Winnipeg’s “third place” is closer to the West’s basement than to first — and Saskatchewan

At 5-4, the Bombers are 1.5 games behind Saskatchewan (6-2) and one behind Edmonton (6-3), but only one ahead of B.C. (4-5) and 1.5 ahead of Calgary (4-6). Saskatchewan has played one fewer game than Winnipeg — a Roughriders win in that game makes it a two-game gap — while a single B.C. win cuts the Bombers’ cushion to half a game.