Bombers stun Lions with dominant defensive performance

Lucky Whitehead caught a 19-yard touchdown walk successful his play debut and Sergio Castillo booted six section goals to thief nan Winnipeg Blue Bombers upset nan B.C. Lions 25-0 and threat their two-game losing skid connected Thursday.

The past clip B.C. was shutout was a 45-0 Blue Bombers’ triumph successful Winnipeg connected Oct. 23, 2021.

Whitehead played nan past 3 seasons pinch nan Lions but wasn’t re-signed. He inked a woody successful early July pinch nan Blue Bombers, nan squad he began his profession pinch successful 2019.
He vanished pinch six receptions for 56 yards.

Castillo connected connected section goals from 37, 60, 32, 51, 32 and 11 yards. It was his 2nd successful footwear from 60 yards this season.

The triumph successful beforehand of 31,589 fans astatine Princess Auto Stadium moved Winnipeg’s grounds to 3-6 and evened their play bid pinch B.C. astatine 1 triumph apiece.

The Lions dropped to 5-3 pinch their lowest violative outing of nan season. The fewest points they had scored this play anterior to Thursday’s crippled was 24, recorded successful 2 abstracted games.

Against Winnipeg connected Thursday, they vanished pinch 4 first downs and 102 yards of nett offence.

Bombers backmost Zach Collaros completed 27 of 33 walk attempts for 295 pinch 1 TD and nary interceptions.

Winnipeg rookie receiver Ontaria Wilson led each receivers pinch 7 catches for 112 yards. Running backmost Brady Oliveira rushed 17 times for 100 yards.

Lions backmost Vernon Adams Jr. near nan crippled aft being sacked astatine 2:29 of nan 4th quarter. He was replaced by Jake Dolegala.

Adams was 8-of-17 passing for 74 yards, his lowest numbers this season. He was sacked 4 times.

B.C. placekicker Sean Whyte didn’t effort immoderate section goals.

Winnipeg led 3-0 aft nan first quarter, 13-0 astatine halftime and 19-0 heading successful nan 4th quarter.

Fans saw a batch of punting early successful nan game, including 3 consecutive two-and-outs by B.C. to commencement nan game.

The Lions’ adjacent possession didn’t past agelong arsenic Adams was intercepted by Bombers protect backmost Tyrell Ford pinch 6:05 near successful nan opening quarter.

Winnipeg took complete astatine its ain 38-yard statement and sewage to B.C.’s 29, but settled for a Castillo 37-yard section extremity pinch 2:02 remaining.

Boosted by a 35-yard reception from Wilson, Winnipeg’s adjacent thrust sewage to nan Lions’ 13-yard line, but backup backmost Chris Streveler was denied connected 3rd and 1 and nan Bombers turned nan shot complete connected downs. The visitors ended up punting.

Castillo deed his 60-yarder to make it 6-0 astatine 10:27 of nan second.

Whitehead’s 19-yard TD drawback pinch 28 seconds successful nan half was secured erstwhile he dove complete nan extremity statement for nan 13-0 lead.

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When it looked for illustration Whyte was lining up for a 48-yard field-goal effort early successful nan 3rd quarter, he booted a nine-yard onside footwear and Bombers linebacker Tanner Cadwallader grabbed nan ball.

Winnipeg utilized its adjacent thrust for Castillo’s 32-yarder astatine 5:55 and followed that up pinch a 51-yarder astatine 9:58.

Castillo booted a 36-yarder astatine 1:24 of nan 4th to make it 22-0.

After Adams near nan game, Dolegala took complete and nan Lions turned nan shot complete connected downs.

Winnipeg responded pinch Castillo’s 11-yard section extremity astatine 9:24.

POOR FIRST HALF

The Lions went into nan crippled arsenic nan CFL’s top-ranked offence, but Winnipeg’s defence showed them up, peculiarly successful nan first half.

B.C. was held to 2 first downs and 59 yards of nett offence.

Adams was sacked doubly and completed six of 11 walk attempts for 46 yards pinch nan prime by Ford.

By comparison, Collaros was 20-of-23 passing for 213 yards and 1 TD successful nan first half and ran erstwhile for 17 yards earlier sliding.

SECOND SEASON DEBUT

Lions receiver Keon Hatcher returned to action from an Achilles wounded he suffered successful B.C.’s section last nonaccomplishment to Winnipeg past season.

He caught 3 passes for 26 yards.

UP NEXT

Bombers: Go connected their first bye week of nan season.

Lions: Travel to play nan Edmonton Elks connected Aug. 11