The second-half offensive collapse is a statistical chasm, not just a feeling.

Winnipeg generated 16 first downs and 40 offensive plays while holding the ball for nearly 23 minutes in the first half, then managed just two first downs in the entire second half. That 14-first-down drop-off — against an Edmonton defence that allowed the early surge — points to a halftime adjustment the Elks made that the Bombers never solved.