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Head coach Mike O香蕉视频直播橲hea tried to explain the raw emotions his team was feeling after losing their third consecutive Grey Cup game Sunday.

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A heavily favoured Blue Bombers team lost 41-24 to the Toronto Argonauts at B.C. Place Stadium. It was the second time in three years the Bombers lost the CFL championship to an underdog Argonaut team. They were also upset 28-24 by the Montreal Alouettes last year.

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The Bombers have earned the Trifecta no one wants to claim.

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The game was closer than the score indicated. Winnipeg led 10-9 at half time. Toronto held a slim 17-13 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Late in the third quarter, Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros needed stitches to repair a cut on the index finger of his throwing hand. He returned to the field in the fourth wearing a glove and threw three interceptions.

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O香蕉视频直播橲hea said Collaros would not have returned to play if it had been a regular season game.

Collaros was asked about next season.

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The Bombers blocked a Toronto punt, but the Argos still got a first down because of a penalty.

Jefferson said the game swung in the second half when Winnipeg was outscored 32-14.

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It was the eighth time the Bombers and Argonauts played in the Grey Cup. Toronto has won all eight, outscoring Winnipeg 185-72.

It was a roller-coaster season for the Bombers. They lost six of their first eight games before winning nine of their last 10. The lone loss was 14-11 to Toronto.

The Bombers finished first in the West with an 11-7-0 record and advanced to their fifth consecutive Grey Cup with a convincing 38-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Bombers won their first Grey Cup in 29 years by upsetting Hamilton 33-12 in 2019. They needed overtime to beat the Tiger-Cats 33-25 in 2021. Winnipeg would then be upset 24-23 by the Argonauts in 2022 before losing to Montreal last year.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 17, 2024.

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press