Odds and Sods - Game 9 - Defending, Unbeaten Champion Blue Bombers vs Montreal Als

[do or die]

Zac throws up the middle to Demski, who is bracketed by 2 Als.....
....ugly INT.  Short FG has Als up 3-0. 
Zac has ball punched out in the pocket....but Als are offside....
Zac is then sacked....blitz not picked up.....
Fiester runs a couple for 9 yards.  3rd and inches....
Danny Cha Cha decides not to go for it....punts..
Good return by Grant (25 yds) gives Blue field position...
Bomber O goes 2nd and out.  Als returner decides to.......run the ball.....
....out of the end zone.  Dumb decision.  Ball on Montreal 1.
Montreal RB's doing a lot of East/West, behind the LOS....
Olivera doing a lot more North/South....effective...
Harris is drilled by Walker for the sack....
Collaros pressured again.....and has the ball stripped out....
....recovered by Als.  Zac and this O....looks to be in a funk...
....almost as annoying as this bloody mechanical horn.....
Jefferson sacks Harris.....Jefferson offside.....
Turnovers and penalties hurting the Blue.  End of 1st Quarter.
13 yards on O, so far.  That won't cut it against anyone....
Montreal reels off 3 first downs.   Antwi runs to Bomber 10..
3rd and goal......Harris pass on corner pattern, covered by Houston..
...as Montreal gets on the board, with their first turnover....
Zac goes long down the middle to Wolt....nice catch....for 35
Collaros goes long to Bailey - Als DB called for the grab on the PI..
....33 yard gain all the way to the 9.  2nd down.....Zac zips one in....
....on the slant right to that man....Schoen.  TD!   Blue jump out 7-3.
Hansen knocks down pass.....hitch play wiped out by Rutledge for -6
Now I know where the missing gin went.   Consumed by TSN Sideline Reporter.
Zac tosses a couple of FD to Schoen.  Gathering momentum.....
...which vanishes, as Zac overthrows the long ball by a mile.  INT.
Collaros is feeling the rush and looks off his game, right now..
Rose knocks down a pass........Harris is sacked by Jeffcoat....
Olivera runs out the (sloppy) half......Bombers with too many mistakes...
At least Montreal converted the 3 turnovers into........uh....3 points.
Als get good field position on the KO reverse...good return....
Cote bangs 49 yard FG........now a 7-6 nail biter.....
Grant cuts up on sweep play for 17....Zac finds Wolt for FD..
Olivera pounds up the middle for 10.  Like his new approach....
Zac has Schoen down to the Als 16.  Need the 7 here.....
Collaros gets the heat again.....but escapes on the roll out....
....and drops it in Bailey who is open for the TD!!  14-6 now...
Philpot breaks long KO return, into Bomber territory....
Harris screen pass to Philpot who eludes tackles... scores TD..
Als O comes right back...2 point conversion puts us 14-14 
Bailey runs sweep for FD.....catch over the middle for another one...
Good to see us start to get Bailey involved.......
Zac throws long sideline pass to Demski, who has ball hit him...
......then is swiped by the Als defender for the INT....
4 turnovers now......this must stop.
Harris sacked my Thomas to end 3rd Quarter....
Time for some of that ole 4th Quarter magic.....
Harris long pass to Lewis out of bounds......Als challenge.....
.....and it is called complete.  Not trending well...... 
...until Montreal FG attempt is off the upright - no good.
Zac play action to Wolt.  Grant takes the hitch pass......
and zips down the middle to the Als 35
Collaros drops in looping pass perfectly to Wolt down to the 4.
Prukop sneaks in on 3rd and one for the TD!  21-14.  8:16 left.
Hitch pass is blanketed by Rose...4 yd loss....Jeffcoat with the sack.
Grant takes punt.....quick cut inside leaves him with only kicker to beat....
...no contest.  67 yard punt return touchdown.  Boom.  Now 28-14 Blue.
Harris throws up a prayer.  Picked off.  Rose takes lateral for good yards...
Great punt from Leggs......... goes out at the Als 5 yard line.......
Houston almost has a pick.  Harris just putting up nerf balls, now....
Clements chases Harris out of the pocket....bad throw INT by Bighill....
Olivera runs 11 yards to the Als 6.   Olivera runs outside and in!!
Another TD.  21 points in the last 6 minutes.   35-14.   
Put that in your incredible annoying horns....  
Davis is in.  Rose almost picks off pass.   So does Houston.....
Davis puts it up long to White, who catches deflected ball for a TD.
2 point convert.... Houston takes lateral to the house for 2.....
.....but Jeffcoat takes roughing passer call.    So, 6 points on a fluke.  35-20
Bombers run out the clock with more hard running from Olivera....
9 and 0.  Had two short week situations, injuries, no bye......
......like the gin drinking.   IT DOESN'T MATTER.






 

Edited August 5, 2022 by do or die