The Calgary Stampeders simply dealt with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers earlier this month.
The rematch is Friday night time when the Blue Bombers goal to avenge the 21-point setback after they host the Stampeders.
Calgary (4-1) is tied with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for first place within the West Division, whereas Winnipeg (3-1) is only a half-game behind.
An fascinating facet is that the Blue Bombers had a bye final week whereas the Stampeders had been posting a 24-10 win at Saskatchewan.
Two straight video games in opposition to Calgary is simply positive with Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, who can be in search of redemption.
The Blue Bombers trailed by 23 factors at halftime within the 37-16 loss. And Collaros threw two interceptions that had been returned for touchdowns by Calgary’s Damon Webb (30 yards) and Derrick Moncrief (70).
“Nothing adjustments. The fantastic thing about this sport is you get to maneuver onto the following one and attempt to execute and for us we’re fortunate we get to play them once more,” stated Collaros, who handed for 288 yards and one landing.
“… You need to be champing on the bit to get again at it. I feel you might be each week, win or lose. However to not play as much as your expectations that you’ve got for your self, to be dominated in a recreation, isn’t a enjoyable factor.”
Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. handed for 222 yards and two touchdowns in opposition to the Blue Bombers.
Final week, he threw for 428 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in opposition to Saskatchewan in a recreation pushed again a day to Saturday as a result of wildfires within the space.
Now Adams is anticipating to see a really intense Winnipeg staff attempting to ship some payback.
“After all we do not count on them to love us,” Adams stated of the Blue Bombers. “However that is one other nice opponent developing for us.
“They usually’re at dwelling — sold-out crowd — and so they’re coming off a bye, so they will be contemporary and able to go. So we have to convey our ‘A’ recreation.”
Calgary has allowed a league-low 18.2 factors per recreation, whereas Winnipeg ranks fourth in scoring at 28.3.
The Stampeders (28.0) are fifth in scoring and the Blue Bombers are third in factors allowed (23.5).
Calgary coach Dave Dickenson is conscious the Blue Bombers are robust to slay at dwelling.
“It is a tremendous large problem,” Dickenson stated. “I perceive what they’re about. We obtained to give attention to ourselves. Simply be sure that we present up and play stable recreation.”
Winnipeg does not need to fall to 0-2 in opposition to the Stampeders this season.
“It is early within the season, it is one loss and we have all obtained to understand that it isn’t time to panic,” Winnipeg receiver Nick Demski stated. “It is time to get again to our customary of soccer and go on the market and compete.”
–Subject Stage Media
