Zach Collaros threw for 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Blue Bombers stayed perfect at home this season by defeating the Alouettes 31-21.
It was Winnipeg's last regular-season game at home in the shortened 14-game CFL season. They hit the 7-0 mark in front of 22,933 fans at IG Field, the first time the club hasn't lost at home since it went 8-0 in 1984.
Bombers middle linebacker Adam Bighill intercepted Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris with 1:54 left to go in the fourth quarter and the Als on third down with three yards to go. Castillo was also good on field-goal attempts from 22 and 34 yards and made all converts. He missed a 38-yard field-goal attempt and Montreal conceded a single.
CFL-leading rusher William Stanback had 16 carries for 106 yards, taking the Als running back over the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight season. He has 1,066 yards.Miscues led to the game's first two touchdowns. After the Als gave up a single on a missed Castillo field-goal try, Stanback rushed for 40 yards in a Montreal drive that ended with White's six-yard TD catch.Montreal's first possession of the third quarter ended with a TD toss to a wide-open Wieneke at 2:25. Quan Bray had a 39-yard reception to aid the scoring drive.
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