CFL Game Day: Calgary at Winnipeg (October 13)

Two teams very much heading in different directions take to the field at CanadInn Field on Saturday.

The Calgary Stampeders, who up until last weekend appeared poised to give the BC Lions a run for their money in the West, will look to rebound after their setback in Vancouver. While the Stamps may be preoccupied with thoughts as to how first place may have slipped from their grasp with that loss to the Lions, the Stamps will need to refocus quickly, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders are surging up the CFL West and now sit tied with the Stamps for second.

An attention grabbing situation that we're sure head coach John Hufnagel has reinforced with his squad for their trip to Winnipeg.

The Stamps take on the Blue Bombers  after the Blue and Gold come off a morale boosting victory over Montreal last week, a high water moment of the year for the Bombers, a team which has struggle all season and even had their will to compete questioned at some points.

To answer that concern, Joey Elliot led the Bombers to a shocker of a victory over the East leading Als, a victory that while perhaps a case of too little, too late, still provides the Bombers with enough momentum to make the most of the rest of their season.

The consensus seems to be that the Bombers won't make the playoffs this year, their losing skid of the summer and into the fall dictated that fate weeks ago, however, pride and the need to show that players still want to be Bombers will no doubt prove the incentive for the remainder of the Bombers schedule.

For Calgary, which less than a week ago had designs on First overall, the prospect of dropping to third is very much a possibility.  With Saskatchewan finding its game when it matters most, the race for second in the West may be one that goes down to the final week.

The Stamps can set about avoiding that fate with a string of wins over the last three weeks and then hope that the Riders stumble along the way.

The trip to Winnipeg will tell Hufnagel much about what may lay ahead moving towards November.

Game Time  Noon CT, 1 MT, 2 ET, 10 AM PT, CanadInn Stadium, TSN

Calgary 32 at Winnipeg 21 (26,842)

Pre Game

CFL.ca-- Game Preview
CFL.ca-- Video Preview

Globe and Mail-- Bomber QB Buck Pierce to miss another game with concussion
National Post-- Blue Bombers' Buck Pierce not fit to face Stampeders on Saturday
Calgary Sun-- Stampeders prepare for second meeting against Blue Bombers QB Joey Elliot
Calgary Herald-- Stamps reminisce ahead of final visit to aging Winnipeg stadium
Winnipeg Free Press-- Don't quit now: Blue deserve support for at least one more game
Winnipeg Sun-- Elliot will start for Bombers vs. Stampeders

Team Backgrounders

Calgary Stampeders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Post Game

CFL.ca-- Game Review
CFL.ca-- Video Review

Globe and Mail-- Stampeders capitalize on turnovers to down Bombers
National Post-- Stampeders capitalize on Bombers' mistakes to move into second in West
Calgary Sun-- Stamps defence makes Bombers Blue
Calgary Herald-- Playoff bound Stamps gallop to road win over Bombers
Winnipeg Free Press-- Winners don't throw 4 picks
Winnipeg Sun-- Bombers lose to Stampeders, 33-21