CFL 2024 Recap: Winnipeg @ Saskatchewan - week 7

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

Corey Mace is doing a great job. Coach of the year level achievement in resurrecting Gang Green.

[@CheeseEnthusiast617]

Low scoring games aren’t always entertaining but this one certainly was! Also let’s not forget that Saskatchewan is still winning with a backup QB. When Harris comes back they’re going to be dangerous. Super excited for the 5-1 battle against Montreal!

[@kaminator515]

I agree I love low scoring games when both teams look like they are laying it all on the line. Unlike the trainwreck we saw in the Red Blacks vs. Elks game.

[@CheeseEnthusiast617]

@@kaminator515 yeah it’s super neat how both Friday night games this week were low scoring, but one was a snooze fest and the other was super exciting to watch. Also was it just me or did the Riders/Bombers game seem to go by really fast?

[@kaminator515]

@@CheeseEnthusiast617 The kicker is just a week before Edmonton vs Ottawa was one of the better games of the year. Curious scheduling there

[@CheeseEnthusiast617]

@@kaminator515 home-and-home matchups are extremely common in the CFL. For new fans however they seem odd because they had different schedules 2021 to 2023 due to the pandemic. This is more of a return to form. It is weird that it was super entertaining last week but not this week, I can agree with you there

[@kaminator515]

@@CheeseEnthusiast617 I personally am glad they don't do that in the NFL. Many times we end up with teams finishing the regular season against one team only to turn around and play them in the next week. The second game is either really ugly or a blowout. I used to watch CFL through my younger years. Got to see the likes of Warren Moon and Doug Flutie creating their legend there. Lost track of CFL. Started watching again last year around Week 3. I enjoy all the Spring leagues in the states. The UFL formerly the XFL and USFL.

[@trevortomah8508]

What a game, thanks for the highlights CFL, go CFL go.

[@lebruce5906]

these unis are HARD.

[@angrydalailama6089]

SICK unis, Riders!

[@abhulineokonofua8677]

The new colours of the Saskatchewan RoughRiders Uniform are beautiful 😍

[@gern7535]

Blue Bombers is one of the great sports team nicknames!!

[@LeeHardingTV]

Yay! Way to go Riders!

[@tudormiller887]

Go Blue Bombers! ❤🇨🇦🏈 Watching in 🇬🇧

[@backalleycqc4790]

This is going to be an unpopular opinion: Through these highlights, I've enjoyed the games, except the ones from Montreal. The fans in all the stadiums are really awesome, you can hear them cheering and having fun, making noise when the opposing team has the ball, without airhorns. I can't imagine what it must be like, to sit next to an airhorn fan, you're trying to have fun with your friends and family and all you get is an airhorn blast in the ears for three hours.

[@n.w7333]

I've wondered the same, the worst you'll hear at other CFL stadiums is a cowbell

[@darby_dz]

Riders now have the first (retros) and second (obsidian green) best jerseys in the CFL period.

[@chrishaus1607]

8:17 Best play of the game

[@wendellswendell2001]

I almost got kicked out the pub screaming at that play

[@breckinprovick737]

@@wendellswendell2001I was in Pil Country jumping up and down like a 9 year old girl who got the new Barbie doll for Christmas

[@breckinprovick737]

Offence wins games defence wins championships baby. This defence is the ONLY reason we are a 5 win team rn

[@teo_heel]

That was a good one. Saskatchewan Roughriders look great. Their defense is winning them games. Winnipeg didn't score a TD, that's a rarity in recent years.

[@robertadams7751]

Didn't know they did Blackout games in the CFL, the Riders unis look good. Go Saskatchewan!!! ☮

[@jhaughia]

Lucky the CFL is still running let alone blackouts being done just crazy what was the attendance I wonder for this game ?

[@natedoggna1101]

​@@jhaughia 29,649

[@wewantmoreboomboom8313]

😂​@@jhaughia😂

[@TheBigManz]

SASKATCHEWAN IS BACK BABY

[@abhulineokonofua8677]

The Saskatchewan RoughRiders are the most serious team to win the Grey Cup.

[@teto85]

Great game for the Riders. I love the new kit.

[@sebastien-zf5cc]

What a blast! I love that game ❤

[@steveshame]

Great to see the Riders bounce back with a convincing win. Despite a poor throw now and again, Patterson is starting to look like the general out there.

