringing the score to 31-21.

Kevin Glenn then threw a huge pass to Terrence Edwards on second down, who would gain 35 yards. This ended with a nine-yard field goal attempt for Alexis Serna, which was good, bringing the score to 31-24 for the Alouettes.

Folks, hold onto your hats! We have ourselves a game!

On a 2nd-and-15 with 7:52 left in the fourth quarter, Anthony Calvillo had a 15-yard run all the way for the first down. Calvillo had a 29-yard run later in the series. This would set up a one-yard TD run for Avon Colbourne, which would put the nails in the coffin for Winnipeg, as there were only about five minutes left.

Player of the Game

Oooh, this is a tough one. Just kidding, Ben.

Congrats to Ben Cahoon for receiving my player of the game award...a group hug from fellow players for breaking the club's all-time TD reception record!

Ben Cahoon is a role model for all Montreal Alouettes players, young and old, and he deserves to be honoured. Congrats again!