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Winnipeg Blue Bombers Open Their Season with 30-28 Win over Calgary Stampeders
Sergio Castillo scored 11 points, and Zach Collaros led the late drive as Winnipeg opened the CFL season with a road win.
- On Friday, kicker Sergio Castillo booted a 38-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 30-28 victory over the host Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium in the CFL season-opener.
- Coming off a 0-3 record against Calgary last season, the Blue Bombers overcame difficult conditions with winds gusting up to 57 km/h to secure the victory.
- Quarterback Zach Collaros completed 17 of 28 passes for 233 yards, while running backs Brady Oliveira and Dedrick Mills combined for 225 yards on the ground.
- Collaros called it "Pure CFL football right there," while Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson said games against Winnipeg often depend on kicks, noting "They made theirs."
- Calgary enters a bye week following the loss, while Winnipeg prepares for its home-opener on Thursday against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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CALGARY — They may have flubbed a few lines and struggled a bit in the first couple acts, but the 2026 debut of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers deserves a couple of hearty thumbs up and bravos across the board. The Blue Bombers’ curtain raiser saw them waltz into southern Alberta Friday night and exit with a 30-28 last-play win over the Calgary Stampeders in front of 17,743 fans at McMahon Stadium. So, considered all of these Week 1 goals as mission a…
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
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- 61% of the sources lean Left
61% Left
L 61%
C 31%
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