Game Balls

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Blue Bombers 24

Argonauts 25

Offence

Argos running back Cory Boyd rushed for 109 yards on 12 carries, making the most of his opportunities. Bombers receiver Clarence Denmark deserves mention for 80 yards on eight catches, including a touchdown grab that might be the catch of the year.

Defence

Bombers corner Jovon Johnson had two picks and leads the league with six. Johnson took his first interception to the end zone to give the Bombers an early lead. There wasn’t much to cheer about on either side of the ball for Winnipeg, but Johnson did have a strong game.

Special Teams

Toronto’s Chad Owens gave his offence good field position all day with a solid return game. Ownes picked up 142 yards on kickoff returns and another 77 on punts. Owens had a 23.7 yard kickoff return average.

Crunch of the Game

In the second quarter Argos defensive tackle Kevin Huntley hammered Bombers QB Buck Pierce after the ball was released. It was immediately apparent Pierce was hurting, but he took a few more snaps before head coach Paul LaPolice pulled him from the game.

Numbers Game

12 — Toronto first downs in a winning effort, while the Bombers made 20 in a loss

5 — Number of quarterbacks that saw action in the game, with Winnipeg using three

9 — Number of turnovers — five for Toronto and four for Winnipeg

147 — Total penalty yards against the Argos, while Winnipeg had just 60

338 — Total return yards for the Argos, as they did a lot with a little thanks to excellent special teams work

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Game summary

First Quarter

Wpg — TD Johnson 27 interception return (Palardy convert) 1:53

Tor — TD Jyles 18 run (Prefontaine convert) 4:58

Tor — Single Prefontaine 54 13:43

Second Quarter

Tor — TD Rempel 16 pass from Jyles (Prefontaine convert) 0:56

Wpg — TD January fumble recovery in end zone (Palardy convert) 14:20

Third Quarter

Wpg — FG Palardy 39 11:40

Tor — TD McCullough 60 lateral from Unertl (Prefontaine convert) 14:18

Fourth Quarter

Tor — Safety Kent tackled in end zone 0:25

Wpg — Denmark 18 pass from Brink (Palardy convert) 7:59

Tor — Single Prefontaine 39 14:37

Winnipeg 7 7 3 7 — 24

Toronto 8 7 7 3 — 25

Attendance — 19,108.

Wpg Tor

First downs 20 12

Yards rushing 142 180

Yards passing 225 88

Total offence 367 266

Team losses 55 19

Net offence 312 249

Passes made-tried 20-32 11-21

Return yards 174 338

Intercepts-yards by 4-49 2-47

Fumbles-lost 4-1 1-0

Sacks by 3 4

Punts-average 9-39.8 11-43.1

Penalties-yards 11-60 14-147

Time of possession 32:56 27:04

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

Individual

Rushing: Wpg — Volny 7-60, Reid 8-44, Brink 5-11. Pierce 2-9, Watson 2-4; Tor — Boyd 12-109, Jyles 8-61, Bell 1-6, Owens 1-4.

Receiving: Wpg — Denmark 8-80, Edwards 3-43, Carr 3-39, Watson 3-26, Reid 1-19, Hargreaves 1-14, Pontbriand 1-4; Tor — Owens 5-34, Durie 2-18, Rempel 1-16, Bradwell 1-13, Rideau 1-5, Boyd 1-2.

Passing: Wpg — Pierce 7-13, 68 yards, 0 TDs, 1 int, Brink 10-13-121-0-1, Goltz 3-6-36-1-0; Tor — Jyles 11-20-88-1-3, Prefontaine 0-1-0-0-1.