Edmonton Eskimos 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 (July 13, 2007)
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0 commentsKamau Peterson hung onto a nine-yard Ricky Ray touchdown pass to give the Edmonton Eskimos a 19-15 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Friday night.
Winnipeg only scored one touchdown and it wasn't in the hands of slotback Milt Stegall, who remains tied for the CFL all-time TD record at 137 with former running backs Mike Pringle and George Reed.
Winnipeg had moved into the lead midway through the fourth quarter when defensive lineman Jon Oosterhuis joined an offensive package and caught a five-yard TD pass from Kevin Glenn.
Peterson's TD at 11:40 of the fourth quarter capped off a seven-play, 82-yard drive that included a 47-yard run by Ron McClendon.
His catch was challenged by Bombers head coach Doug Berry, but officials ruled he was inbounds.
Both teams are now 1-1-1.
A capacity crowd of 29,533 filled the stands at Canad Inns Stadium for the second straight home game, hoping Stegall would break the record he tied June 28 in Edmonton.
Stegall finished with six catches for 61 yards.
Edmonton receiver T.J. Acree hauled in a TD reception and Sean Fleming booted a field goal and two singles for the rest of the Eskimos' scoring.
Winnipeg's other scoring came from a safety Fleming conceded and a pair of Troy Westwood field goals.
Ray completed 25-of-40 passes for 214 yards. Glenn was 26-of-41 for 294 yards and one interception.
The first quarter had a number of twists and turns.
During a sudden downpour, Edmonton recovered its own kickoff, but couldn't capitalize on the second chance.
When the sun just as quickly returned, Eskimos defensive back Jason Goss intercepted a Glenn pass, but it only led to a single after what looked like an Acree TD catch was ruled incomplete and Fleming missed a 28-yard field goal attempt.
Edmonton then recovered an onside kick and two plays later Acree hung on to a five-yard TD pass from Ray.
As the clock ran out on the first quarter, Bomber running back Charles Roberts fumbled and Esks linebacker Siddeeq Shabazz recovered.
Taking an 8-2 lead into the second quarter, Edmonton used the turnover, but only notched a Fleming 18-yard field goal.
Glenn engineered a 10-play, 72-yard drive capped off with a 32-yard Westwood field goal at 13:32 amid loud cheers from the crowd.
Westwood was a healthy scratch last week against Montreal following a 1-for-4 showing in a 39-39 tie with Edmonton June 28. The 17-year veteran was replaced by rookie kicker Rob Pikula, who still punted Thursday night.
Following an Edmonton fumble, Westwood booted a 19-yarder as time expired to close the gap 11-8 for the Esks at halftime.
The only scoring of the third quarter was Fleming's 40-yard punt single after the Esks blocked a Pikula punt.
The game was costly for both teams.
Winnipeg lost slotback Chris Brazzell (calf), defensive lineman Gavin Walls (shoulder), long snapper Chris Cvetkovic (elbow) and defensive end/long snapper Brian Guebert (hamstring) during the game.
Edmonton defensive back Jonte Buhl broke his wrist and offensive lineman Dan Comiskey injured his calf.
Notes: A number of notable guests were on hand in case Stegall broke the TD record, including CFL chief operating officer Michael Copeland and Stegall's wife and son, who flew in from Atlanta. a Edmonton is now 2-7 in visits to Winnipeg since 2000.
courtesy cfl.ca
Date
July 13, 2007
