Critical Numbers

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Saturday, Sep. 22, 2012

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Number of champion teams in the park. Members of the 2012 American Association champion Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team were in the house. The Bombers honoured the Goldeyes in the pre-game ceremonies as third-baseman Amos Ramon, pitchers Ace Walker and Chris Salamida, bullpen catcher Josh Drews, hitting coach Tom Vaeth and mascot Goldie were on the field with the their trophy — the first championship for a Winnipeg professional team since 1994, when the Goldeyes won the Northern League title.

239:48

The number of minutes played from Winnipeg’s last offensive touchdown on Aug. 24 (third quarter) until the offensive major scored by Brink on a one-yard run at 10:59 of the third quarter. It ended the TD drought and gave Winnipeg a 16-9 lead. The Bombers scored two more TDs in the fourth quarter (Kito Poblah and Will Ford).

Hamilton placekicker Luca Congi extended his field-goal kicking streak to 19 when he nailed a 37-yarder in the first quarter (into the wind), a 39-yard second-quarter field goal and 16- and 46-yarders in the third quarter.

Bombers SB Terrence Edwards moved past Bomber great Rick House into fourth place on the team’s all-time list in receiving yards. He had four catches for 88 yards on the night for 6,332 career yards.