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Canadian Press
Judy Owen
Winnipeg — In the fourth quarter touchdown at Winnipeg, Willy Jefferson intercepted Dane Evans's pass Blue Bombers 26-12 beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.
The Blue Bombers (3-0) started the CFL season undefeated, but the Thai Cats didn't win in three starts.
After dismissing Hamilton's quarterback at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jefferson made a 30-yard passcut and scored with 8:40 remaining.
With Brady Riuler in the background, the Blue Bombers recorded a one-yard touchdown, and Winnipeg kicker Mark Riegio made a perfect outing.
Liegghio kicked a field goal from 45, 30, 41 yards, hit both conversions and added three punt singles.
Tiger-Cats relied on kicker Michael Domagara when he couldn't find the end zone.
He was good at field goal attempts from 27, 49, 32 and 41 yards, but was widespread with attempts from 45 and 52 yards.
The opening kick-off has been postponed until 8 pm. Local time for thunderstorms as thunderstorms pass through Winnipeg.
The team asked IG Field fans to wear white for a "whiteout". Many of the 23,600 people who attended attended, but were covered with rain ponchos.
The bomber wore a white road jersey. It was worn for consecutive Gray Cup victories in Hamilton in 2019 and 2021.
Bomber quarterback Zack Collaros completed 21 out of 32 attempted 302 yards pass in one intercept.
Evans passed 237 yards 25-42 in two pass cuts.
Winnipeg led 6-3 after the first quarter, 14-9 in half time and 18-9 after three quarters.
Both quarterbacks were connected by a long pass on the scoring drive in the first half.
Collaros hit Greg Erinson with a complete 46 yards, boosting a capped drive with a 45-yard field goal in Riegio.
Collaros and Rashid Bailey attended the 35-yard reception in the next series, with Riegio's 30-yard player finishing 6-0 at 9:29.
After facing 2nd and 27th with a penalty, Evans scrambled and threw a 41-yard strike to David Angeler III.
Hamilton went 6-6 in just 21 seconds in the second quarter when Domagara launched a 49-yard player.
With 18 seconds left, Winnipeg's Oliviera finished 5 plays with a 1-yard TD carry and a 59-yard drive.
Bomber receiver Nickdemsky appeared to hurt his leg when tackled two minutes after the third quarter. He didn't go back to the game.
Liegghio increased Winnipeg's lead to 18-9, playing a punt single at 3:33 and adding a 41-yard field goal at 11:52 for the third time.
Hamilton's Domagara went 25-12 with a 41-yard player at 9:56 for the fourth time after Jefferson hit the paydart with a pick six.
Liegghio has added another punt single.
Evans was also intercepted by Winnipeg's defensive back Nick Taylor in the second half of the fourth quarter.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 24, 2022.
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