Friday could be the Blue Bombers curtain call for the 2012 season, the math says that they still have a shot at making the CFL playoffs, the head, well the head says that's not a very likely scenario.
Winnipeg's season of horrors has provided for many a chapter through the 2012 campaign, there have been a few bright moments, some glimpses of progress, but for the most part 2012 has been a season to forget for River City.
About the only positive news to come out of Winnipeg this year is that a local hope, a guy named Rich Pope (who works for the Winnipeg Sun) will Kick for a Million dollars tonight, selected from a pool of over 14 million entries to the Wendy's promotion, to help his cause Pope apparently made 1,047 entries for Kick to Win.
As for the other guys from Winnipeg, the Bombers head into Toronto tonight, facing an Argo team that has squandered two home games now, the goal of taking first from Montreal fading fast, the goal of surviving until the playoffs now clearly job one.
Should the Argo free fall continue through October, there is every chance that the Tiger Cats could claim second in the east, a most unlikely scenario but a few weeks ago, even worse for the Double Blue, a losing skid at this time could slide them right out of the playoffs, what with a Western Crossover berth all but assured owing to the strength in the West.
The Argos hopes get a boost this weekend with the return of Ricky Ray to the helm of the Argonaut offence, since his departure to injury the Argos struggled, losing four of five games, highlighting problems that went a little deeper than just having backup Jarious Jackson moving into the starting position.
So, with that much on the line, one imagines it's not been too hard for Scott Milanovich to motivate the troops for the Friday Night Show, a chance to nail the coffin to the Bombers season at hand, the opportunity to very much improve their own playoff hopes very much part of the equation.
Game Time 7 PM ET, 4 PT Rogers Centre TSN
Winnipeg 44 at Toronto 32 (23,419)
Pre Game
CFL.ca-- Game Preview
CFL.ca-- Video Preview
Globe and Mail-- Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray returns under centre for the Argos
National Post-- Argos' Ricky Ray itching to bolster struggling offence
Winnipeg Sun-- It comes down to pride now for bumbling Bombers
Winnipeg Free Press-- Tempers have cooled since thundering, high hit on Buck
Toronto Star-- Argos can clinch playoff berth with win and Ticats loss
Toronto Sun-- Argos look for spark from Ray
Team Backgrounders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto Argonauts
Post Game
CFL.ca-- Game Review
CFL.ca-- Video Highlights
National Post-- Argos' errors allow Blue Bombers to stay alive in playoff race
Winnipeg Sun-- Blue Bombers triumph in Toronto
Winnipeg Free Press-- Bombers power past Argos 44-32, keep slim playoff hopes alive
Toronto Star-- Toronto Argos fall to Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44-32
Toronto Sun-- Panic time for Argonauts as they drop ball to Blue Bombers
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