Oct 19, 2008 - 2:26 AM
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The Bombers clinched a playoff spot by virtue of the Toronto Argonauts' loss to the Montreal Alouettes earlier in the day. Winnipeg (6-10) has locked up second place in the East division and will play host to a semifinal on November 8.
On the field, the Blue Bombers weren't as fortunate as Henry Burris directed Calgary to a 21-3 lead in the first half and the Stampeders (11-5) cruised to victory.
Burris, who was 28-of-36 for 337 yards and five touchdowns, connected with Brett Ralph with an 8-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring.
After a Winnipeg field goal, Burris found Jermaine Copeland from 36 yards and Ken-Yon Rambo from 33 to open up the 18-point advantage.
Winnipeg replaced starting quarterback Kevin Glenn with Ryan Dinwiddie in the third quarter. The former Boise State standout found Romby Bryant for a 7-yard score to cut the deficit to 23-13.
Burris came right back and hit Teyo Johnson with a 5-yard pass to give Calgary a 30-13 advantage and put the game out of reach.
Alexis Serna had three field goals for Winnipeg.
From the Bleachers
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WINNIPEG: 16
CALGARY: 37
Final
Oct 18 10:29 PM -
CFL
TD CGY
BRETT RALPH 10 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
WINNIPEG 16
CALGARY 37 5:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 18 9:14 PM -
CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 48 YD
WINNIPEG 16
CALGARY 30 9:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 18 9:05 PM -
CFL
TD CGY
TEYO JOHNSON 5 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
WINNIPEG 13
CALGARY 30 0:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 18 8:45 PM -
CFL
TD WIN
ROMBY BRYANT 6 YD PASS FROM RYAN DINWIDDIE
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK)
WINNIPEG 13
CALGARY 23 4:46 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 18 8:36 PM -
CFL
WINNIPEG 6
CALGARY 23 10:39 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 18 8:23 PM -
WINNIPEG: 6
CALGARY: 21
Halftime
Oct 18 7:57 PM -
CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 47 YD
WINNIPEG 6
CALGARY 21 1:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 18 7:50 PM -
CFL
TD CGY
KEN-YON RAMBO 33 YD PASS FROM DALES BURKE
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
WINNIPEG 3
CALGARY 21 3:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 18 7:39 PM -
CFL
TD CGY
JEREMAINE COPELAND 36 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
WINNIPEG 3
CALGARY 14 11:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 18 7:21 PM -
CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 48 YD
WINNIPEG 3
CALGARY 7 1:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 18 7:10 PM -
CFL
TD CGY
BRETT RALPH 8 YD PASS FROM HENRY BURRIS
(SANDRO DEANGELIS KICK)
WINNIPEG 0
CALGARY 7 6:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 18 6:56 PM
