Winnipeg Blue Bombers blitz Edmonton Elks 45-25, set player milestones
Global News
The Blue Bombers beat the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. Winnipeg (13-4) clinched first place in the West Division when the B.C. Lions lost 41-16 to the Stampeders on Friday.
Brady Oliveira wishes there could be more names alongside his in the CFL record book.
The Blue Bombers running back ran for two touchdowns and 72 yards to move into second place on the CFL all-time list for rushing yards by a Canadian in Winnipeg’s 45-25 rout over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
“It’s a total group effort,” Oliveira said. “Us now being No. 2 all-time in the Canadian rushing list — I say us because it’s truly an accomplishment from this entire offence — is special.
“I’m a proud Winnipeg boy and a Canadian and it means a lot to me. It means a lot to us to get in those record books.”
Oliveira leads the league with 1,498 yards through 17 games. Jon Cornish holds the record with 1,813 yards in 2013 with the Calgary Stampeders.
Oliveira recorded his eighth and ninth rushing TDs of the season off a pair of three-yard runs in front of Winnipeg’s fourth consecutive sellout of 32,343 fans at IG Field.
Winnipeg (13-4) had already clinched first place in the West Division when the B.C. Lions lost 41-16 to the Stampeders on Friday. The Blue Bombers finish the regular season next Friday in Calgary. The Elks (4-14) ended their season with a fourth straight loss and missed the playoffs for a third consecutive year.
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