CFL: Blue Bombers can clinch playoff spot with win over Elks [Video]

WINNIPEG –

Willie Jefferson doesn’t like to look too far ahead, but there is something he’d like to see happen after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Elks on Friday.

A victory by the Blue Bombers (8-6) in front of a third straight sellout at Princess Auto Stadium would clinch a playoff spot for the eighth consecutive season, one in which the team started 0-4.

“We don’t necessarily worry about standings and all that stuff,” Jefferson said Thursday after Winnipeg’s walk-through practice.

“But after the game when we get to the locker room and we get the chance to think about everything that’s going forward, it would feel a lot better to win this game and have that playoff spot.”

The Bombers are riding a six-game win streak and lead the CFL West Division.

The Elks sit at 5-9, fourth in the division and still in the playoff picture.

Friday’s rematch …