Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Judy Owen The Canadian Press
In a dramatic CFL match on Friday, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30-28 with a last-second field goal by Lirim Hajrullahu. Quarterback Chad Kelly threw two long touchdown passes to Damonte Coxie and Tyler Kahmann, while Janarion Grant ran back a missed field goal attempt for a score. The win extended Toronto’s winning streak to four games, improving their record to 9-6, while Winnipeg fell to 7-8 after leading most of the game.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
WINNIPEG - Lirim Hajrullahu booted a 36-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining to lift the Toronto Argonauts to a 30-28 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday that extended their win streak to four games.
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that → boot → games
Argos quarterback Chad Kelly upheld his reputation as a gunslinger when he threw touchdown passes of 56 yards to Tyler Kahmann and 84 yards to Damonte Coxie.
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he → uphold → Coxie
Kelly completed 22 of 31 pass attempts for 290 yards with the two TDs and two interceptions to boost the Argonauts’ record to 9-6.
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Kelly → complete → 9
Toronto receiver Janarion Grant ran a missed Sergio Castillo field-goal attempt 128 yards for a touchdown.
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Grant → run → touchdown
The Bombers looked like they were going to hold on for the win when backup quarterback Bryce Perkins turned a third-down, one-yard push into a 76-yard touchdown run at 8:50 of the fourth quarter that put the home side up 28-24.
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that → look → side
Kelly then used a 38-yard pass to Coxie and a Winnipeg pass-interference penalty to march the Argonauts down the field, but settled for a 34-yard field goal from Hajrullahu to squeeze the score 28-27 with 2:38 remaining.
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Kelly → use → 2:38
When Toronto got the ball back, Grant took Winnipeg’s punt and threw a lateral to Dave Ungerer, who gained 32 yards.
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who → get → yards
Toronto got the ball back and marched down the field enough for the winning field goal.
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Toronto → get → goal
Coxie led all receivers with seven catches for 149 yards.
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Coxie → lead → yards
Dru Brown, making his fifth start of the season in place of injured Zach Collaros, was 16-of-28 passing for 193 yards with two touchdown passes and two picks.
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Brown → make → passes
He also ran in a six-yard TD.
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He → run → TD
Winnipeg dropped to 7-7 in front of a sold-out crowd at Princess Auto Stadium.
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Winnipeg → drop → Stadium
Aside from Brown’s touchdown run, Tim White and Dorian Singer had TD catches for Winnipeg.
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White → have → Winnipeg
Castillo made three converts, but missed field-goal attempts from 45 and 55 yards.
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Castillo → make → yards
The 45-yard wide kick was costly, as Grant took the ball in for the score four minutes into the first quarter.
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Grant → take → quarter
Grant’s TD return was the fourth-longest missed field-goal return in CFL history.
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return → miss → history
Two players had 129-yard TD returns, including Tristan Jackson with Saskatchewan in 2012 and Bomber Trey Vaval in July this year.
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players → have → July
Hajrullahu went wide on a 52-yard field-goal try, made a pair from 19 and 34 yards and was good on three converts.
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Hajrullahu → go → converts
Winnipeg led 14-7 after the first quarter, 21-14 at halftime and it was tied 21-21 heading into the fourth quarter.
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it → lead → quarter
Castillo’s miss on the game’s opening drive ended his stretch of 26 consecutive field goals.
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miss → end → goals
Winnipeg responded on its next possession with a four-play, 69-yard drive capped by White’s 22-yard TD catch.
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Winnipeg → respond → catch
The drive was aided by a 25-yard run from Brady Oliveira, who finished with 79 yards rushing in the first quarter and 139 yards on 18 carries for the game.
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who → aid → game
Kelly’s penchant for the long pass went awry early in the second, when the ball bounced off the hands of intended receiver Kevin Mital and into the gloves of Bombers defensive back Deatrick Nichols.
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ball → go → Nichols
The turnover led to Singer’s 17-yard TD catch at 5:36, but Kelly wasn’t daunted.
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Kelly → lead → 5:36
He returned to the field and tossed a 56-yard TD bomb to Kahmann to make it 21-14.
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it → return → Kahmann
Hajrullahu went wide on the 52-yarder with a minute left in the first half.
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Hajrullahu → go → half
After being sacked to open the second half, Kelly heaved a long pass to Coxie, whose catch-and-run went 84 yards for the TD and tied the game after Hajrullah’s convert.
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catch → sack → convert
Interceptions made fans’ heads turn early in the third.
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heads → make → third
First, Brown was picked off by Alex Teubner, then a Kelly pass was grabbed by Vaval in the end zone.
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pass → pick → zone
A Winnipeg unnecessary roughness penalty wiped that out, but Toronto’s reprieve was short lived when Evan Holm intercepted Kelly in the end zone.
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Holm → wipe → zone
The Argos went ahead for the first time in the game with Hajrullahu’s 19-yarder 3:12 into the fourth that made it 24-21.
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it → go → fourth
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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