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The "LeFevour"of O & S gladly welcomes the return of Nichols to the starting rotation! Back to Happy Honkers and haikus.

I humbly return the mantle of leadership back to you, good sir. Welcome back.

Well friends, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers sauntered into Calgary tonight for the final game of the regular season, secure in the knowledge that it would not be their last game of the year, but still hungry for a win and the home playoff date that would come with it, which would incidentally be the first ever hosted at Investor's Group Field. And with the snowy season upon us, the weather was most inclement tonight in Stampede City, but as Earl Lunsford used to say "Let's grab a grass and growl", or snow, or field turf, or whatever. And growl they did, at least the defence, who were dominant and showing they had something to prove all night long. And when it was all said and done, the Bombers had walked out of McMahon Stadium with an impressive 23-5 win and a guaranteed spot at home four the semi final next week. And what a defensive performance we were witness to tonight, and so it is from there that the Happy Honker award will come. But I would be remiss if we didn't get out a couple of smaller honks along the way. And since it is the last regular season game, well, why not? A big salute to 2017 rushing champion and CFL record holder for receptions in a single season, and Winnipeg native to boot Andrew Harris, who got up off the canvas after last week to pound out some big yards on the ground. And Justin Medlock, the leading scorer in the league again this year, who had a poor year by his lofty standards but still hit 56 field goals for an 80% success rate, and who in the second quarter launched a 52 yard field goal off the left upright that would ave travelled 57 yards, or maybe 67 in better summer weather when the ball wasn't a frozen rock. So give him a honk. And truth be told, the whole defence deserves a honk for their outstanding performance tonight, but there can be only one, which I think is a line from a movie somewhere. And for a while it looked like it would be Brandon Alexander, who picked off an Andrew Buckley pass for his first career interception, and returned it for a touchdown for good measure, to give the Bombers the only lead they would need as it turned out - in fact, Calgary failed to lead at any point in the football game, the first time that has happened in 52 games for that squad. But then another big play occurred, and the play and the player deserve special recognition, Happy Honker recognition, as it turns out. It was late in the second quarter, with the Bombers up 16-0 and in control, but only one big Stampeder play away from them getting back into it, when the defence rose up again, and this time it was Ian Wild, who came off the edge on a blitz to hit Andrew Buckley from behind on a 3rd down gamble, forcing a fumble in the process, and big Tristan Okpalaugo scooped up the loose ball and rumbled all the way back for a touchdown, unlike two weeks ago when he was denied the same result on a goal line tackle in Toronto, and the Bombers put the figurative final nail in the coffin on that play and coasted to victory in the second half. So for that game-clinching play, and certainly for scoring that touchdown he was so bitterly denied two weeks ago, the Happy Honker Award goes to Mr. Okpalaugo! Let's hear it for him, and let's hear it for our local heroes, who will be bringing back playoff football to River City next week!

Perhaps, but given the weather conditions, not throwing an INT and only one fumble by him with no sacks qualifies as a well-managed game (especially when compared to the gong show that was the Stampeder offence). And yes, he did get away with a bad pass or two, happens every game to a QB.

