Paul Friesen

It was some six minutes into the fourth quarter of Friday's game against Toronto when Brady Oliveira and first-year Blue Bombers teammate Jake Ceresna had one of those moments.

The chance to catch the ball doesn't come that often for players on defence. Unlike receivers, it won't even come once a game.

The message is spelled out on billboards and yard signs all over the city: Winnipeg Blue Bomber game days “hit different.”

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers kick off the second half of their season against a team that's barely recognizable.

Just like that, the CFL took away Sergio Castillo's place in the record book.

The real Winnipeg Blue Bombers are about to stand up – or get knocked flat on their keesters.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played one of their best halves of the season in Edmonton on Friday night – and it cost them the game.

It was impossible to tell which Blue Bomber team returned to practice on Monday, the powerhouse from the first half in Edmonton or the road kill from the second.

It was impossible to tell which Blue Bomber team returned to practice on Monday, the powerhouse from the first half in Edmonton or the road kill from the second.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have had a hard time getting things right on the field this season. Now they're causing a kerfuffle off it.