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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 13/10/2010 (5509 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Following the Thanksgiving Monday excitement, one scribe suggested it was strange to type a 47-35 overtime final score within the copy. He wasn’t talking about the Bombers winning the game, either.
Twelve points. That was the OT margin of victory for the Blue and Gold over the B.C. Lions, leading to the question: Was it the largest OT margin of victory in CFL history? Mr. Ed Tait contacted Bombers statistician Steve Daniel for the information, and here’s what we got:
Prior to the ‘sudden death’ format the league uses now (two alternating possessions until a team manages to pull ahead or stop the other club), the CFL used to subscribe to a full 20-minute overtime (two 10-minute halves). No sudden death. In this previous format, two larger margins of victory were produced:
August 7, 1998 – Calgary 46, Saskatchewan 27 (19-0 in OT)
July 21, 1994 – B.C. 42, Hamilton 25 (17-0 in OT)
Using the current system, the largest margin of victory would be 14 points (eight points for a touchdown and two-point convert, plus the six points for the turnover touchdown). The Bombers’ 12-point win has been the largest margin of victory in the current overtime system.
Notes from Wednesday’s practice:
– RB Fred Reid and WR Terence Jeffers-Harris did not take part. No worries; just rest.
– Have to wonder about the health of Jeffers-Harris and that high ankle sprain at this point, though. Since coming back from injury two games ago, the rookie only has eight catches for 49 yards. Not the difference maker he was prior to the injury. Not yet, anyway.
– It’s trade deadline day in the CFL. The Bombers don’t expect to be too active, probably looking to add more draft picks than anything else. Head coach Paul LaPolice on what his wish list would be: “You can never bring in (enough) young Canadians,” he said, alluding to the overall ratio depth his club has – specifically at the receiver spot.
– Terrence Edwards’ TD catch Monday was his 11th this season and 32nd as a Bomber, tying him with Farrell Funston for eighth on the club’s all-time list — one back of Mike Holmes.
– The Bombers have no interest in discarded QB Casey Printers (cut by the Leos today). Shocking, I know.
– Finally, here’s LaPolice on his team’s miserable road record (0-7) and what it means in terms of his club being considered a serious threat the rest of the way: “You’re not going to be able to make the Grey Cup if you can’t win on the road.”