Back after a two week absence for a personal matter, I break out the gin (finally) in honour of Do or Die, and my dearly departed father, who also liked G & T as his drink of choice, and settle in for the regular season finale...... Still hoping for a Bomber home playoff game......with the weather and Calgary's back-up lineup plan giving us every chance we want....... And early on, Buckley looks like he's prepared to help us, with a quick 2 and out, followed by a pick...... Which Brandon Alexander takes to the house, for a Bomber lead and 7 points, 25% of the total given up by Calgary in the first quarter all year........ Which Buckley then follows up with a failed 3rd down gamble......should have gone with gin weeks ago at this rate........ LeFevour not taking much advantage as the offence has little traction in the snow........ But neither does Calgary, as Messam forgot to put staples in his shoes....slip-slidin' away....... Disaster averted on a bad Goossen snap, as Lefevour moves the Blue forward, yard by yard..... And the special teams containing dangerous Roy Finch.......... Harris starts to pound the ground, and Lefevour uses his legs as the Bombers start to move the chains...... And O'Shea keeps a drive alive with an early challenge.... Which pays off when "ridiculous" Bomber special team POY Justin Medlock (insert massive sarcasm emoticon here for all you Bomber "fans" who dissed this selection of the league leading scorer) clangs in a 52 yarder through the snow and off the post...... Bombers now brimming with confidence...another Messam pittance, another 2 and out...... LeFevour now getting up to speed, Harris running with purpose......3 more for the Lock, 13-0 for the visitors, man this gin is good........... And right back to Messam, who coughs it up, give us another turnover (make it 3) and another FG (make it 3) for more points (yes, 3)............. Starting to look much colder on the Calgary bench than on Winnipeg's side...... Calgary tries another 3rd down gamble, this one pays off on the fake punt...... But not for long, as Ian Wild crushes Buckley, ball on the ground......and into Bomber hands.......... And Okpalaugo will not be caught by Wilder Jr. this time, time to buy stock in Beefeater and Gordon's, the magic elixir of gin has us up 23-0....... At the half, team "heart" laying the snowshoes to team "talent"........ But this is Calgary, so not getting too excited as Buckley seems untracked to start the third...... Until the red zone, when a botched 2nd and 1 run, then another sack on a 3rd down gamble forces a turnover and zero points...... Bombers move a bit before Harris coughs it up......is this the life we can't give Calgary? Apparently not, as another red zone sack forces a Calgary field goal and a Bronx cheer from the hometown icicles in the stands (wow, tough crowd!).... Okpalaugo now teeing off on Buckley....LeFevour playing the "ham and egger" role well, managing the clock well with tight passes and QB sneaks...... And Calgary now looks like they've conceded the game, bringing in 3rd stringer Stanzi despite Buckley moving the chains for the first time all night....... And another pick on a real "rookie"pass, now 6 turnovers, has to be over now, no????.................let's have a sip of gin and debate that....... Flanders' return has opened up the options and taken the focus off Harris, who is pushing hard for the rushing title now........ Suddenly, the Bombers seem much healthier as Harris takes the rushing lead and the clock can't run down fast enough..... Especially after a LeFevour fumble gives the Horsemen a pulse......... But the "What, Me Worry?" defence comes right back with a sack (Okpalaugo again!) or 2 (Jeffcoat), threat neutralized....... Bombers content to kill the clock and rest Harris, before conceding a safety........ Good thing the season series doesn't matter as Calgary now up by one point on the aggregate........... Bombers swarming to the ball on tackles, not always sure, but hitting hard at every opportunity...... And another pick to seal a beautiful defensive effort, before Flanders runs through a bored Calgary D, who just want to get to the heaters.......... While Dom Davis actually gets to play again in Winnipeg blue........ And O'Shea gives Dickinson a lesson in "winning with class" by running on 3rd and long rather than take a chip shot field goal to pile on the points...... After he pissed off the cold fans with a last minute time out............. The clock winds down, tick, tick, tick.......... The Ticketmaster phones come alive, ring, ring, ring........... The Bomber Board likes the sound of home playoff money, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching........ The last of the gin goes down, glug, glug, glug....... As I thank Do or Die for the subbing opportunity, raise a final toast, and say R.I.P. dad, playoff game in the stands won't be the same without my season ticket partner for the last 35 years..... But only tears of joy tonight............

Glad you could recoup your fortune, and thanks for offering them up to the board. Anything to brighten the mood after all the wrist-slashing around here last week.

Any claimers? Where are they and how much?

Saw this mentioned in the game day thread briefly, thought it deserved it's own thread. Mods can delete if this is repetitive. http://3downnation.com/2017/10/17/bombers-leading-receiver-darvin-adams-remainder-regular-seasom/

Would take BC winning out and the 'Riders losing out the rest of the way to make it happen (assuming no ties). Despite the chaos in Riderville today and the possibility of a season-ending implosion, don't see the BC half of that equation panning out anyway.

Updated original post again.

