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Bombers Beat Redblacks 26-18 on Vaval’s 128-Yard Missed-Field-Goal TD to Halt Skid

Special-teams returns plus takeaways propelled Winnipeg to 7-7, leaving Ottawa 4-10 with fading playoff odds.

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Redblacks linebacker Adarius Pickett (6) hits Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler after he throws a pass in the first half of Saturday’s Canadian Football League game.
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Overview

  • Trey Vaval took a 43-yard miss back 128 yards for a touchdown and later added a 71-yard return, setting a CFL mark with 199 yards on missed field-goal returns.
  • Winnipeg turned a Cam Allen interception and a Devonte Dedmon punt-return fumble into points as momentum swung on turnovers and field-position plays.
  • Chris Streveler completed 3 of 8 passes for 54 yards with one interception but rushed for 72 yards and a 1-yard score, while Ottawa’s Dru Brown threw for 406 yards with two touchdowns and two picks.
  • Sergio Castillo was perfect on four field goals, including makes from 37, 35 and 23 yards in the fourth quarter; Ottawa’s Lewis Ward went 1-for-3 with misses from 43 and 47.
  • The Bombers moved into third in the West and clinched the season series 2-0; the Redblacks fell to 4-10 heading into a bye, and the confirmed final was 26-18 despite earlier 26-11 headlines.