[@JMHall1117]

Great job Riders Love from Chiefs Kingdom!

[@CorPro]

Wow, Sask is for Reals this year!!!

[@philg2415]

With the Winnipeg punter able to hit from 55 yards this is a remarkable win for the defense. Sask. is back!!!!

[@capricornmagic63]

Good to see Shea Patterson playing well. A few years ago Jim Baker was saying how shit he was and wasn't good enough to play in their league.

[@johnhelms8226]

It’s too bad they didn’t show a slow motion replay of Wilson´s catch on the sideline. It was pretty spectacular, and I am a Rider fan.

[@HudsonPeters-ou9pp]

That catch was insane. What a Crazy catch!!

[@Lorijenken]

Battle of the Prairies always a good fight :)

[@jamesgreenlaw1823]

Love the black uniforms! QB Patterson was awesome.

[@kyled8819]

technically they are not black, but obsidian green

[@jazzlov3r]

Have the offside rules changed in the CFL? It looked to me like receivers on both teams were well past the line of scrimmage when the ball was snapped.

[@kyled8819]

I believe receivers in motion are allowed 1 yard before it will be called for offsides. Refs wont call it unless it is obvious.... but i'm no expert

[@Dtakinoff]

The fallout of bombers hurts my heart🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ldhorricks]

Sask has been a Uniform tragedy for so long now it's painful...their 70's traditional Uni's and helmets were so classic...Winnipeg, Calgary, Ott, Mtl, Ham have all gone back to a more traditional look...if BC added the white accent to theirs, they would be gorgeous...like their late 60's early 70's Uni's...TO needs to back to their classic dark (double) Blue with Blue Helmets...again their early 70's Uni's were really nice. I like what the stamps have done with theirs...Hamilton also would be nicer with the white trim back...Bombers have a nice combo of Classic and new...Edm mostly ok but hate the huge EE on the helmets...Ottawa have done it right this season again back to more Classic design. Al's Uni's are the nicest they've had in a long time...would love to see an early 70's retro Green red and white version...I used to love to see them come to town in the late 60's /early 70's. I remember one game in Calgary when they must have forgotten their away whites so Stamps wore their road away whites and Mtl home green with red and white trim...I have an old photo I took with my dad's brownie from that game. I was always a Uni geek...and that made my year to see the Al's home darks live. Having been lucky to have gone to home games in every city in the CFL back then I got to see live all of the dark Uniforms of the day...and they were all classic and beautiful and so exciting to see them trotted out for the pre-game warm up. Back then jersey merch was not common thing...i managed to (over the years) get (through auctions) game worn early 70's CFL jerseys of every team both home and away: Calgary Rudy Linterman away, Frank Andruski Home. Winn Home Bob Larose, Away Bob Toogood. Edm Home Dick Dupuis, Away Jim Farlinger. BC home Dave Easley, Away, Greg Findley. Hamilton Home Dave Buchanon, Away Bob Kraus. Ott home ,Rone Nixon, Away Tom Laputka. Sask Home Ted Dushinski , Away Gig Perez. TO Home Jim Stillwagon, Away Mel Profit. Mtl Home Larry Fairholm, Away Bob Story. I was so excited as a kid to go a game at Empire Stadium when we were out visiting family, somehow for me that was so exotic...well coming from Calgary Vancouver itself seemd exotic...I would eventually live there before finding myself in Europe for the last 30 years. Back then, like in the NFL, NHL or MLB...stadiums had character and many with iconic names that brought up emotions and memories...Monday night football with voice of Howard Cosell during the half-time highlights: "Soldier Field Chicago...the Vikings and the Bears" Now it's some lame corp name. CFL had MacMahon Stadium, , Taylor Field, Empire Stadium, Landsdown Park, CNE (and previously Varsity), Ivor Wynne Stadium, Clarke Stadium, Mtl for a long time had the Autostad.before the Big O...only Winn lacked an distinctive stadium name. Well thats my retro rant...glad the CFL is still alive and kicking. Too bad I cant get it live over here. Oh and there was always two weekend afternoon games...now everything is mostly prime time...except for Labour Day. Man those labour day Stamp Esks labour day classics at McMahon...last weekend before the new school year. Never missed a single labour day classic when I lived their.