Well friends, the old observer was a little tied up this weekend, but I was eventually able to catch up on my beloved Bombers thanks to the modern miracle of tape delay, and who were in position with a win today against the British Columbia Lions to nail down a playoff spot and advance to the post-season dance. And even a visit from Mother Nature this morning, who reminded us all here in Winnipeg that the snowy season is not far off, could deter the Blue Bombers from their own appointed rounds, and that is of course landing a spot in the CFL playoff round. And it was a convincing victory, dominated by the defence from start to finish, or almost the finish, with those two late scores which ultimately proved to be of no importance, at least on the final scoreboard. Now normally I would start the Happy Honker Award, which as you all well know goes to that player who did that something a little extra special in the game, with a review of some of the dominant players, and some big plays that I noticed but were not necessarily happy Honker worthy, before revealing the true winner of this week's honour, but not this week. This week I am going to get right down to it, because there is one play and one player that is so obvious to me, that it need not be delayed and considered amongst other plays and players. In fact, the moment this particular play unfolded, I said to myself, "Self, that there is the Happy Honker Award, and nothing, not a triple reverse flea-flicker, not a one-handed interception return the length of the field, not even the return of Bernard Ruoff to kick a 65 yard field goal to win the game, will convince me otherwise". And the reason I can be so certain of this is because I have been waiting to bestow this particular Happy Honker Award since last summer, July 14, 2016 to be specific, when our boys played host to the Edmonton Eskimos. But cruel fate intervened that day and I could not, so I waited, and then on August 3rd of that same year, I once again was ready to anoint the Happy Honker recipient when the Hamilton Tiger Cats came to town, but once again the football Gods decreed that it must not be so, and so patiently I bided my time, and deferred yet a third time on September 10th when the Saskatchewan Roughriders graced us with their presence in our annual banjo bowl contest, and yet again on September 30th of that same year, when it was once again the Eskimos in opposition colours, to the point that I was wondering if this poor soul would ever get the chance. But I vowed that when the moment finally came, and I was convinced deep down in my soul that it would, that I would fulfill my promise and automatically and graciously, and gratefully, for that matter, crown the winner with the Happy Honker Award. By now you must all know that I am referring of course to Blue Bomber defensive back and punt returner Kevin Fogg, who had to put up with the indignity and burden of having not one, not two, not three, but four separate punt return touchdowns, each and every one of them here at Investor's Group Field last season, called back on account of penalties taken by his teammates. So here we were today, when he once again fielded a punt at his 22 yard line, cut sideways before deking out his pursuers with a stutter step, and then raced to the sidelines before turning the corner and outrunning everyone to the orange pylons in the end zone some 88 yards later, and I like everyone else I am sure was scouring the field of play to make sure that no official had littered it with their laundry, and they had not, and so we all rejoiced. So for his great return, and more so for his perseverance in the face of that cloud of four prior called back touchdowns dogging him, I award this week's Happy Honker to Kevin Fogg.

Good catch. Sorry about that, thanks for pointing it out. I try to be accurate. Took me a year to not spell "Leggett" with an "a', and I'm surprised you didn't mention the mess I made of the name "Okpalaugo", although in my defence, his name is "Okpalaugo"

I am a bit of a sugar addict. And by bit, I mean hummingbirds marvel at my metabolism.

Almost live.....I turn on the PVR and take in the Bomber game on Saturday evening.....no one tell me the score! Amaretto and Coke the beverage of choice this week....as snowflakes visit 'Peg City on double-header day. Defence looking to atone for last week...with early pressure. Nicholls tests his arm to Adams over the middle.....who takes a vicious hit for his troubles....and looks like he may not be back for a while. Jennings deep ball off a bit....which leads to punt to Fogg......who finds a corner and sprints down the sideline...praying for no flags the entire way. The prayer is answered....first career punt return TD, on his 4th do-over........Joy short-lived as Adams is headed to the locker room. Defence continues to put the heat on Jennings.....who is throwing it away when he isn't getting drilled. Andrew Harris reels off a couple of plays in pursuit of 1,000 x 2.....and allows Medlock to expand the lead to 10 Which holds up for most of the second quarter as the punters get a workout..... Nicholls hard count still fooling teams, as the Leos jump offside twice....... While the secondary gets some licks in on Jennings as the corner blitz gets called a few times......... Feoli-Gudino gets into the act and Medlock adds three more and another single....before BC gets a late drive to squeeze out 3 points just as the half is done.. Third quarter sees more of the same.....if you like stalled offences and hard safety hits.....except Loffler takes out his own teammate and not the opposition... Bombers biggest danger come playoff time may not be the opposition...but their own injuries, as Walker becomes the latest casualty... Ty Long pulls BC to within 8 after a long distance FG......and the city holds its breath, as Andrew Harris loses his helmet, then lowers his head into a hit.... Yet he comes back, undeterred.......while the body count grows with a BC injury....there will be some ice bags passed out tomorrow, hard hitting everywhere... And tempers beginning to flare in the scrums as Bond coaxes an objectionable conduct penalty out of the BC defence on 3rd down...... But Harris turns it over after the BC gift penalty, only to get another do-over when the Lions forget to count to three (plays off after an injury, that is)....... And then the Bombers start throwing punches.....as the game slows to a crawl..... Bombers' special teams' unit quietly gets the job done time after time on punt coverage.......while the d-line makes some noise with another sack.... Forcing a conceded safety....16-6 as we hit the 4th..... Where Jennings tries another long strike downfield.....but his accuracy remains elusive as Fogg picks it off and returns it deep....into Medlock FG territory...... 19-6.....and BC showing no sign that they will mount any offensive threat....especially with Mo Leggett making sure tackles on Chris Rainey...... Jennings finally connects on a TD pass.....except it is to a blue jersey, as TJ Heath jumps the route and scampers 64 yards for the playoff clinching TD..... Crowd rushing off to the Jets' game now......don't miss much......except for two late cosmetic scores by BC to make it artificially close, no big deal....... .....and injuries to Okapalago and Leggett, much bigger deal........ Bombers secure a playoff spot, raise a glass and toast them........now drown your sorrows because of those injuries....going to need more amaretto........

