Final
Blue Bombers top Tiger-Cats in playoff tuneup
Nov 1, 2008 - 10:36 PM WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Ticker) -- Romby Bryant caught four passes for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers geared up for the playoffs Saturday with a 44-30 triumph over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the regular-season finale for both teams.Preparing for their Eastern Division semifinal matchup with the Edmonton Eskimos next weekend, the Blue Bombers (8-10) scored the game's first 19 points and held a 29-9 advantage at the half. Bryant played a major role in building the lead, catching TD passes of five and 85 yards from Kevin Glenn.
The two touchdown passes raised Glenn's career total to 104, tying him with Jack Jacobs for fourth place on the franchise list.
Alexis Serna kicked four field goals, Casey McGahee returned a punt 57 yards for a score and Jovon Johnson brought back an interception 50 yards for a TD for Winnipeg.
Glenn completed 11-of-14 passes for 166 yards and Fred Reid led the Blue Bombers' rushing attack, gaining 160 yards on 14 carries.
Adam Tafralis went 15-of-29 for 197 yards and two touchdowns for Hamilton in relief of Casey Printers, who was 6-of-16 for 131 yards and a TD before suffering an injury early in the third quarter. Each quarterback threw one interception but combined for all 66 rushing yards for the Tiger-Cats (3-15), who also posted just three wins last season.
Christopher Davis, Kenton Keith and Eddie Cohen each hauled in a pass for score while rookie Prechae Rodriguez made six catches for 129 yards, pushing his season total over 1,000. He is the first Tiger-Cat to reach the plateau since 2005.
- CFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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HAMILTON 7 3 11 9 30
WINNIPEG 19 10 3 12 44 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WIN - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 51 YD, 3:14. HAMILTON
3-3
WIN - SAFETY, 7:01. WINNIPEG 5-3
WIN - TD, ROMBY BRYANT 5 YD PASS FROM KEVIN
GLENN (ALEXIS SERNA KICK), 12:22.
WINNIPEG 12-3
HAM - TD, EDDIE C
Nov 1 5:24 PM - CFL
TD HAM
CHRIS DAVIS 24 YD PASS FROM ADAM TAFRALIS
(NICK SETTA KICK)
HAMILTON 30
WINNIPEG 44 0:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Tiger-Cats 30, Blue Bombers 44 4th - 0:27Nov 1 5:19 PM - CFL
TD WIN
CASEY MCGAHEE 57 YD PUNT RETURN
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK)
HAMILTON 23
WINNIPEG 44 2:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Tiger-Cats 23, Blue Bombers 44 4th - 2:09Nov 1 5:08 PM - CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 43 YD
HAMILTON 13
WINNIPEG 15 4:53 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Tiger-Cats 13, Blue Bombers 15 3rd - 4:53Nov 1 4:20 PM - CFL
FG HAM
NICK SETTA 53 YD
HAMILTON 13
WINNIPEG 12 6:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Tiger-Cats 13, Blue Bombers 12 3rd - 6:58Nov 1 4:16 PM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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HAMILTON 7 3 10
WINNIPEG 19 7 26 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WIN - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 51 YD, 3:14. HAMILTON
3-3
WIN - SAFETY, 7:01. WINNIPEG 5-3
WIN - TD, ROMBY BRYANT 5 YD PASS FROM KEVIN
GLENN (ALEXIS SERNA KICK), 12:22.
WINNIPEG 12-3
HAM - TD, EDDI
Tiger-Cats 10, Blue Bombers 26 HalfNov 1 3:39 PM - CFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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HAMILTON 7 6 13
WINNIPEG 19 3 22 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WIN - FG, ALEXIS SERNA 51 YD, 3:14. HAMILTON
3-3
WIN - SAFETY, 7:01. WINNIPEG 5-3
WIN - TD, ROMBY BRYANT 5 YD PASS FROM KEVIN
GLENN (ALEXIS SERNA KICK), 12:22.
WINNIPEG 12-3
HAM - TD, EDDI
Nov 1 3:34 PM - CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 27 YD
HAMILTON 13
WINNIPEG 22 0:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Tiger-Cats 13, Blue Bombers 22 2nd - 0:41Nov 1 3:31 PM - CFL
TD WIN
JOVON JOHNSON 50 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK)
HAMILTON 10
WINNIPEG 26 8:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Tiger-Cats 10, Blue Bombers 26 2nd - 8:58Nov 1 3:17 PM - CFL
TD WIN
ROMBY BRYANT 85 YD PASS FROM KEVIN GLENN
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK)
HAMILTON 7
WINNIPEG 19 14:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Tiger-Cats 7, Blue Bombers 19 2nd - 14:10Nov 1 2:52 PM - CFL
TD HAM
EDDIE COHEN 67 YD PASS FROM CASEY PRINTERS
(NICK SETTA KICK)
HAMILTON 7
WINNIPEG 12 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Tiger-Cats 7, Blue Bombers 12 End of 1stNov 1 2:51 PM - CFL
TD WIN
ROMBY BRYANT 5 YD PASS FROM KEVIN GLENN
(ALEXIS SERNA KICK)
HAMILTON 0
WINNIPEG 12 2:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Tiger-Cats 0, Blue Bombers 12 1st - 2:38Nov 1 2:33 PM - CFL
SAFETY WIN
HAMILTON 0
WINNIPEG 5 7:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Tiger-Cats 0, Blue Bombers 5 1st - 7:59Nov 1 2:29 PM - CFL
FG WIN
ALEXIS SERNA 51 YD
HAMILTON 0
WINNIPEG 3 11:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Tiger-Cats 0, Blue Bombers 3 1st - 11:46Nov 1 2:26 PM
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