\u201cIt’s hard to block that (negativity) out. I got off Instagram,\u201d he said. \u201cI still hear it. I deactivated my social media and I’m still hearing stuff like that. Just this week. Just to get off it before this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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We still some missed opportunities out there, but we did a better job as an offence of making the plays happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Demski caught six balls for 128 yards. The veteran passed Jeff Boyd for ninth on Winnipeg\u2019s all-time receiving list with a 36-yard catch early in the second quarter. Clarence Denmark is eighth with 5,478 receiving yards. Demski currently sits at 5,173 receiving yards. \u00a0<\/p>\n Wheatfall caught four passes for 68 yards. A couple of his catches were of the bone-jarring variety where he managed to hang on to the ball. despite getting blasted. Two grabs turned into touchdowns on the very next play, and one catch turned into a major on the second play after the completion.<\/p>\n The Winnipeg Sun’s Daily Headline News<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Despite a gritty performance turned in by #88 in royal blue and white, it wasn\u2019t an easy week for the 26-year-old second year pro. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to block that (negativity) out. I got off Instagram,\u201d he said. \u201cI still hear it. I deactivated my social media and I\u2019m still hearing stuff like that. Just this week. Just to get off it before this game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The victory pushed the Bombers back over the break-even point at 5-4. Ottawa slips to 3-7. Winnipeg improves to 4-1 at home. The Redblacks dropped to 2-4 on the road. \u00a0<\/p>\n Jerreth Sterns caught four passes for 50 yards; Kevens Clercius caught four passes for 16 yards and Dillon Mitchell hauled in two balls for seven yards. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey did a great job,\u201d Collaros said of his receivers. \u201cWe have to continue to keep getting better as a unit, but they did a great job. I\u2019ve got to watch to see the hits, because usually when I\u2019m throwing the ball you can\u2019t really tell.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Collaros threw for 298 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. \u00a0<\/p>\n One of those \u2018hits\u2019 occurred in the first quarter when Wheatfall went right to left across the middle of the field and. with outstretched arms and totally vulnerable to a massive blast, caught a pass just before a crushing hit was leveled by Ottawa linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWheatfall on a couple of them passes really stuck his face in and caught the ball and held on, fearless as he always is,\u201d Collaros said.\u00a0<\/p>\n One play later, the ball was in the endzone when the Winnipeg pivot found Sterns with a 22-yard pass on the final play of the first quarter. \u00a0<\/p>\n The touchdown catch was a one-on-one battle with defensive back Adarius Pickett. Sterns jumped into the air and won position and the\u00a0fight for the ball. Sterns is the second on the team with four receiving touchdowns. Demski is tops with five touchdown receptions. \u00a0<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Under similar circumstances in Week 9 action, Sterns was matched up on the outside with Toronto Argos DB Tavarus McFadden and came out second best when\u00a0McFadden intercepted the ball in the end zone on a pass from Chris Streveler. \u00a0<\/p>\n Whether the ball should have been thrown is another matter, but Sterns said he should have come down with the ball, or at the very least, made a play.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI appreciate the coaches trusting me there, but I\u2019ve got to be better with the football That\u2019s on me,\u201d he said after the game. \u00a0<\/p>\n On this occasion, he won the head-to-head matchup and gave the Bombers a 10-point lead after Sergio Castillo tacked on the extra point. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe just wanted to come out and make some plays,\u201d Sterns said. \u201cWe felt like as a room we haven\u2019t been doing what we\u2019re capable of to the max, and tonight we just wanted to prove something and just make plays whenever we had the opportunity. 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\u201cWe just got tired of hearing all the negative talk about the receiver corps,\u201d Bombers wide receiver Keric Wheatfall said. \u201cSo, we came together on Wednesday, we\u2019re like, \u2018Hey, let\u2019s put on an F-ing show. (Jason Hogan) dialed it up, Zach threw some great balls, he ran and me, Sterns, KC, B-Mitch and Demski, we did our thing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Winnipeg](\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/19.3.2\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-wsun-new.svg\"){kind=logo}
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