# 2022 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

The 2022 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 89th season overall. The Blue Bombers entered the season as the two-time defending Grey Cup champions after winning both the 107th and 108th Grey Cup games. The team qualified for the playoffs following their 12th game of the season after defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Labour Day Classic on September 4, 2022. The team then clinched first place in the division in week 18 following their victory over the Edmonton Elks on October 8, 2022. The Blue Bombers reached the 109th Grey Cup, but were not able to perform the three-peat and lost to the Toronto Argonauts 24–23.
The 2022 CFL season was the eighth season under head coach Mike O'Shea and the eighth full season under general manager Kyle Walters.

## Offseason
### Players lost

| Position | Player | Tag | 2022 Team | Date |
| RB | Andrew Harris | Released | Toronto Argonauts | February 8 |
| WR | Darvin Adams | Released | Ottawa Redblacks | February 8 |
| WR | Kenny Lawler | Released | Edmonton Elks | February 8 |
| DT | Steven Richardson | Released | BC Lions | February 8 |
| LB | Tobi Antigha | Released | Edmonton Elks | February 8 |
| CB | Mike Jones | Released | Montreal Alouettes | February 8 |
| K | Sergio Castillo | Released | Edmonton Elks | February 9 |
| OL | Drew Desjarlais | Released | New England Patriots | January 27 |
| LB | Jonathan Kongbo | Released | Denver Broncos | February 13 |
| CB | Dee Alford | Released | Atlanta Falcons | February 8 |
| OL | Asotui Eli | UFA | Free Agent | February 8 |
| CB | Josh Miller | UFA | Free Agent | February 20 |
| CB | Josh Johnson | UFA | Free Agent | February 25 |
| LB | Kevin Brown II | UFA | Free Agent | February 20 |
| QB | Sean McGuire | UFA | Retired | February 25 |
| K | Tyler Crapigna | UFA | Retired | February 25 |

### CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022. With the format being a snake draft, the Blue Bombers selected sixth in the odd-numbered rounds and fourth in the even-numbered rounds.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
| 1 | 6 | Tom Hackett | P | Utah | Australia |
| 2 | 13 | Souleymane Karamoko | DB | Laval | France |
| 3 | 24 | Michael Sleep-Dalton | P | Iowa | Australia |

### CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Blue Bombers were scheduled to have the last selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after winning the Grey Cup in the previous season. However, the team had two fewer selection after acquiring Cameron Lawson from the Montreal Alouettes in a trade for a first-round pick and Sergio Castillo from the BC Lions for a third-round pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 2 | 13 | Tyrell Ford | DB | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 4 | 38 | Cole Adamson | DL | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
| 5 | 47 | Chris Ciguineau | DB | Ottawa | Montreal, QC |
| 6 | 56 | Jeremy Kapelanski | DL | Guelph | Saint-Jérôme, QC |
| 7 | 65 | Cedrick Lavigne | DB | Carleton | Gatineau, QC |
| 8 | 74 | Konner Burtenshaw | FB | Queen's | Amherstview, ON |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | 1 | Fri, May 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 20–30 | 0–1 | None | IG Field | 20,518 | Recap |
| B | 2 | Tues, May 31 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 25–16 | 1–1 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | N/A | Recap |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 538 | 370 | 10–1 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 525 | 405 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 533 | 373 | 7–5 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 370 | 440 | 3–8 | L7 | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 354 | 599 | 1–11 | L4 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 10 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 19–17 | 1–0 | TSN | IG Field | 26,002 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, June 17 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 19–12 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | TD Place Stadium | 22,185 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Fri, June 24 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 26–12 | 3–0 | TSN/ESPN2 | IG Field | 23,600 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Mon, July 4 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 23–22 | 4–0 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 9,806 | Recap |
| 5 | 5 | Sat, July 9 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at BC Lions | W 43–22 | 5–0 | TSN/ESPNews | BC Place | 17,603 | Recap |
| 6 | 6 | Fri, July 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 26–19 | 6–0 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 29,746 | Recap |
| 7 | 7 | Fri, July 22 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 24–10 | 7–0 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 22,716 | Recap |
| 8 | 8 | Sat, July 30 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 35–28 | 8–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 25,147 | Recap |
| 9 | 9 | Thu, Aug 4 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 35–20 | 9–0 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,093 | Recap |
| 10 | 10 | Thu, Aug 11 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 17–20 (OT) | 9–1 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 31,053 | Recap |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | 11 | Thu, Aug 25 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 31–29 | 10–1 | TSN | IG Field | 30,062 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Sun, Sept 4 | 5:00 p.m. CDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 20–18 | 11–1 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 33,350 | Recap |
| 14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 10 | 4:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 54–20 | 12–1 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 33,234 | Recap |
| 15 | 14 | Sat, Sept 17 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 31–48 | 12–2 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 22,288 | Recap |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | 15 | Fri, Sept 30 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–13 | 13–2 | TSN/RDS2 | IG Field | 33,224 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 8 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | W 48–11 | 14–2 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 27,159 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 15 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at BC Lions | L 32–40 | 14–3 | TSN | BC Place | 24,280 | Recap |
| 20 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 28 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | vs. BC Lions | W 24–9 | 15–3 | TSN | IG Field | 23,685 | Recap |

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| West Semi-Final | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| West Final | Sun, Nov 13 | 3:30 p.m. CST | vs. BC Lions | W 28–20 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/ESPNews | IG Field | 30,319 | Recap |
| 109th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 20 | 5:00 p.m. CST | Toronto Argonauts | L 23–24 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,350 | Recap |