Dalton Schoen and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers proceed to soar to start out the CFL season.
Schoen’s 81-yard landing catch proved to be the distinction as Winnipeg defeated the Edmonton Elks 24-10 on Friday to stay the CFL’s lone remaining unbeaten group.
“We’re assured as a group that once we play our greatest ball we will win,” Schoen mentioned. “It’s about us and about executing.
“We now have all the religion on the earth in all the fellows within the locker room, irrespective of who it’s. As an offence, we’re assured the defence goes to get the job performed and hold them out of the tip zone and get the ball again to us.”
Winnipeg improved to 7-0 for the primary time since 1960 when it gained its first 10 video games.
“I don’t spend plenty of time gazing it (7-0 report) and I don’t suppose our gamers do both,” Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea mentioned. “I feel that’s a part of it.
“We did sufficient to win. I assumed our defence was fairly darn good once more. They performed plenty of snaps, however holding them to 10 factors is fairly good. We scored on offence and had a very nice lengthy drive within the fourth once we wanted it. General, I’m very happy.”
Edmonton (2-5) stays winless at house this season and hasn’t gained at Commonwealth Stadium since Oct. 12, 2019.
“There’s no comfort prize, we misplaced by 14 factors,” mentioned Elks head coach Chris Jones. “We’re not a sensible sufficient or disciplined sufficient soccer group to win video games when it issues.
“We had the lead in two video games after which this one right here, we must always have had a chance to go win the sport. Sadly for us, self-discipline and intelligence is just not one thing we’re sturdy at proper now.”
Edmonton had the benefit statistically, registering 357 yards in offence, in comparison with 274 for Winnipeg. The Elks additionally had the ball for over 37 minutes and solely three Bombers receivers registered catches.
Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros completed seven-of-16 passing for 188 yards with the 2 TDs and two interceptions. Schoen had 4 receptions for 146 yards.
Edmonton receiver Kenny Lawler had seven receptions for 98 yards towards his former group.
The Blue Bombers took benefit of an early Elks error to start out the scoring 4 minutes in. Shortly after Winnipeg’s Deatrick Nichols picked off a tipped Taylor Cornelius move, Collaros discovered Rasheed Bailey for a 26-yard TD.
Edmonton responded with a 52-yard Sergio Castillo discipline objective. Winnipeg kicker Marc Liegghio then countered with a 20-yard boot.
The Elks began the second with a 44-yard Castillo discipline objective.
Collaros closed out the primary half with the lengthy TD strike to a wide-open Schoen, who shook off a sort out earlier than scoring.
Castillo missed from 27 yards out halfway by means of the third, the only slicing Winnipeg’s result in 17-10 heading into the fourth.
Winnipeg put the sport away with three minutes to play on Dru Brown’s one-yard landing run.
Winnipeg is in Calgary to face the Stampeders subsequent Saturday whereas Edmonton might be on a bye week.
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