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Canadian Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Winnipeg 34, Edmonton 28
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, August 23, 2019
Where: Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
Attendance: 34217

Blue Bombers 34, Eskimos 28: Chris Streveler rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown as visiting Winnipeg completed a season sweep of Edmonton in rainy conditions at Commonwealth Stadium.

Streveler completed 7-of-17 passes for 89 yards in place of the injured Matt Nichols as the Blue Bombers improved to 8-2 for the first time since 2001. Andrew Harris rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown while Marcus Rios added a defensive score for Winnipeg, which moved four points clear of Edmonton at the top of the West Division.

Trevor Harris was 26-of-40 for 430 yards and a touchdown for the Eskimos (6-4), who had won their previous six home games. DaVaris Daniels hauled in 10 passes for 207 yards while Tevaun Smith made four catches for 114 yards and a TD for Edmonton, which gave up more than 30 points for the first time in 10 contests.

Justin Medlock kicked a 28-yard field goal and Rios returned an interception 46 yards for his first CFL touchdown to help give Winnipeg a 10-3 lead after one quarter. Andrew Harris powered his way into the end zone from 2 yards out to extend their advantage to 11 points and Medlock drilled a 51-yarder on the last play of the first half to put the Blue Bombers on top 20-9.

Sean Whyte (29 yards) and Medlock (37) traded field goals in the third quarter as Winnipeg maintained its 11-point cushion heading into the final 15 minutes. Streveler's 6-yard touchdown run with 2:13 remaining put Winnipeg in front 30-18 before Smith hauled in a 75-yard TD pass with 68 seconds left to bring Edmonton within six, but Medlock made no mistake from 50 yards out to seal it for the visitors.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Trevor Harris moved past John Hufnagel (21,594) for 30th place on the CFL's all-time passing yards list. … Nichols, who leads the league in touchdown passes (15), was placed on the 6-game injured list with a shoulder problem. … Blue Bombers DE Willie Jefferson finished with four tackles and three sacks … Whyte has made 14-of-14 field-goal attempts against Winnipeg in 2019.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Winnipeg   Edmonton
Chris Streveler Player C.J. Gable
14 Attempts 12
95 Yards 53
6.8 Avg Yards 4.4
1 Touchdowns 0
30 Long 34
Receiving
Winnipeg   Edmonton
Nic Demski Player DaVaris Daniels
2 Receptions 10
28 Yards 207
14.0 Avg Yards 20.7
0 Touchdowns 0
17 Long 54
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Winnipeg 278 189 89 3 4 1 3.0 2
Edmonton 523 93 430 1 7 0 3.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Eskimos have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Saskatchewan. The Blue Bombers have a W/L % of .875 after a win and .500 after a loss.