US EditionThird-String QB Wilson Leads Bombers to 19-10 Win over Alouettes
Terry Wilson, with no prior pass attempts this season, completed 11 of 21 passes to lead Winnipeg to a 19-10 win despite injuries to starting quarterbacks.
- At Princess Auto Stadium on Friday, Terry Wilson, third-string quarterback, helped the Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 19-10 before 32,343 fans.
- With Zach Collaros sidelined and Chris Streveler hurt, backup Matthew Peterson suited up and led Winnipeg running backs with 17 carries for 80 yards.
- Wilson completed 11 of 21 passes for 79 yards with one interception, then scored on a one-yard touchdown after the Bombers offence was stopped twice from the one.
- Winnipeg finished 10-8 and will face Calgary or Montreal on Nov. 1 depending on the B.C. Lions' outcome.
- The result capped a milestone season for Winnipeg, with a season sellout for the first time and a 4-game capacity streak, while Jose Maltos Diaz set a franchise record.
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The Montreal formation slid 19-10 Saturday afternoon in Winnipeg.
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Go ahead and say what you will about the artistic merit of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last two efforts — and there are a ton of critics out there, no doubt — but there’s no denying the results. This is a just-win business, after all, and the dudes and blue and gold are now heading into the opening round of the Canadian Football League playoffs on a mini two-game heater. And, before the Doubting Thomases step forward to offer up their yeah-buts an…
Third-string QB Terry Wilson leads Bombers to win over Alouettes
Third-string quarterback Terry Wilson was pressed into action and helped lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 19-10 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in the teams’ final regular-season game on Saturday. The Blue Bombers finished with a 10-8 record, but won’t find out where they’ll play next weekend’s CFL semifinal game until the league’s last game is played later in the night. If the B.C. Lions lose to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg hea…
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