Justin Medlock’s last-second kick lifts Bombers to 33-30 win over Redblacks
OTTAWA — For the second straight game the Ottawa Redblacks lost on a last second field goal. And, for the second straight game, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came back to win on the last play.
Justin Medlock kicked six field goals, including one from 38 yards out as time expired, to give Winnipeg a 33-30 win over the Redblacks on Friday. Medlock kicked field goals of 35 and 40 and added a single point for the Blue Bombers in the final three minutes to tie the game at 30 to set up his game-winning kick.
Last week quarterback Matt Nichols brought Winnipeg (4-2) back from 12 points down with less than a minute to play to beat the Montreal Alouettes.
“We all like to play games that don’t come down to the last play of the game, but winning is a feeling that you want to feel all the time no matter how it happens,” Nichols said. “I feel we as a team we overcame a lot in this game and every phase stepped up. We got points when we needed to. The defence got the last stop for us. Special teams put us in position. It was a full team win.”