Bombers’ slide: 377 rushing yards allowed, back-to-back home losses drop Winnipeg to 4-4

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At 4-4, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are in a self-inflicted hole. Back-to-back home losses — 52-30 to Calgary and 35-19 to B.C. — turned a promising start into a full regression. The worst number: Winnipeg led 19-13 with 6:18 left against the Lions, then got outscored 22-0. B.C. piled up 377 rushing y

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Bombers’ run defence isn’t just struggling — it’s now historically bad.

B.C. hung 377 rushing yards on Winnipeg, a new franchise single-game record that topped the 349 allowed to Edmonton in 1956. Zander Horvath ripped off touchdown runs of 58 and 35 yards in the final 6:18 as the Bombers were outscored 22-0 after holding a 19-13 lead.

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🔴 BREAKING: Bombers blow 19-13 lead, lose 35-19 to Lions · 🔄 RUMOR: Bombers locker room fracturing after second straight home blowout · 📊 STAT: Bombers allow 377 rush yards, breaking 1956 franchise record · 🔥 HOT TAKE: Bombers' 4-4 start is a mirage; they're not playoff contenders

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Bombers' D Is Shattered: Who's Really to Blame for the 377-Yard Disaster?

You want to talk about a quiet locker room? Last Saturday night after the Lions hung **377 rushing yards** on the Bombers — the most in franchise history — you could hear a pin drop. But the silence didn't last. Because behind closed doors, the finger-pointing started in earnest. Defensive tackle **Jake Ceresna** called the run D "horrendous" to the media, but he was far more blunt in the room: the D-line was holding up, and the secondary was blowing their fits. Meanwhile, the back end is whispering the exact opposite — that the ends are crashing too far upfield, leaving cutback lanes for **Zander Horvath** to blast through for 58- and 35-yard touchdowns in the final six minutes against rookie QB **Kaiden Salter**. This unit is tearing itself apart. The worst part? The **52-30 loss to Cal