[@petergiaschi35]

Still some empty seats, but if the Riders keep playing this well that should change. Good to see.

[@teo_heel]

29649 fans in the stadium that has 33350 seat capacity. That's 89% of the full capacity. That is awesome.

[@echobeefpv8530]

As a Bomber fan, it's tough to watch the Bombers being just a below average team. The Riders backup looked better than Zack, and the Rider Defence was so much better. At least our kicker is awesome !!

[@kumamaneh]

its a hard thing after 4-5 seasons (one was blank) of dominance...but nothing can last in sports. The squad was awesome and so happy they hung together for so long. Now its all different..no punt return, zach hesitant, receivers not as flash - but many rookies, both lines are not as they were, secondary struggling. it feels like everything dropped just a notch, but taken together it is a big hit overall. See how they show up next year, after more time together and making some more adjustments. Its the way sports goes imo

[@sorshiaemms5959]

AS a fellow Bomber fan the was a lot of questionable calls that were in favor of the riders but also there O/C SUCKS and Zack is done as a QB he dosn t think quick any more they also dont spread the ball away time for Striveller to tane over all the good QB S are mobile and need to expand there play book

[@wintertime331]

Bighills cheap shot on Patterson at the end should not be tolerated. He should be fined for that trick !

[@LudicrousFox]

Fined for hitting a receiver with the ball, lets see that play out lol

[@ZekeStulberg]

@@LudicrousFox with the last 5 seconds knowing it’s just to finish the game, and it was the qb

[@wintertime331]

@@ZekeStulbergyep , this league is supposed to be protecting our QBs!

[@HudsonPeters-ou9pp]

@@wintertime331but the QB still had the ball and was running with it, he could have taken a knee

[@keonjeannot9818]

@@HudsonPeters-ou9ppit is more that he threw the ball away and bighill had time to react and either let up or not hit him

[@kodiene4717]

And that's a wrap on our season, bombers should be ashamed, time to bench collaros, o line needs EXTREME WORK.glad we lost key players to re sign Nick "fumble" demski who cant even have a 50 yard game. Dont show their face in Winnipeg anymore. Shameful

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

Bighill's antics on the last play of the game second that motion. So unnecessary, so shameful. I would expect him to be fined by the league for that level of personal misconduct.

[@angrydalailama6089]

Had a good run but it appears to be over now. Go green.

[@ConnorChuhie]

Lets see you do better than

[@kumamaneh]

whine much?

[@kodiene4717]

@@ConnorChuhie I'm not the highest paid player in the CFL like Zach is, give your head a shake

[@BrianCarriere-g3b]

Need the the Riders defence to continue their outstanding play. The Als next week are a massive challenge. The Bombers Castillo FG kicker is incredible. Hope he breaks some CFL records

[@shycourage4992]

It was a great game til the end play. I look at what Bighill did to Patterson as going against player safety. Is this type of playing similar to Marino hit on Masola. It was uncalled for and cheap.

[@kaminator515]

The abscense of Kenny Lawler as the go to guy for Winnipeg is showing up in a big way. When does Lawler get back anyhow?

[@samspade4050]

Do you mean the guy that had a DUI in the states and according to the law he shouldn’t have even been allowed back into Canada

[@kaminator515]

@@samspade4050 As a mainly American football fan I was unaware of this. I thought he got injured and didn't know how it happened. I don't watch all games full length.

[@kaminator515]

@@samspade4050 Either way he is an incredible receiver. Too bad not more responsible as an every day citizen.

[@Actionronnie]

​@@samspade4050 The justice system is slow, it took 2 years to get it resolved. They let him back in cause he never plead guilty until after he came back. Then never left and applied for temporary residency to earn a cheque. Which for him was a smarter decision probably. Like it or not, he's not the first and won't be the last athlete to legally use the system. But I give him a little credit cause he admitted he screwed up.

[@kodiene4717]

Lol he is injured, that is a few years old what he was mentioning​@@kaminator515

[@reecetbobby5347]

Bombers literally ran the same 2 plays all game. Hand off to Oliviera or short pass to Oliviera. No wonder they scored 9 points.

[@MannerPressy007]

OPEN!!!

[@dsc4178]

So many FG Friday.

