Winnipeg Blue Bombers Snap Losing Skid as Kick Returner Scores Pair of Return TDs
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA, AUG 1 – Rookie Trey Vaval scored two return touchdowns, leading Winnipeg to a 40-31 win and snapping a three-game losing streak, with the team now holding a 4-3 record.
- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Toronto Argonauts 40-31 on Friday, August 1, 2025, at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.
- The win broke Winnipeg's three-game losing streak and followed a previous 31-17 loss in Toronto where Zach Collaros suffered a neck injury.
- Rookie kick returner Trey Vaval scored two touchdowns on returns—a 93-yard kickoff and a 97-yard punt—while Jay Person added a defensive score by recovering a fumble and taking it to the end zone.
- Winnipeg improved to 4-3 despite offensive struggles, throwing a league-high 14 interceptions, with Chris Streveler starting at quarterback and completing 17 of 21 passes with three turnovers.
- The Bombers will visit the Calgary Stampeders in their third meeting this year on Saturday, August 9, 2025, aiming to avoid a season series sweep in Calgary.
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Vaval boosts Blue Bombers in 40-31 win over Argonauts
WINNIPEG — Trey Vaval told himself to relax before playing his seventh CFL game on Friday. The Blue Bombers rookie did that in his head, but not with his feet.
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WINNIPEG — Rookie Trey Vaval dazzled a sold-out crowd of Blue Bombers fans when he returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and followed up with a 97-yard punt return for a major that helped Winnipeg snap a three-game losing streak with a 40-31 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. It was the first and second TDs of the CFL season for the defensive back from Montana. Chris Streveler started for Winnipeg (4-3) after quarterback Zach Co…
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