Oliveira also caught four passes for 37 yards in front of 30,319 fans at IG Field in Winnipeg. The Bombers are now one win away from winning three straight CFL championships for the first time in franchise history. And they could win three straight Gray Cup titles for the first time since 1982 (Edmonton) when they face the Toronto Argonauts in the Gray Cup game in Regina next Sunday. The Argos defeated the Montreal Alouettes 34-27 in the East Division final. Winnipeg quarterback Zach Kolaros completed 14 of 20 passes for 178 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown pass to receiver Dalton Schoen, with one interception. Janarion Grant also returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown and backup quarterback Dakota Prukop scored on a two-yard TD run. WATCHES | Blue Bombers beat Lions in West Division final:
Blue Bombers advance to Gray Cup with win over Lions
Winnipeg defeats BC 28-20 to advance to Gray Cup against Toronto. Winnipeg punter Mark Lieggio made field goals of 44, 24 and 16 yards and connected on just one of three conversion attempts. BC quarterback Nathan Rourke completed 20 of 37 passes for 299 yards, including a 14-yard TD toss to receiver Alexander Hollins, with two picks. Backup quarterback Antonio Pipkin also scored on a two-yard run. Sean Whyte kicked a 42-yard field goal and kicked two conversions. Punter Stefan Flintoft also kicked a 56-yard single. Senior Terry Williams also scored two points on a fumble return. The Lions made it 28-20 with less than three minutes to play. Rourke completed a 14-yard pass to Hollins. Whyte’s conversion made it 28-20. Last life for pic.twitter.com/o6pdOYitxF —@CFL Prukop capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive with a two-yard TD run that gave Winnipeg a 25-11 lead. However, Lions kicker Terry Williams returned Lieghio’s missed conversion 126 yards for two scores to make it 25-13. It was the first fumble-conversion-return for two in CFL playoff history. Kolaros left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury after being sacked by Lions defensive tackle Sione Teuhema. WATCHES | Kolaros leaves with an injury:
Blue Bombers Zach Collaros out of Western final injured
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback leaves the fourth quarter of the Western Conference final with an injury after Lions sack Sione Teuhema. The Lions opened the scoring in the second half when Whyte hit a 42-yard field goal on their opening drive to pull BC within 19-11. Lieggio connected on a 24-yard field goal on the final play of a sloppy first half to give the Bombers a 19-8 lead over BC
92-yard TD punt return
Grant made up for dropping the ball when he returned a Stefan Flintoft punt 92 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter. Lieggio’s conversion gave Winnipeg a 16-7 lead. It was the second longest comeback in Bombers playoff history. Jason Arnstead returned one for 93 yards in 2008. CALL HIM A 🏠 AND A LITTLE OXYGEN. pic.twitter.com/JdpSViAOcb —@CFL Lieggio hit a 44-yard field goal to give the Bombers a 9-7 lead in the second quarter. BC took advantage of some big breaks on their first possession. First, the command center overturned a Bombers block, claiming the player who blocked it (linebacker Tanner Cadwallader) should have been charged with kick roughing. Then Grant fumbled the ball on a return. Lions linebacker Mathieu Betts picked up the ball at the Winnipeg eight and returned it to the two. Pipkin then scored on a two-yard run. Whyte’s conversion gave BC a 7-6 lead. The Bombers had opened the scoring on their first possession. After the kickoff, their six-play, 74-yard drive was capped by a 19-yard pass from Collaros to Schoen. The drive was capped by a 40-yard completion to Demski. Liège missed the conversion.