[@samspade4050]

They missed showing the greasy hit by over the hill Bighill on Patterson on a nothing play at the end of the game , guy has no respect for the game

[@wintertime331]

Yep , cheap shot !

[@emilypeterson3673]

@@wintertime331was that the event, that started the scuffle at the end?

[@davezahayko9973]

Yes ​@@emilypeterson3673

[@grahammcfadyenhill9555]

@@emilypeterson3673 Yes.

[@aidanwotherspoon905]

@@emilypeterson3673yes. Patterson was running out the final seconds of the game when Bighill decided to throw a temper tantrum. Only slightly more sportsmanlike than full blitz against victory formation

[@Dan0myte]

Wow @CFL, you don't show the final play if the game? I think it's important for every football fan in Canada to witness how petty and immature this Bombers team is.

[@KristenP71]

Your quarterback did not have to keep the ball. If your team was a good sport you would have taken a knee to end the game, not try to throw it to try to put more points on the board. If you go to throw the ball you are still able to get sacked. It’s his choice and he chose to try and throw it and he paid the price.!

[@HudsonPeters-ou9pp]

@@KristenP71exactly!, the QB still had the ball and was looking to throw it. You can still hit him when he has it. It’s a clean play, just because you think the riders should be immune to penalty’s and from being touched that’s not how it works.

[@Dan0myte]

@@KristenP71 There were four second left and a knee would have resulted in a turnover on downs. The QB needed to run backwards to kill that much time. Bighill didn't just tackle, he speared him with intent to injure. A classless organization showing it's true colors when it's having a bad year.

[@HudsonPeters-ou9pp]

@@Dan0myteand after those four seconds he could have gone down willingly by himself

[@Dan0myte]

@@HudsonPeters-ou9pp When a defender is chasing you, the first instinct of a quarterback is to throw it away. Patterson was both running for the sideline and aiming for the sideline with the ball to get rid of it. He did get it away, Bighill hit him anyways.

[@Noah1997callahan]

So funny in pil country this dude in a bombers pajama set ran his mouth alllllllllllllllll game. Enjoy the ride home buddy ol pal

[@robertdesroches9642]

Patterson should be first string B

[@Bomber_Boi]

Extra tough game for the refs in this one. When the commentators are left speechless on 4 calls against Winnipeg alone, you can't deny they're shortcomings

[@kodiene4717]

It's time to bench collaros.

[@charliewilkinson7497]

Terrible sportsmanship by Adam bighill. I hope he gets fined or something for that terrible hit at the end of the game.

[@BIG_SHOTTI]

Zack is wack just cant cut it

[@thebearsden1701]

When is O'Shea going to wake up & let collarous retire ..sorry .but he needs to go!

[@kaedanregush6430]

Bombers look so bad this year. Without there running back they are nothing 😂

[@Xariama]

Doesn't help that Schoen's out for the year.

[@CheeseEnthusiast617]

@@Xariamathey’d still be this bad even if he was playing

[@irvingzeistman9828]

They are missing there two best receivers

[@CheeseEnthusiast617]

@@irvingzeistman9828 they were still playing horrible even with Schoen. They’d be better if those guys were playing but they’re just bad this year all around

[@sorshiaemms5959]

poorly refed game bias for the riders

[@KyleJon]

Glen Suitor is an ex Rider, but he is an ex DB. So it was nice to see him say “We better move apart in the studio, so we don’t get a penalty.” Hilarious. And Proulx followed THAT 100% BS call, with one that was even WORSE. “Evan Holm. 15 yards for I don’t know….something I guess.” Disgraceful. ( and Buck Pierce ain’t helping either) SMH

[@CanadianPhinsFan853]

Dear CFL. The NCAA style uniforms are effing gross. I'm so sick of the uniforms being ridiculous every season. Uniform redesigns should be limited to every 5 years, and be banned otherwise. Hey CFL, expand. Put a team in London, ON. Hey CFL, add a 4th down and change nothing else (especially the uniforms which each team seems to have 12 of.)

[@nolanmacdonald5477]

3 downs is what makes it so unique and exciting. 4 downs makes it another NFL clone

[@Habsman204]

Watch the nfl then.. holy fuck what a dumb take 😂 it’s our Canadian game with 3 downs. You nfl fans are hilarious.