Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Ottawa RedBlacks Match Player Stats On Oct 03, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 3, 2014

Redblacks 42, Blue Bombers 20: Jonathan Williams rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns to help host Ottawa snap its nine-game losing streak.

Henry Burris completed 24-of-31 passes for 284 yards and ran for a score while Khalil Paden caught a TD pass from Danny O’Brien for the Redblacks (2-11), who scored twice as many touchdowns on offence as they managed in six previous home games. Travis Brown returned an interception for a score and Justin Capicciotti recorded two of Ottawa's five sacks.

Drew Willy was 19-of-30 for 223 yards with three interceptions and Robert Marve rushed for a touchdown for Winnipeg (6-8), which has lost five straight and seven of its last eight contests. Maurice Leggett returned a missed field goal for a TD and Desia Dunn registered an interception and a sack.

Williams scored on a 53-yard rush 5:40 into the second quarter, but Demond Washington returned the ensuing kickoff 62 yards to start a drive that culminated in Marve’s 1-yard touchdown. O’Brien found Paden for a 5-yard scoring toss after a 26-yard rush by Williams, and Burris added Ottawa’s third TD of the quarter on a 1-yard run with three seconds remaining.

Brown picked off Willy and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage, but Leggett answered 5:36 into the game with a 114-yard return on a missed field-goal attempt of 48 yards. Williams added his second touchdown of the game on a 2-yard rush with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Winnipeg LB Ejiro Kuale left the game in the third quarter after suffering an injury to his left knee. … The Redblacks recorded a total of 41 points over their previous five home games. … Blue Bombers SB Clarence Denmark led all receivers with five catches for 85 yards.