Neufeld's "Edge" Penalties Were a Calculated Cost for Establishing Run-Game Dominance

Patrick Neufeld's two penalties—a piling call that negated a 16-yard Brady Oliveira run and an unnecessary roughness that pushed the ball from the 5-yard line back to the 16—cost the Bombers roughly 26 yards of field position. However, the intent was to set a physical tone against a Montreal front seven that had allowed the fewest points in the league; the 106 yards on 16 carries for Oliveira (6.6 YPC) suggests the aggression paid off, as the threat of late hits forced the Als' defenders to play on their heels.