Blue Bombers look to leapfrog Lions for 2nd in West

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came away with a huge victory over the BC Lions in Winnipeg last week, and will look for an even bigger victory this week in Vancouver on Friday.

Trailing the Lions by two points in the standings, the Blue Bombers held on to eek out a win to move into a tie for second in the West Division.

This week, Winnipeg will be looking to move two points ahead of BC in the standings.

Going up against his former team, Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris will be hoping to add to his 116 total yards and touchdown from a week ago. Harris ranks third in the CFL with 743 rushing yards, while also having 431 receiving yards.

One player the Blue Bombers will have to keep an eye on will be receiver Bryan Burnham, who torched the Winnipeg defence for 208 yards on nine receptions.

This season, Burnham ranks fifth in the league with 1,103 yards on just 59 receptions. His 18.7 yards per reception ranks first in the CFL among receivers with 40 or more receptions.

But the Blue Bombers cannot forget about veteran Emmanuel Arceneaux, who ranks one spot ahead of Burnham for fourth in the league with 1,170 yards receiving. His eight touchdowns are also good for a tie for second.

Winnipeg ranks first in both interceptions and fumbles forced, while the Lions are tied for second in sacks.