CFL Gameday: Montreal at Winnipeg (September 30)

Friday Night Football's opening act tonight features the latest challenge to the Blue Bombers dominance in the East, as the Montreal Alouettes, still smarting from their last match up with the Blue arrive at Canad Inn Stadium to take on an injury depleted Bomber line up.

Montreal closed the gap between themselves and Winnipeg last week with their convincing victory over the Eskimos and they face a Blue Bomber squad that has a number of key injuries to deal with heading into the home stretch of the CFL season.

Among the wounded, the Bombers running back corps and a fellow named Buck Pierce, who will be on the sidelines today as back up Alex Brink takes the reins of the first place Bombers, making only his second CFL start in his young career.

The ultimate test for a back up beckons, not only does he have to fill in for the teams marquee star, he has to hold on to first place in front of what most likely will be another sold out stadium, pressure, what's pressure?

The Als have a few bangs for themselves, but nothing like the Emergency ward material the Bombers are dealing with, Anthony Calvillo sat out the last quarter of last week's Eskimos game, a concussion leaving him on a day to day basis earlier this week, however, for Bomber fans the prognosis on Mr. Calvillo is that he's fit to play, an added bit of drama for Game One of TSN's Friday Night Football doubleheader.

With first place within the sights of the Alouettes and the Bombers banged up at possibly the worst part of the schedule, the geography of the East Division standings could see a subtle shift by the time tonight's game is at an end.

Game Time 6 PM CT (7 ET, 4 PT) TSN

Pre Game

Winnipeg Sun--  In Brink they trust
Winnipeg Free Press-- Underdogs
Globe and Mail-- Buck Pierce to miss  Bombers' game against Als
National Post-- Bombers persevering despite heavy injury toll
Canada.com-- Calvillo ready to play against Blue Bombers

Quick Snaps Montreal Alouettes
Quick Snaps Winnipeg Blue Bombers


Post Game


Montreal 32 Winnipeg 26
Attendance-- 30,447


Canada.com-- CFL's Higgins admits ref mad bad call
Globe and Mail-- Als hang on to beat Bombers
Winnipeg Sun-- Bombers can't score from one
Winnipeg Free Press-- LaPo wants CFL review of Friday's final play