Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot Surging Blue Bombers blitz Elks 55-27, clinch playoff spot
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Zach Collaros had a feeling during warm-up that it could be a special game between his Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Elks on Friday. He was correct. Collaros threw a career-high six touchdown passes to ignite the Bombers in a 55-27 victory over the Elks that extended their win streak to seven games and clinched a playoff spot for...
Zach Collaros had a feeling during warm-up that it could be a special game between his Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Elks on Friday.
He was correct.
Collaros threw a career-high six touchdown passes to ignite the Bombers in a 55-27 victory over the Elks that extended their win streak to seven games and clinched a playoff spot for the eighth consecutive season.
“We give a handshake to each other, half the warm-up is done, and you kind of feel everybody is just really locked in, a really high sense of focus,” Collaros said.
“I did actually really feel that. I typically don’t enjoy being the guy to have to hype everybody up, but I had to share that with them.”
Winnipeg’s first four series of the game resulted in touchdown catches by Nic Demski, Keric Wheatfall and Brady Oliveira, plus a field goal by Sergio Castillo.
The explosion of points had the team’s third straight sellout crowd of 32,243 at Princess Auto Stadium cheering wildly as the CFL West Division-leading Blue Bombers improved to 9-6.
The Elks dropped to 5-10 and have a flicker of a chance to still make the CFL playoffs.