MONTREAL - Almost everyone in the stadium knew the ball would land in Brady Oliveira’s hands, yet the Montreal Alouettes couldn’t stop him.

The Canadian running back tore through Montreal’s defence for 210 total yards from scrimmage, leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 26-13 win over the Alouettes despite the loss of receivers Nic Demski and Jerreth Sterns on Thursday night.

"I just want to help this team win games. This is a massive game for us, we really needed to win,” Oliveira said. “We faced a lot of adversity. Proud of the guys for stepping up.

“When guys go down, another guy's going to come in, make the most of the opportunity, and honour your brother that has fallen. And I think that's exactly what we did.”

Oliveira, the CFL’s reigning Most Outstanding Player, also scored a

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