{"id":794409,"date":"2026-07-11T05:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/794409\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T05:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:59:15","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-winnipegs-week-6-win-over-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/794409\/","title":{"rendered":"3 stats that defined Winnipeg\u2019s Week 6 win over Toronto"},"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 Winnipeg Blue Bombers did just about enough to get over the line against the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night, winning by 30-21 in a game which was probably a bit closer than the scoreline reflects.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg scored fewer touchdowns than Toronto and had more turnovers but still managed to get past their East Division counterpart. An impressive display from Dru Brown combined with pressure from the defensive front, and a crucial specials teams score pushed the Bombers to victory at home.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers\u2019 win over the Toronto Argonauts in Week 6.<\/p>\n

\"\"FROM STATS TO IMPACT
\u00bb Blue Bombers hold on to defeat Argonauts at home<\/a>
\u00bb Depth Charts: TOR<\/a> | WPG<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Game Notes: Argonauts at Blue Bombers<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Injury Reports: Stay up to date<\/a>
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339 \u2013 DRU BROWN PASSING YARDS<\/p>\n

Stepping in for the injured Zach Collaros, Brown came out firing to start Friday\u2019s game, finishing the first half with 252 passing yards and showing some chemistry with the likes of Ontaria Wilson and Tim White. Though that resulted in just one touchdown, a 35-yard completion to White, the overall performance through the opening two quarters had Winnipeg up 19-7 at the break as Sergio Castillo made four field goals.<\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t come as easy in the second half as Brown threw an interception and Toronto looked to mount a comeback. But after the turnover, Brown remained calm and did enough to see the game out, recording a win in his first start of the year.<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 TREY VAVAL MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN<\/p>\n

After a fairly one-sided first half in favour of Winnipeg, the Argos began to make some noise after the interval, cutting the deficit to just five late in the third. With momentum already swinging, Trey Vaval fumbled the football on a punt return and gave Toronto strong field position at Winnipeg\u2019s 33.<\/p>\n

A disappointed Vaval could only sit and watch as his defence limited the Argos to a field goal attempt. Lirim Hajrullahu sent that attempt wide and Vaval made a house call to make up for his previous error and give the hosts a vital 15-point lead that they wouldn\u2019t let slip away. Talk about redemption.<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 BRYCE PERKINS FIRST DOWNS<\/p>\n

The short-yardage specialists need some love too, right? Though Bryce Perkins didn\u2019t get into the end zone he was perfect on his quarterback sneaks, going six for six through the first three quarters.<\/p>\n

In a game where points weren\u2019t necessarily easy to come by, Perkins\u2019 ability to pick up first downs and keep his team on the field helped lead to crucial points in a contest that was closely contested, especially after halftime. Though Brown was composed through the air in the start, he should thank Perkins as well as Brady Oliveira for delivering the goods when rushing the football.<\/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":794410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-794409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794409","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=794409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}