Search the Community

Nice crowd, perfect weather, double flyover...... Bombers take opening drive right down the Esks 6... 2nd down trick play...Adams to Nichols, ends with Adams sacked... ....far too cute, when you have meat and potatoed it, right down the field.... Heath makes perfect read....then flat out drops INT, probably for 6... Nice run/pass balance for the Bombers so far, moving ball well..... ...but holding penalties on back to back series....stall those... The Harris/Flanders sets, have the Moes LB's back on their heels.... Nice to have TWO backs who can get the YAC..... Pretty intense out there.....plenty of thumping.... Speaking of that, Mike Miller really likes to thump.... Esksies get off a drive that stalls at the Bomber 30.. FG missed....Lankford gets huge return to midfield..... ...wiped out by illegal block on Knox....who has taken a few, this year.... Blue take ball....Nichols works short zone to Thorpe, Harris, Denmark.. Harris crashes through again....down deep, but fumbles the ball Dumb trick play, dropped INT, penalties...and a fumble..... ....only Bomber mistakes keeping the Moes in this one..... Eskimos struggling on O...... Tons of YAC, from Bombers....Thorpe is like a 3rd running backs... Harris runs over some people, Thorpe runs over some more..... The Fever plunges in for 6....while Bomber O almost runs up into stands... 10-0 Blue. Only. Despite completely dominating this game... This Perkins is a pretty good RB , for Edmonton..... Esks run sweep on 3rd and 1 for good yardage..... Reilly chucks it up the sidelines...for Deke Williams..... ....who makes circus catch, between Roc/Walker double team.... D gets the hold.....FG makes it 10-3 Bombers... Nichols is sacked, Blue takes ANOTHER holding penalty.... Rielly heaves another pass down the sideline, with 35 sec. in half... Randle has the blanket coverage.....and the interception..... Harris rips another one.....Nichols puts up jump ball in end zone..... Adams goes up .....and comes down, with the 6....with 9 seconds left 17-3.....better reflection of the run of play......20 first downs for O. Perkins still running effectively, inside....good looking RB. Reilly bombs away to K. Stafford, who beats the Roc for the ball. TD. ...this Roc experiment is getting on my nerves..... Harris with another 20+ yd gain.....Flanders breaks more tackles It may be ole school....but these two RB sets....really have D on their heels... Combo of hurry up and quick snaps.....is also befuddling the Esks.... ....as they take their 3rd Too Many Men call...... Edmonton OL doing pretty good job on pass pro..... Reilly makes crappy throw into double coverage....... Somehow Walker and Loffler...cant knock down the ball...... ....with the Duke grabbing it, while lying on the ground......for the TD Somehow it is only 24-17 Bombers..... Big 2nd pass to Adams for 35.....Harris blasts up the gut, for 20 more.... Drive stalls....Medlock hits shorty FG. 27-17.... Hurl blows hot and cold.....good plays and bad.... Nichols sacked.....Medlock pulls 51 yd attempt.....wide... Harris closing in on the double 100.....running AND receiving.... Thorpe really getting involved, in this O....more good YAC.... Moes take ANOTHER 13th man.....down to the red zone.... Bombers can't punch it in, again....Medlock makes it 30-17 Things looking good.....until Watson takes short toss..... Runs right by 2 guys.....Loffler misses tackle as well.... ....75 yds on that, inside the 5..... Handful of big plays gashing the Bomber D...... Harris-Flanders-Harris......first downs.... Bombers killing clock....and grinding out the yards..... Medlock 33 yarder....puts it it to 33-23.....minute and half, left. Loffler clinching INT.....wiped out by inane IC, against Heath.... Rielly still standing in there.....completes 5 passes...... Heath almost has another pick.....better hands...he would have about 10. 3rd and inches, Moes elect to FG....as time running out.....33-26 Short kick goes directly to Adams.....game.... Down goes the Eskimo perfect season! Down goes the IGF curse! Down goes the gin! 560 yds on O.....38 first downs....Nichols 360 Passing ....no IN's ....fanatic 38 minutes of TOP. Really have to tighten up in the back end on D.... This game was better...... than the score looked.... The gin was better ....than the bottle looked....