{"id":761943,"date":"2026-06-26T06:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761943\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:58:13","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-edmontons-week-4-win-over-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761943\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Stats that defined Edmonton\u2019s Week 4 win over Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada<\/a> works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful change for children and communities worldwide. From clean water initiatives to education and empowerment programs, the partnership highlights how the rhythms of the game can inspire rhythms of change far beyond the field.<\/p>\n

WINNIPEG \u2014 The Edmonton Elks survived a furious Winnipeg comeback to earn a 23-18 victory over the Blue Bombers on Thursday night at Princess Auto Stadium.<\/p>\n

Edmonton built a 17-point first-half lead before Winnipeg stormed back to briefly take the lead in the fourth quarter. The Elks answered with a late touchdown drive, highlighted by Cody Fajardo<\/a>\u2018s touchdown pass to TJ Luther<\/a>, to improve to 3-0.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the Edmonton Elks win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Week 4.<\/p>\n

\"\"FROM STATS TO IMPACT
\u00bb Elks hold off Bombers on Thursday to win third straight<\/a>
\u00bb Depth Charts:\u00a0EDM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0WPG<\/a>
\u00bb Elks, Bombers by the numbers<\/a>
\u00bb CFL x World Vision Partnership Hub<\/a>
\u00bb About World Vision Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

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17 \u2013 FIRST-HALF POINTS FOR EDMONTON<\/p>\n

The Elks\u2019 fast start proved to be the difference.<\/p>\n

Edmonton scored 17 unanswered points in the opening half, with Justin Rankin finding the end zone before short-yardage quarterback Cole Snyder added another touchdown. Winnipeg eventually erased the deficit and even took an 18-17 lead in the fourth quarter, but the cushion Edmonton built early allowed the offence one final opportunity to respond with the game-winning drive.<\/p>\n

7.1 \u2013 YARDS PER ATTEMPT FOR JUSTIN RANKIN<\/p>\n

Justin Rankin continues to be one of the CFL\u2019s most productive running backs.<\/p>\n

The league\u2019s rushing leader averaged 7.1 yards per carry, helping Edmonton control the line of scrimmage throughout the first half. His success on the ground also kept Winnipeg\u2019s defence honest, creating favourable looks for Cody Fajardo<\/a> and the passing game as the Elks moved the ball consistently.<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 SACKS BY EDMONTON<\/p>\n

Edmonton\u2019s defence made life difficult for Zach Collaros<\/a> throughout the night.<\/p>\n

Joel Dublanko, Noah Taylor and Jordan Williams<\/a> each recorded a sack, with the final one helping disrupt Winnipeg\u2019s last-gasp drive. The Elks also forced three fumbles, courtesy of Taylor, Williams and Kordell Jackson, capping an impressive defensive performance that helped secure the 23-18 victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-761943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761943","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=761943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}