For the first time since July, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have tasted defeat.
Zach Collaros was sacked seven times by a ferocious Toronto Argonauts defence as the Bombers fell 14-11 Friday night and their eight-game win streak came to an end.
Winnipeg fell to 10-7 on the season and was unable to clinch top spot in the West, but can still do so this week if Saskatchewan loses to B.C. Saturday.
After several encouraging efforts in recent games, the Bombers offence fell flat, getting held to under a hundred yards of net offence in the first half, while finding the endzone just once the entire night.
But despite the offensive struggles, they still had a chance to win the game in the dying moments. Collaros dove for the yard stick on a third down, last chance effort, but after a measurement, it was determined he came a few inches short …