Oliveira recorded his eighth and ninth speeding TDs of the season off a pair of three-yard runs in entrance of Winnipeg’s fourth consecutive sellout of 32,343 followers at IG Field.
Winnipeg receiver Rasheed Bailey had two TD catches of six and 10 yards and Greg McCrae caught a 10-yard TD cross. Linebacker Adam Bighill ran a fumble restoration 27 yards into the tip zone to register the second TD of his profession.
Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo made one area purpose from 24 yards and was good on six converts.
Edmonton receiver Deontez Alexander ran a Winnipeg kickoff 98 yards for a serious. Elks backup quarterback Taylor Cornelius tallied two one-yard TDs. Kicker Dean Faithfull related on a 43-yard area purpose and three converts. Jake Julien added a punt single.
Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros performed three quarters earlier than being changed by Dru Brown. Collaros accomplished 13 of 16 cross makes an attempt for 125 yards with one TD.
Elks quarterback Tre Ford was 12-of-22 passing for 288 yards passing. Receiver Eugene Lewis made seven catches for 158 yards.
The Bombers led 14-10 after the primary quarter, 24-17 at halftime and 31-18 heading into the fourth.
Winnipeg scored on its first possession, and on Edmonton’s first drive.
Two Elks’ penalties helped result in Oliveira’s first TD at 4:11.
On Edmonton’s first collection, Bombers defensive finish Jackson Jeffcoat compelled Ford to fumble and the ball was picked up by Bighill and brought into the tip zone for his second profession main. His first one was in 2018 with Winnipeg.
A 77-yard catch-and-run by receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux helped arrange Cornelius’s one-yard TD plunge at 11:10. Faithfull booted his 43-yarder as time expired to squeeze the rating 14-10.
Arceneaux now has at the least one reception in 146 consecutive video games, courting again to July 4, 2010.
Castillo’s area purpose at 7:06 and Oliveira’s second TD with 2:02 remaining within the first half gave the Bombers a 24-10 lead.
A profitable Edmonton coach’s problem for defensive cross interference gave the Elks the ball on the one-yard line. Cornelieus bumped into the tip zone with 17 seconds left.
Julien’s punt single and Bailey’s six-yard TD catch was the one scoring of the third quarter.
Alexander scored his kickoff return at 1:36 of the fourth, simply after McCrae caught a TD cross from Brown. Bailey scored 5 minutes later to make it 45-25.
MONEY MEDLOCK
Kicker Justin Medlock was honoured at halftime for his induction into Winnipeg’s corridor of fame this week.
Nicknamed “Money Medlock,” the California product performed 4 of his 9 CFL seasons with the Bombers (2016-19). He made 195 of his 228 field-goal makes an attempt for Winnipeg, with the 85.5 per cent the very best in membership historical past, and in addition punted.
Medlock set a CFL report for his 60 area objectives in 2016 and was named the league’s most excellent particular groups participant. One of these area objectives was from 58 yards, tying him for Winnipeg’s longest area purpose with Bernie Ruoff (1975).
Medlock additionally performed for Toronto, Edmonton and Hamilton earlier than becoming a member of the Bombers till his retirement after the 2019 season.
CANADIAN HISTORY
Nic Demski had 5 catches for 27 yards, giving him 1,006 yards in 17 video games. His first profession 1,000-yard season helped Winnipeg make CFL historical past as the one membership to have two Canadians attain each the 1,000-yard receiving and speeding marks in the identical 12 months teamed up with Oliveira.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 21, 2023.
Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
