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September 18, 2004 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release


ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RECORD vs. TORONTO (since 1961): 41 wins, 38 losses and 2 ties...

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON HOME RECORD vs. TORONTO (since 1961): 28 wins, 12 losses and 0 ties...

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING: 14-6 loss, Winnipeg @ Toronto @ SkyDome, Aug. 17, 2004...the Blue Bombers all-time record at SkyDome worsened to 5-16-1 after its offence failed to reach the end zone... though the defence kept the club in the game throughout the entire contest, the Blue Bombers offence could only manage two field goals in their 13 possessions of the football... Winnipeg was a victim of poor field position early on in this game, starting four of their first five drives within their 20-yard line... Argo quarterback MICHAEL BISHOP completed 16-of-27 pass attempts for 300 yards and a touchdown...

LAST MEETING @ SITE: 34-30 win, Winnipeg vs. Toronto @ Canad Inns Stadium, Sept. 7, 2003... the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their 5th-straight game, amassing big rushing yardage on offence and scoring a touchdown on defence to improve their record to 9-3 on the season... the Blue Bombers ran very effectively against the Boatmen, pounding the Argo defensive line 38 times for 264 yards and two scores on the ground... runningback CHARLES ROBERTS led the way with 136 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries... fullback MIKE SELLERS ran well in this game, totaling 70 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, with seven of those carries producing first downs... quarterback KHARI JONES also got in on the run parade, gaining his season high of 58 yards on seven carries – three for first downs... kicker TROY WESTWOOD launched seven punts for 319 yards and a 45.6-yard average, was perfect on field goals (2-for-2) and converts (4-for-4)... his biggest contribution of the game came on a kickoff, when he drilled a low liner off the noodle of an unsuspecting RAY MARIUZ... BRIAN CLARK recovered the fumble for Winnipeg in front of a stunned Mariuz... on the very next play, Jones connected with LaDARIS VANN for a 65-yard score that put the game out of reach...

BROADCAST: Radio – CJOB 680, Canadian Football Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Irving – play-by-play, Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame member Bob Cameron & former Blue Bomber Mitch Zalnasky – color commentary, & Andrea Rawlings – sideline host...

GAME SCENARIO: The Blue Bombers hold down 3rd place in the CFL's West Division standings... the Argos are in 2nd place in the East Division and presently lead the season-series 1-0 over Winnipeg...

HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE: tonight's game will be the 522nd regular-season home game in Blue Bomber History... the team owns a 328-187-6 mark, which represents a 63.5 winning percentage...

INJURIES: the Blue Bombers tie their season-high of nine players missing the game due to injury... defensive back JAYSON BRAY (groin), defensive back TIM CARTER (elbow), safety GEOFF DROVER (hamstring), defensive tackle DENNY FORTNEY (ankle & elbow), wide receiver ROBERT GORDON (ankle), offensive tackle DAN GYETVAI (knee), cornerback MARKUS HOWELL (broken hand), quarterback KHARI JONES (arm) and linebacker RYLAND WICKMAN (shoulder) will not play...

ROSTER MOVES: fullback CORY OLYNICK returns to the active roster after missing the past eight games with a broken thumb... he replaces safety GEOFF DROVER, who moves to the injured roster... safety JOE MORGAN will start in place of Drover...

NOTES: defensive tackle DOUG BROWN needs one (1) forced fumble to take sole possession of 2nd place in the Blue Bombers record books for career forced fumbles with eight (8)... cornerback ERIC CARTER needs three (3) defensive tackles to reach 350 for his CFL career... one (1) interception return touchdown would tie him with 13 players for 3rd place on the CFL all-time list with five (5)... linebacker MAURICE KELLY is on the verge of several milestones... he needs four (4) defensive tackles to tie him with TRACY GRAVELY for 10th place in the CFL record books with 508... he needs one (1) fumble return to tie Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame member STAN MIKAWOS for 2nd all-time in the Bomber record books with 14... one (1) special teams tackle will tie him with DOUG HOCKING for 6th place in the club books with 53... one (1) tackle for a loss would tie him with BRIAN CLARK for 3rd place in that category in the club's record books with 18... defensive end ELFRID PAYTON will play in his 200th CFL game today... runningback CHARLES ROBERTS needs 131 combined yards to tie Canadian Football Hall of Fame member JAMES MURPHY for 3rd place in the football club's record books for combined yards with 10,215... slotback MILT STEGALL needs six (6) receptions to tie Canadian Football Hall of Fame member TERRY EVANSHEN for 13th place on the CFL All-Time receptions list with 600... runningback KEITH STOKES needs 30 missed field goal return yards to reach 1,000 for his career... kicker TROY WESTWOOD needs one (1) kickoff single to tie BERNIE RUOFF and HANK ILESIC for 2nd place in the CFL all-time list with 24... linebacker RYLAND WICKMAN needs one (1) tackle for a loss to tie him with BOBBY EVANS and JOE FLEMING for 10th spot in the Bomber record books with 13...

OLD FRIENDS/NEW ENEMIES: Winnipeg special teams coach URBAN BOWMAN coached special teams for Toronto in 2000 and added the defensive line to his task list in 2001... offensive coordinator RON LANCASTER was the offensive backfield coach for the Argos in 1991 & 1992... centre CORY ANNETT played 36 games for the Boatmen from 2002-2003... fullback RANDY BOWLES was an Argo in 2003... wide receiver ROBERT GORDON was with the Argos from 1993-1994... defensive end ELFRID PAYTON was an East Division and CFLPA All-Star with Toronto in 2001... quarterback STANLEY JACKSON was with the Argonauts from 2001-2003...linebacker MAURICE KELLY was with Toronto in 1995... offensive lineman DAVE MUDGE was a member of the Argonauts in 1999... Toronto offensive lineman SANDY ANNUZIATA was with the Blue Bombers from 1995-1998... cornerback RAPHAOL BALL was a Bomber from 2001-2002... wide receiver ARLAND BRUCE III was with Winnipeg in 2001 and 2002... offensive lineman MIKE MIHELIC suited up for the Blue & Gold from 1997-1999...

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