{"id":155148,"date":"2025-09-19T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155148\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:36:08","slug":"3-keys-to-victory-for-winnipeg-ottawa-in-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155148\/","title":{"rendered":"3 keys to victory for Winnipeg, Ottawa in Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2014 A Saturday doubleheader opens in the nation\u2019s capital with the Ottawa REDBLACKS hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg has lost three in a row, most recently to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa fell to BC last week.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s three keys to victory for both teams ahead of Saturday\u2019s 3:00 p.m. ET kickoff, which can be watched on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED<br \/>\u00bb Depth Charts: <a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/WINNIPEG-at-OTTAWA_SEPT-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WPG<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025.09.20.GM13.OTTvsWPG.DEPTH_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OTT<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/static.cfl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-CFL-Gm-Notes-70-Ott-vs-Wpg-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Game Notes: Blue Bombers at REDBLACKS<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawaredblacks.com\/single-game-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tickets: Winnipeg at Ottawa<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2025\/09\/15\/cfl-injury-reports-week-16-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Injury Reports: Stay up to date<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamezone.cfl.ca\/pickem?&amp;utm_source=editorial&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Who\u2019s gonna win? Play CFL Pick \u2018Em presented by Old Dutch now!<\/a><br role=\"presentation\"\/>\u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up and watch CFL games on CFL+ in the U.S. and Internationally<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS<\/p>\n<p>1. CHRIS STREVELER LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg will once again be without starter Zach Collaros as he recovers from injury. Backup pivot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/chris-streveler\/163715\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Chris Streveler\">Chris Streveler<\/a> will try to bounce back from his two-interception performance in Week 15 as the takes on a REDBLACKS team that\u2019s given up the third most yards through the air entering Week 16.<\/p>\n<p>2. FINDING HOLES UP FRONT<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa is one of only two teams to hold running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/brady-oliveira\/164872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Brady Oliveira\">Brady Oliveira<\/a> under 40 yards, which they did in a 30-27 Winnipeg win back in Week 11. Oliveira will rely on Patrick Neufeld and Gabe Wallace to open up space at the line of scrimmage so he can do the kind of damage he did against the Ticats when he put up 116 yards on 15 carries.<\/p>\n<p>3. TONY JONES<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker Tony Jones has been an anchor of the Bombers\u2019 defence all season long, impacting various facets of the game with 83 defensive tackles, three sacks and an interception. Having a stalwart in the middle of the field has to be a good feeling against a team that\u2019s been moving the ball well in the air and on the ground of late.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA REDBLACKS<\/p>\n<p>1. DRU BROWN\u2019S BACK, AGAIN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/dustin-crum\/165471\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Dustin Crum\">Dustin Crum<\/a> did a fine job filling in under centre with back-to-back 300-plus passing yard games, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/dru-brown\/164252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Dru Brown\">Dru Brown<\/a> will take back over against his former team. He\u2019ll try to be better than the first time he faced them when the Bombers held him to 166 yards.<\/p>\n<p>2. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Bob Dyce\u2019s team has been good in the red zone with 29 touchdowns inside the 20-yard line. The Bombers need to be ready for anything in their own end, given Ottawa\u2019s multiple weapons in the pass and run game.<\/p>\n<p>3. MAKING THE OPPOSING OFFENCE EARN IT<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa was tops in the league coming into this week with 27 tackles for a loss. If defensive linemen Lorenzo Mauldin IV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/players\/kene-onyeka\/164123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-ga-category=\"Clicks - Article\" data-ga-action=\"article-player-link\" data-ga-opt-label=\"Kene Onyeka\">Kene Onyeka<\/a> can get their way to Oliveira in the backfield, it\u2019ll force Streveler to make up significant yardage with his arm.<\/p>\n<p>NEED TO KNOW:<\/p>\n<p>Dru Brown returns to the lineup for the first time since Week 11.<br \/>\nThis is the final meeting of the regular season between Ottawa and Winnipeg.<br \/>\nWinnipeg is 3-2 against East Division teams this year.<br \/>\nKickoff from TD Place Stadium is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET, and can be watched on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2014 A Saturday doubleheader opens in the nation\u2019s capital with the Ottawa REDBLACKS hosting the Winnipeg Blue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-155148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}