Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Elks — Elks win 22-19, Aug 21, 2026

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Elks Hold Off Blue Bombers in Close Contest

The Elks escaped with a 22-19 victory over the Blue Bombers, controlling the line of scrimmage and outgaining Winnipeg in total offense. Cody Fajardo orchestrated the win with 259 passing yards and a touchdown, while Justin Rankin punished the Blue Bombers on the ground with 93 rushing yards. Edmonton has now taken both meetings in the season series.

The Elks held off the Blue Bombers 22-19 in a defensive struggle that came down to execution in tight moments.

Fajardo's 259 yards and touchdown pass kept Edmonton's offense on rhythm, and Rankin's 93 yards on the ground established the physicality that won the day.

The Elks' 382 total yards to Winnipeg's 319 told the story: Edmonton controlled what mattered most, and the Blue Bombers couldn't match their output when it counted.

The Elks lead the West Division by 1½, winners of 2 straight. The Blue Bombers sit 3rd in the West Division, 2½ games back, coming off a loss.

The Elks are up next at Stampeders (Sep 7), then home vs Stampeders. The Blue Bombers are up next home vs Alouettes (Aug 28), then at Roughriders.

Win probabilityEDM win %

V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: J.Julien, LS: B.Hladik)EDM +49%
C.Fajardo rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WPG00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02EDM +20%
No Huddle-Shotgun Z.Collaros pass complete deep middle to T.White caught at EDM-11WPG +16%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Elks to winHit

The market

EDM -5.75 · 71%Held

The total

58.5Under

Graded against the closing line across 6 books.

Elks to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Edmonton Elks

319

Total yards

382

219

Passing yards

259

117

Rushing yards

123

First downs

1/2

3rd down

1/1

Turnovers↓

Penalty yards↓

Sacks

30:59

Time of poss.

29:01

Standout performers

Blue Bombers

Zach CollarosQB · #8219 yds, 19/30 C/A, 1 TD, 1 INT

Blue Bombers

Brady OliveiraRB · #2016 car, 118 yds

Blue Bombers

Nic DemskiWR · #105 rec, 80 yds

Blue Bombers

Zach CollarosQB · #82 car, 2 yds

Elks

Cody FajardoQB · #7259 yds, 20/32 C/A, 1 TD, 1 INT

Elks

Justin RankinRB · #519 car, 93 yds

Elks

T.J. LutherWR · #887 rec, 85 yds

Elks

Cody FajardoQB · #76 car, 28 yds, 1 TD

Drive summary

Blue Bombers12 drives

1 TD4 FG5 Punt1 Turnover1 Downs

Scored on 5 of 12 · 28 yds/drive · long 74

Elks12 drives

2 TD3 FG4 Punt3 Turnover

Scored on 5 of 12 · 33 yds/drive · long 84

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it. Converts and field goals are listed on their own, so a touchdown and the kick after it read as the two plays they were.

TeamPlayTypeScore

#14 S.Castillo field goal attempt from 15 yards GOOD (H: #18 J.Sheahan, LS: #42 I.Leroux), clock 07:25FG3-0

No Huddle-Shotgun #8 Z.Collaros pass complete deep middle to #12 T.White caught at EDM-11, for 30 yards to the EDM00 TOUScore9-0

#14 S.Castillo kick attempt good (H: #18 J.Sheahan, LS: #42 I.Leroux)Convert10-0

#14 S.Castillo field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #18 J.Sheahan, LS: #42 I.Leroux), clock 07:38FG13-0

#14 S.Castillo field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #18 J.Sheahan, LS: #42 I.Leroux), clock 04:31FG16-0

Shotgun #7 C.Fajardo pass complete short right to #3 A.Mack caught at WPG11, for 15 yards to the WPG00 TOUCHDOWN, clock TD16-6

#26 V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik), clock 09:40FG16-9

No Huddle #7 C.Fajardo rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WPG00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02TD16-15

#26 V.Blanchard kick attempt good (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik)Convert16-16

#26 V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik), clock 06:01FG16-19

#14 S.Castillo field goal attempt from 53 yards GOOD (H: #18 J.Sheahan, LS: #42 I.Leroux), clock 01:41FG19-19

#26 V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #10 J.Julien, LS: #35 B.Hladik), clock 00:00FG19-22

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
WPGWinnipeg Blue Bombers	3	13	0	3	19
EDMEdmonton Elks	0	6	10	6	22

Passing1

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	AVG	LNG	RTG
Zach Collaros	19/30	219	1	1	7.3	30	82.5

Rushing4

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Brady Oliveira	16	118	7.4	35
Zach Collaros	2	2	1	1
Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0
Nic Demski	1	-3	-3	-3

Receiving7

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	YAC	TD	LNG
Nic Demski	5	7	80	16	23	0	28
Tim White	3	6	57	19	0	1	30
Ontaria Wilson	4	7	35	8.8	29	0	14
Tommy Nield	4	6	28	7	12	0	11
Brady Oliveira	2	2	11	5.5	4	0	6
Gavin Cobb	1	1	8	8	8	0	8
Dante Daniels	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Defense17

Player	SOLO	TFL	INT	FF	FR	ST
Jaylen Smith	8	1	0	0	0	2
Major Williams	7	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Kelly	5	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Jones	4	1	0	0	1	1
Trey Vaval	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jaiden Woodbey	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrie Wilson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Ceresna	2	0	0	0	0	0
Deatrick Nichols	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Reese	2	0	0	1	0	0
Ontaria Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Holm	1	0	0	1	0	0
Cameron Lawson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Moxey	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dylan Hazen	0	0	0	0	0	1
Brody Clark	0	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Ayers	0	0	0	0	0	2

Kicking1

Player	FG	LNG	XP	SNG
Sergio Castillo	4/4	53	1	0

Punting1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	IN10
Jamieson Sheahan	5	251	50.2	54	0

Kickoffs1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Sergio Castillo	3	225	75	78

Kick returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Trey Vaval	3	61	20.3	24

Punt returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Trey Vaval	5	61	12.2	22

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

West Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Edmonton Elks8-3.727W2

2Saskatchewan Roughriders6-4.600L2

3Winnipeg Blue Bombers5-5.500L1

4British Columbia Lions5-5.500W4

5Calgary Stampeders4-6.400L2

East Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Montreal Alouettes9-1.900W7

2Toronto Argonauts5-5.500W1

3Hamilton Tiger-Cats4-7.364L1

4Ottawa Redblacks0-10.000L10

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Final

Elks Hold Off Blue Bombers in Close Contest

The Elks held off the Blue Bombers 22-19 in a defensive struggle that came down to execution in tight moments.

Fajardo's 259 yards and touchdown pass kept Edmonton's offense on rhythm, and Rankin's 93 yards on the ground established the physicality that won the day.

The Elks' 382 total yards to Winnipeg's 319 told the story: Edmonton controlled what mattered most, and the Blue Bombers couldn't match their output when it counted.

The Elks lead the West Division by 1½, winners of 2 straight. The Blue Bombers sit 3rd in the West Division, 2½ games back, coming off a loss.

The Elks are up next at Stampeders (Sep 7), then home vs Stampeders. The Blue Bombers are up next home vs Alouettes (Aug 28), then at Roughriders.

Win probabilityEDM win %

V.Blanchard field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: J.Julien, LS: B.Hladik)EDM +49%
C.Fajardo rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WPG00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:02EDM +20%
No Huddle-Shotgun Z.Collaros pass complete deep middle to T.White caught at EDM-11WPG +16%