{"id":837659,"date":"2026-07-31T07:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837659\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:14:13","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-9-victory-over-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/837659\/","title":{"rendered":"3 stats that defined BC’s Week 9 victory 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 With Nathan Rourke and James Butler<\/a> out of the lineup, Kaidon Salter and Zander Horvath stepped up in a big way to lead the BC Lions to a 35-19 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Princess Auto Stadium Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The defences dominated the start of the game with the score at 7-6 to start the second half. Salter was stymied through the air by the Blue and Gold defence, but found his groove on the ground, joining Horvath as the duo eclipsed the 100-yard mark rushing.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the BC Lions\u2019 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Week 9.<\/p>\n

\"\"FROM STATS TO IMPACT
\u00bb Salter, Horvath power Lions over Bombers<\/a>
\u00bb Depth Charts:\u00a0BC<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0WPG<\/a>
\u00bb BC, Winnipeg by the numbers<\/a>
\u00bb CFL x World Vision Partnership Hub<\/a>
\u00bb About World Vision Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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3 \u2013 HORVATH RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS<\/p>\n

Horvath had a hat-trick of touchdowns as the bruising back showed off more than just his short yardage prestige. The six-foot-three, 230-pound rusher had a signature one-yard rumble in the first half to give the Lions a surprising halftime lead. He added two fourth quarter touchdowns where he broke loose for 58 and 35 yard scores.<\/p>\n

351 \u2013 HORVATH AND SALTER COMBINED RUSHING YARDS<\/p>\n

Horvath set a season-high rushing mark across the league with 191 yards on the night. Salter was only able to get 96 yards through the air, but he eluded Bombers\u2019 defenders on his way to an 160-yard rushing night. The rookie signal caller showed off his dual-threat ability, while Horvath displayed much more than just short yardage power in the absence of starters at their positions.<\/p>\n

25 \u2013 LIONS FOURTH QUARTER POINTS<\/p>\n

It took Salter and the Lions offence three quarters to get going, but the Leos exploded for 25 points in the final quarter to grab their second win of the season. With only four days to prepare with the rookie calling the shots, the Leos offence struggled early against a swarming Bombers\u2019 defence and raucous crowd. The rushing duo of Salter and Horvath cracked the Winnipeg defence in the fourth quarter as the Lions ran away with the game late.<\/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":837660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-837659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837659","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=837659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}