Zach Collaros does it all for unbeaten Blue Bombers in win over Edmonton Elks

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Quarterback Zach Collaros threw for 3 touchdowns successful the archetypal fractional and rushed for different successful the 4th fourth to enactment the crippled retired of reach, arsenic the Winnipeg Blue Bombers bushed the Edmonton Elks 36-23 Thursday nighttime astatine Princess Auto Stadium.

Winnipeg QB throws for 3 TDs, rushes for another, arsenic Bombers spell 3-0 connected season

Judy Owen · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 27, 2025 12:04 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A backmost successful bluish throws the shot with different players astir him.

Zach Collaros threw 3 touchdown passes and ran for a captious TD himself to pb the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 36-23 triumph implicit the Edmonton Elks connected Thursday.

The seasoned quarterback, who was 25 of 30 for 334 yards, connected connected 2 touchdown strikes to Nic Demski, 1 for 8 yards and different for 60. Keric Wheatfall hauled successful a 52-yard TD pass.

Demski, who was a game-time determination with an injured ankle, extended his reception streak to 74 consecutive games.

The Blue Bombers upped their grounds to 3-0 successful beforehand of a seventh consecutive sellout astatine Princess Auto Stadium. Edmonton remained winless astatine 0-3.

Winnipeg has won its past 13 meetings against Edmonton and are 16-2 against the nine since 2017.

Fans got an breathtaking finish.

A subordinate successful bluish extends the shot implicit the extremity portion enactment portion a defender successful achromatic grabs his shirt.

Winnipeg led 23-13 astatine halftime, but Elks backmost Tre Ford came retired firing successful the 3rd quarter, hitting Kaion Julien-Grant with a 68-yard touchdown walk astatine 2:01.

Edmonton kicker Vincent Blanchard followed that up with a 41-yard tract extremity to necktie the crippled 23-23.

Winnipeg responded by marching down to Edmonton's 22-yard line, but lone came distant with a 30-yard Sergio Castillo tract extremity astatine 2:36 of the fourth.

The Bombers past chewed up the timepiece midway done the quarter, putting up an 11-play, 86-yard thrust that Collaros capped by escaping from unit and moving 13 yards into the extremity portion with 5:42 left.

Castillo added a 23-yard tract extremity with 1:20 remaining.

Ford was 18 of 29 for 252 yards and nary interceptions.

Elks backup Cody Fajardo scored connected a one-yard backmost sneak. Blanchard was besides bully connected tract goals from 38 and 29 yards and made his 2 converts.

Castillo besides booted a 35-yard tract extremity and made 3 of 4 person attempts.

Both teams scored connected their 2nd possession of the game.

Fajardo busted implicit connected a one-yard backmost sneak, but Winnipeg responded with Demski's eight-yard TD catch. Castillo missed the person effort to springiness the Elks a 7-6 lead.

A shot bearer successful achromatic extends the shot portion being tackled by opponents successful a heap of players astatine the extremity line.

Blanchard booted a 38-yard tract extremity 1 infinitesimal into the 2nd quarter.

The Bombers replied with Collaros sailing the shot to Wheatfall on the sidelines, who got by his defender and ran into
the extremity portion astatine 2:39.

Three minutes later, Collaros threw a heavy walk to Demski, who bumped disconnected his defender and sped into the extremity portion for a 60-yard score. Castillo was bully connected his person to marque it 20-10.

Both teams were past deed by fumbles.

Edmonton didn't capitalize but Winnipeg utilized its turnover for Castillo's 35-yarder that made it 23-10 with nether 2 minutes near successful the archetypal half.

Collaros was 16 of 18 passing for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns astatine halftime.

After Julien-Grant's TD catch, Bombers antiaircraft backmost Evan Holm intercepted Ford midway done the third, but helium was called for walk interference. Ford was sacked by Kyrie Wilson connected the adjacent play.