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Castillo’s 47-Yard Kick as Time Expires Lifts Bombers to 30-27 Win

Winnipeg improves to 5-4 on Castillo’s kick as Ottawa evaluates starter Dru Brown’s status after Pimpleton’s 117-yard return.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo (14) celebrates his field goal against the Ottawa Redblacks during first half CFL action in Winnipeg Thursday, August 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Winnipeg Blue Bombers kicker Sergio Castillo (14) and Jamieson Sheahan (left) watch as Castillo's kick goes through the uprights for the game-winning field goal against the Ottawa Redblacks.
Toronto Argonauts' Benjie Franklin (23) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Keric Wheatfall (88) during first half CFL football action from lasr season. Wheatfall caught four passes for 68 yards as the Bombers beat the Ottawa Redblack 30-27 on Thursday night.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros (8) gets set to throw a touchdown pass to Jerreth Sterns against the Ottawa Redblacks during first half CFL action in Winnipeg Thursday, August 14, 2025.

Overview

  • Sergio Castillo made up for an earlier miss by converting a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give Winnipeg a 30-27 victory over Ottawa.
  • Ottawa erased a 27-10 deficit with Lewis Ward’s field goal, Justin Hardy’s touchdown catch and Kalil Pimpleton’s 117-yard return of Castillo’s missed 57-yard attempt to tie the game.
  • Zach Collaros completed 24 of 34 passes for 298 yards with one touchdown and scrambled 17 yards to set up the game-winning kick.
  • Starting quarterback Dru Brown exited with a third-quarter injury and Dustin Crum relieved, throwing for 125 yards and rushing for a touchdown during Ottawa’s comeback.
  • An early first-quarter goal-line stand by Winnipeg’s defense, highlighted by three tackles from Tony Jones, provided critical momentum for the win.