Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12/5/21 - CFL Picks & Predictions

The Roughriders made it to the final in the West Division here. However, the last game for the Roughriders was a strong game that was very competitive against the Stampeders with Saskatchewan getting the win. The victory was very close and ended up at 33-30 with Saskatchewan having to survive the charge from the Stampeders in the 4th.

In the win the Roughriders were led by Cody Fajardo who went 22/33 for 189 yards and a touchdown, but he was picked off 4 times. The rushing attack picked up 162 yards on 28 carries and managed to get a touchdown as well. The defense allowed 285 yards in the air and picked the ball off twice. The rushing defense allowed 120 yards on 24 carries but did give up 2 touchdowns.

Winnipeg had a bye in the opening week of the playoffs. However, the last regular season game for the Blue Bombers was a 13-12 loss to the Stampeders. That will definitely be a challenge for the Blue Bombers here, but even then the Winnipeg team seemed to rest most of their star players.

The Blue Bombers used 2 quarterbacks who combined to go 14/24 for 122 yards. The rushing offense has picked up 209 yards on 32 carries. The defense was fairly weak on the pass giving up a touchdown and 216 yards with a pick. The rushing defense was great giving up only 39 yards on 12 carries.