Blue Bombers win seventh straight, clinch playoff spot with dominant 55-27 win over Elks

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are backmost successful the postseason and they clinched a spot successful ascendant manner Friday night.

A sellout assemblage astatine Princess Auto Stadium saw Bombers QB Zach Collaros person his champion crippled of the season, throwing for six touchdowns and 432 yards arsenic the Bombers crushed the Elks 55-27.

The triumph is the Bombers seventh straight, moving them to 9-6 and ensuring they volition beryllium successful the playoffs for an eighth consecutive season. It was besides their 12th consecutive triumph against the Elks.

Winnipeg wasted nary clip getting connected the committee arsenic Collaros recovered Nic Demski for a 40-yard touchdown walk connected the game’s opening drive.

After a Sergio Castillo tract extremity connected the Bombers adjacent drive, Collaros past deed Keric Wheatfall for a 61-yard touchdown walk and the Bombers took a 17-0 pb aft 1 quarter.

They kept the ft connected the state successful the 2nd quarter, arsenic Collaros connected with Brady Oliveira for a 33-yard touchdown and past the defence got connected the committee arsenic Tyjuan Garbutt returned a fumble 62 yards for the people and the Bombers led 34-6 astatine halftime.

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Collaros continued to airy it up successful the 2nd fractional uncovering Kenny Lawler for 2 touchdowns and Demski for his 2nd of the game.

Lawler had 130 yards connected 8 receptions portion Demski recorded 117 yards connected conscionable 4 catches.

Oliveira had different productive game, rushing for 86 yards connected 16 carries.

The Bombers are backmost successful enactment Friday October 4, erstwhile they caput to Hamilton to instrumentality connected the Tiger-Cats.