Updated. See original post.

Now at 819 rushing/783 receiving. On pace for 1,053/1,007.

Problem was it was Masoli lined up in shotgun at QB on 3rd and 2, so it was presented as a 3rd down gamble rather than a punt play. Still, the Bombers were caught on the back end, although the bounce the ball took didn't help things Bomber-wise.

I agree with those turning points, but also thought O'Shea not challenging the fumble with a roughing the passer when Nicholls got hit was big. Looked clear to me that the first tackler arm-barred him in the face mask before the second hit was led with the helmet to just above the sternum. A successful challenge and we're 1st and 10 at their 20, down 10-0 and marching for a gimme 3 or maybe 7. Instead they get 2 first downs and a field goal, it's 13-0. As for the gambling, I am surprised there aren't more 2 point convert tries, since they are more then 50% successful since the rule change and in the long term would lead to more scoring for teams.

FIFY.

While anyone with a keyboard is entitled to their opinion, and to post same, and to be fair some of the criticisms are exactly the same as have repeated by many on this board, I have to say personally I have a problem with an ex-employee of this franchise, who has twice publicly departed under bitter circumstances, taking pot shots at the current regime's building of this team and questioning its approach, and the ability of its players, especially when those criticisms come right after one unpleasant loss given all the success of the past two months, when you've been amazingly quiet. Kind of like you were sitting in your mom's basement for the last 9 games just waiting to pounce and bash the team once a bad loss came up. As an aside, complaining about the "stand pat" nature of this team is pretty rich coming from a guy who refused to get away from the "jet package" and who defaulted to Brock Ralph around the end or draw play up the middle every time it was called, despite the "multiple looks" it was claimed to present.

