MONTREAL – The weather aligned perfectly in the final seconds for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday afternoon, as even with the wind and rain in full force, they managed to score a 51-yard field goal to escape and win the West division.

Montreal led by nearly 10 points and even saw two different quarterbacks take the field, but the Bombers fought until the final whistle and their perseverance paid off.

Here are the three key statistics from CFL.ca regarding the Blue Bombers’ victory against the Alouettes in Week 21.

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5 – SERGIO CASTILLO’S FIELD OBJECTIVES

The most memorable kick of the game will be Sergio CastilloThe 51-yard game-winner gave the Bombers the West Division win, but Castillo was responsible for a total of 15 points for Winnipeg in the game and made three different kicks of over 47 yards in the victory.

Castillo not only had the decision of the game on the line with his final kick attempt, but he also had to deal with wind and rain after his previous 60+ yard attempt went just wide due to the wind. Before the final regular season game, Castillo had made 80.7 percent of his field goal attempts, or 46 of 57, a new career high.

Now, thanks to Castillo’s consistency even with weather and distance as obstacles, the Bombers can host the West final.

3 – BOMBERS RECEIVERS OVER 80 YARDS

Zach Collaros connected with several different players in order to move the Bombers downfield and into scoring position, which is part of what makes Winnipeg so dangerous, as they have multiple options when it comes to receiving threats, this which was demonstrated against Montreal on Saturday.

Kenny Lawler, Nicolas DemskiAnd Ontario Wilson – who passed for 1,000 yards this season against Montreal – all recorded at least 80 yards each in the victory, with Lawler recording 105 yards while Demski had 90 and a touchdown, both recording their yards on just four receptions each.

Wilson added another 83 yards on eight receptions for Winnipeg and recorded the most yards after catch of any Bombers receiver with 38.

104 – WINNIPEG PUNT RETURN SITES

The Bombers were within two points thanks to a final touchdown of Terry Wilsonbut the journey began thanks to Lucky White Head returning a punt 54 yards to the Montreal 18-yard line, who then lined up Collaros to throw a 16-yard reception to Keric Wheatfall.

Whitehead’s punt returns against Montreal averaged 17.3 yards, and his returns throughout the season gave the Bombers success offensively, including a crucial eight-point return in the final minutes against Montreal .