It was the curtain raiser on the Bombers’ home season and the second game of the regular season for both teams. The Alouettes entered the game with a 1-0 record after their Week #1 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, while the Bombers were looking for win #1 after dropping a 38-23 decision to the Toronto Argonauts. The Alouettes drew first blood as RB Mike Pringle took it across the goal line from 2 yards out. Terry Baker added the convert at 4:08 of the opening frame. The Bombers got that major back, as SB Bruce Boyko hauled in a 4-yard pass from Chris Vargas at 11:58. The Troy Westwood convert would round out the first quarter scoring with the two teams tied at 7. Montreal grabbed the lead again at 12:06 of the second quarter as QB Tracy Ham carried the ball into the end zone from 3 yards away. Baker’s convert attempt was good putting the Als in front by a 14-7 margin after one half of play. Pringle widened the Montreal lead 4:08 into the third period with a 20‐yard rushing TD. The Baker convert upped their lead to 14 points at 21-7. The Bombers countered back with a rushing TD of their own at 13:29 as RB Ronald Williams plunged over from 1-yard out. The Westwood convert trimmed the Als’ lead to just 7. The Bombers pulled to within 1 at 1:56 as Williams added his second 1-yard rushing TD of the game. The Westwood convert attempt was good making the score 21-21. Westwood then connected on a 29-yard FG attempt at 8:44 to give the Bombers their first lead of the game. However, the see-saw battle continued when Baker put a 20‐yard FG attempt through the uprights at 12:19 setting the stage for a thrilling finish. The game came down to the final play as Baker lined up a 30-yard FG which split the uprights giving the Alouettes win #2 on the season and handed the Bombers their second loss of the young ’97 campaign.
1996 | Week 5 | WPG 10 @ MTL 36 | |
Week 19 | MTL 42 @ WPG 24 | ||
1997 | Week 2 | MTL 27 @ WPG 24 | |
Week 9 | MTL 26 @ WPG 21 | ||
Week 12 | WPG 28 @ MTL 29 | ||
Week 17 | WPG 34 @ MTL 41 |
1.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(2 yards)
3:57
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
2.
WPG: Touchdown BOYKO
(4 yard pass from VARGAS)
11:58
WPG: Convert Kick WESTWOOD
3.
MTL: Touchdown
HAM
(3 yards)
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
4.
MTL: Touchdown
PRINGLE
(20 yards)
4:08
MTL: Convert Kick BAKER
5.
WPG: Touchdown
WILLIAMS
(1 yard)
13:29
WPG: Convert Kick WESTWOOD
6.
WPG: Touchdown
WILLIAMS
(1 yard)
1:56
WPG: Convert Kick WESTWOOD
7.
WPG: Field Goal
WESTWOOD
(29 yards)
8:44
8.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(20 yards)
12:19
9.
MTL: Field Goal
BAKER
(30 yards)
15:00
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alouettes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Blue Bombers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
MTL | WPG | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 23 | 22 |
Rushing | 238 | 33 |
Passing | 159 | 288 |
Total Offence | 397 | 321 |
Team Losses | 46 | 33 |
Net Offence | 351 | 288 |
Pass Comp-Att | 11-25 | 25-38 |
Interceptions by-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Punts-Net Avg. | 7-6.0 | 9-4.8 |
Penalties-Yards | 9-97 | 10-77 |
Time of Possession | 29:29 | 30:31 |
MTL – HAM: 11/25, 159 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT; WPG – VARGAS: 25/38, 288 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT;
MTL – PRINGLE: 20/137 YDS, 2 TD; HAM: 11/98 YDS, 1 TD; SOLES: 1/3 YDS, 0 TD; WPG – WILLIAMS: 13/29 YDS, 2 TD; VARGAS: 2/4 YDS, 0 TD;
MTL – ARMSTRONG: 5/113 YDS, 0 TD; CLIMIE: 2/21 YDS, 0 TD; PRINGLE: 1/15 YDS, 0 TD; WRIGHT: 2/6 YDS, 0 TD; WILLIAMS: 1/4 YDS, 0 TD; WPG – STEGALL: 4/94 YDS, 0 TD; ALFORD: 6/64 YDS, 0 TD; BOYKO: 7/60 YDS, 1 TD; WILLIAMS: 3/32 YDS, 0 TD; BOYKO: 3/23 YDS, 0 TD; BAKER: 2/15 YDS, 0 TD;
Alouettes coach: Dave Ritchie, II (W)
Blue Bombers coach: Jeff Reinebold (L)
Alouettes (2-0-0) Next vs Stampeders Jul 09
Blue Bombers (0-2-0) Next @ Tiger-Cats Jul 11
MTL | WPG | ||
---|---|---|---|
Largest Lead / Deficit | +14 / -3 | +3 / -14 | |
Final | +3 | -3 | |
MTL | Tied | WPG | |
Time in Lead | 24:56 | 31:29 | 03:35 |
Site | Local Time | Condition | Temp. | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richardson Int'l A | 7:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 19.2°C | NNE (310°) at 19 km/h | 64% | 98.88 kPa |
Richardson Int'l A | 8:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 16.6°C | NNE (300°) at 11 km/h | 77% | 98.88 kPa |
Richardson Int'l A | 9:00 PM | Mostly Cloudy | 13.3°C | NNE (270°) at 13 km/h | 86% | 98.92 kPa |
Richardson Int'l A | 10:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 14.0°C | NNE (270°) at 13 km/h | 76% | 98.92 kPa |
Richardson Int'l A | 11:00 PM | Mainly Clear | 12.9°C | NNE (270°) at 13 km/h | 78% | 98.92 kPa |
Conditions at Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A (4.27 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.