Bombers enter the game trying to secure a playoff spot against the lowly Tabbies....who are trying to not play out the string..... I enter the game opting for Appleton rum as the beverage of choice.... Tiger Cats win the toss and emphatically say "we want the ball" rather than deferring, which will give the boys in blue the wind in both the second and fourth quarters.....curious....do the Cats know something we don't? Looks like it on the opening drive, with two long runs against our defence, which doesn't look like the team that knew how to tackle last week.... Before Masoli baits Randle with the pump fake and hits Banks with a 60 yard TD strike 2 minutes in....guess we don't need to worry about the Bombers getting lulled to sleep by a soft opponent. After a quick Bomber series, Tabbies get the ball back and march downfield again....but on 2nd and an eyelash the Cats opt for trickery and try a hitch screen.....which Randle reads perfectly and lights up Saunders for a loss, and a FG......10 minutes in, a 10-0 lead and 128 yards of offence....that sound you hear is alarm bells for this defence. Flanders comes up limping after Nicholls first off-target pass of the night.....but the offence is starting to click.... until Nicholls gets plowed into in his throwing motion and the ball squirts loose....didn't notice the fumble because our QB is laid out like roadkill on the turf. after what looks like a helmet -to-helmet shot...... O'Shea has a long discussion with the refs about something.....while reviews show the helmet blow was to the chest, but the original hit was an arm to the face mask which should be roughing the passer......alas no challenge, the fumble is upheld....so instead of first down at the Hamilton 20, Ticats take over......maybe with Nicholls not ready to go back in O'Shea opted not to gamble?.....hoping that doesn't bite us... Hope diminishing as the turnover leads to another 3 points, instead of 10-3 or 10-7, now 13-0, not liking the direction this game is taking so far Nicholls (and Flanders too) back in, looking none the worse for wear despite what the radio folks say is a bloody finger, guess concussion protocol cleared him too..... Throwing darts to his receivers too....and Darvin Adams gets into the act with a bomb to a wide open Andrew Harris on the short yardage misdirection, Flanders finishes it off and we are back in business.... Undeterred, Hamilton marches right back....Masoli making it look too easy against soft coverage and inconsistent pressure.......never figured he'd be beating us with his arm..... Hamilton offence looking unstoppable right now, chewing up yards and clock....and adding points...16-7... Nicholls trying to fight back, with great long touch pass to Adams......reminiscent of a young Ricky Ray with his deep sideline accuracy of late..... But gets pummelled on another sack, and another fumble.....which Sukh Cheung alertly scoops up and flips to Denmark for a 9 yard gain instead of a 6 yard loss...setting up a field goal...back to a one score game...now if our defence can actually register a stop..... Holy 2 and out Batman, defence steps up...... but a penalty wipes out a good effort by Lankford on a crossing route for a first down.....the dreaded hands to the face call....let me guess, Hardrick?.....yup. At least Medlock looks back in form....the secondary, not so much....busted coverage, poor tackling, could someone tell Loffler you body check in hockey, not football? And Hamilton is right back down the field to add points.....but FG is wide, Leggett is just one tackle away from busting it for a TD, but the big development is Castillo ripping up his knee......who will kick for Hamilton now, and with the Bombers getting the option in the second half, will they take the ball or the wind (which is picking up) in the fourth? We may not be out of this yet, despite being badly outplayed this half....classic Nicholls 2 minute offence could put us in the lead even.....46 seconds seems like an eternity when he runs the hurry-up....Bombers move 48 yards in 33 seconds....time for one deep shot before taking the FG..... Until Lankford quits running on a corner route for a couple of seconds and Leonard picks off the pass....easy points given away again.....get to the locker room and regroup...score should be worse given how easily Hamilton moved the ball..... And yet we elect to give it to their offence to start the half......guess the wind and injured kicker factor is more important....and they are starting on their own 5...won't mean much if our D doesn't tighten up.... I blink twice and Hamilton already at midfield, where is our secondary?????? 3rd down, Masoli staying on, maybe they don't have a kicker......except for him, who boots it down field.....where it bounces and rolls away from the Bomber defenders, and an onside Brandon Banks is first on it.......that play pretty much sums up the night for this team......that sound you hear is the air being let out of the stadium.... Sure enough, TD two plays later....so much for them starting at their own 5....and 2 point convert try with their kicker in the MASH unit....which is fumbled and grabbed by Leggett for a 95 yard 2 point return the other way.....except for the illegal batting of the ball forward, which I saw before Moe even scooped up the ball....so did the refs, no score....22-10 seems like a lot to overcome for some reason...but Matty Ice has done it before.... Except he won't, as Dom Davis coming in to start the second half....that sound you hear is me re-filling my Appleton as I have this feeling the Bombers have just conceded this game for the sake of player health..... And despite a long overdue run by Harris, which works great, Davis' arm and legs do nothing to take away that feeling as the Bombers are right back on defence..... Exchange of punts, maybe we can take control of the field position battle.....sure aren't doing it with our offence..... Nice catch by Wolitarsky, his first......brutal drop by Wolitarsky, his first (of many?....yah, I'm getting as frustrated as the Bombers now)..... Harris is finally remembered again, and gets a penalty on top of his catch, FG inches us closer.......if only we'd use him more I'd feel better about where this game is headed....... Hamilton's offence actually bogging down, but Davis, not taking advantage at all.....Nicholls still throwing on the sidelines....maybe?....nope, they've hidden his helmet....... On to the last quarter, and we've pinned them on their 10 yard line....need a quick stop to take advantage of the wind and no kicker....Ok, need a stop before they cross mid-field....ok, a stop before field goal range....ok, a stop, period.... oh, screw it! How about no 2 point convert....nope, can't even give me that.....to recap that's a 14 play, 100 yard TD drive that took 8:35 off the clock against the wind and puts them up by 3 scores.....officially fed up with this defence again after a one-week reprieve........ Davis teases with some 1st downs against a prevent defence...but only briefly, and Medlock misses, giving them the ball deep in their end again....I have no faith they'll stay down there.....surprise, surprise, more big runs and passes and they are at centre field..... Ball back, but way too late....Davis taking a page from the Drew Willy playbook, 5 yard pass on 3rd and 12...Hamilton mercies us with a couple of knees....and a cold walk to the parking lot awaits...... So, let's review.......swiss cheese defence that can't cover, can't pressure, can't stop the run, can't tackle......Mo looks hurt, Flanders is hurt, Miller is really hurt, Nicholls was sat, Davis makes you wonder what he's been doing on our roster all this time, Harris was ignored (9 touches for 91 yards, great average, so why so underused?) Feels like they quit at the half, knowing they didn't "need" this win.....feels like I'll drink even though I don't "need" the Appleton......'cuz it won't help...but is better sipping than stewing about this effort...glug, glug, glug......

