Blue Bombers fall to Stampeders, clinch playoff spot

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    CALGARY, Alberta (Ticker) -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won even though they lost to the Calgary Stampeders, 37-16, on Saturday.

    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.




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      WINNIPEG: 16
      CALGARY: 37
      Final
      Oct 18 10:29 PM
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      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
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      CFL
      FG WIN
      ALEXIS SERNA 48 YD
      WINNIPEG 16
      CALGARY 30 9:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR
      Oct 18 9:05 PM
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      CFL
      FG WIN
      ALEXIS SERNA 47 YD
      WINNIPEG 6
      CALGARY 21 1:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR
      Oct 18 7:50 PM
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      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
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      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
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      CFL
      FG WIN
      ALEXIS SERNA 48 YD
      WINNIPEG 3
      CALGARY 7 1:28 LEFT, 1ST QTR
      Oct 18 7:10 PM
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      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