Bombers beat Stamps, claim season series

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders 33-28 on Saturday night in front of a sell-out crowd at Princess Auto Stadium.

With the win, the Blue and Gold improve to 8-8 and bump up to fourth in the West Division standings. If the Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-7) lose to the Montreal Alouettes (12-3) on Monday, the Bombers will move up to third.

With the loss, the Stampeders drop to 8-9 and fall to fifth place which has them currently on the outside of the playoff picture.

The Bombers now just need to finish the season with at least the same record as Calgary or Saskatchewan to qualify for the post-season since they own the tiebreaker over both West Division foes.

Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros completed 19 of 27 passes for 349 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Rookie receiver Dorian Singer was his go-to target with five catches for 166 yards.

The Bombers hit the road to take on the Edmonton Elks (12-4) on Friday.