Well friends, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers entered the game tonight looking to win their sixth straight home game for the first time in 16 years, and secure a playoff spot in the process. But as we know, someone's the best laid plans do not always work out, and tonight we see the Hamilton Tiger Cats come in and take control early, and never really relinquish it, leaving us to hope for better days ahead. But just because we lost does not mean we cannot find some good in this game, and in fact that it what the happy honker award is all about. Because we need to salute that player who did that something a little extra special, who made you sit up and take notice, no matter the outcome. And we certainly had some candidates today. Carlos Santana-Knox was flying to the ball all night long. Chris Randle had two very impressive tackles on those hitch screen pass things, one of which came on second and inches and forced Hamilton to kick for a field goal instead on continuing their drive. Clarence Denmark was very involved early and played his usual steady game. Darvin Adams made some fine catches as well, and threw in a beautiful pass to Andrew Harris to boot, which was my runner up tonight in the Happy Honker nominations. And let's not forget the toughness of Matty Nicholls playing well after his injury before the powers that be decided he could use the rest. And I would be remiss if I did not mention Matt Coates, the Ontario boy who was replacing an injured Julian Feoli-Gudino, and acquitted himself well when called upon. But there can be only one Happy Honker, and tonight that goes to a player not normally mentioned in the list of star players. It was the second quarter when the game was still in doubt, and Mr. Nicholls stepped back to pass on second down, but was stripped of the ball. Well wouldn't you know that lineman Sukh Cheung alertly scooped up the loose ball off the carpet, and rather than just fall on it at centre field, tried valiantly to run with the ball, barrelling in to tacklers along the way. And when that failed, he was aware enough to lateral the ball off to Clarence Denmark, who would surely win a foot race between the two of them most if not all days, and in doing so Cheung allowed his speedier teammate the opportunity to advance the ball down into Hamilton territory where it was close enough to let Justin Medlock try and successfully make the field goal. So for his heads-up play that allowed the Bombers to get out of a bad spot and put some points on the board, this happy honker goes to offensive lineman Sukh Cheung.

Leggett was also getting up pretty slowly after lots of his tackles. If it was his arm last week, it looked like he tweaked his leg in the third quarter was stretching out a lot at the bench. Miller's looked the worst, could really not walk on it, hoping it's not a dislocated ankle. Nicholls seemed to play through the injury fairly effectively for the rest of the first half, still had good zip on the ball. The interception was totally on Langford stoping his route (maybe lost track of the ball?). Suspect Flanders was a hamstring, he hurt it pretty much on the out pass where Nicholls missed him, was limping and clutching the back of his leg the rest of the game.

I understand they will be reffing this week's games and managing the time clock instead. so you can rest easy.

Winnipeg, Bye week 1, W @ Sask 43-40 Hamilton, bye week 2, L @ Sask 20-37 Edmonton, bye week 3, W vs Ott 23-21 Saskatchewan, bye week 4, L @ Cal 10-27 Ottawa, bye week 6, L vs Wpg 30-33 Montreal, bye week 7, W vs Tor 21-9 Calgary, bye week 8, W @ BC 21-17 Saskatchewan, bye week 9, W @ Edm 54-31 Hamilton, bye week 10, W vs Tor 24-22 BC, bye week 11, W vs Mtl 41-18 Toronto, bye week 12, W vs Edm 34-26 Winnipeg, bye week 13, W vs Ott 29-9 Edmonton, bye week 14, L vs Wpg 19-28 9-4 by my math and the CFL schedule maker..