The Bombers defeated the Roughriders 38-22 in the Western Final to advance to their fifth straight Grey Cup.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans celebrate a touchdown against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the first half of CFL Western Conference Final action in Winnipeg Saturday, November 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods.Despite an 0-4 start to the campaign, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are going back to the Grey Cup game for the fifth season in a row.
Lawler finished with 177 yards receiving and Brady Oliveira rushed for 119 yards with one touchdown against the league’s number one ranked run defence. After the Riders scored a field goal, Caleb Sanders blocked a Bombers punt. That led to another Riders field goal to make it 14-6.But the Bombers quickly seized the momentum back. After a 48 yard run by backup quarterback Terry Wilson, Nic Demski made the touchdown catch at the goal line for a 15 point lead. It was 24-9 at halftime.
After the Bombers defence made a stop on a third down gamble to start the fourth quarter, Oliveira scored the blue and gold’s fifth touchdown of the game to all but seal the victory.Lucky Whitehead fumbled a punt to give the Riders some life. But the defence bailed him out with a third down stop in the end zone for Saskatchewan’s second turnover of the game.
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