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Chandler Fenner finally made a play last week, a quarterback sack in Ottawa.

It was the Blue Bomber defender’s first defensive play in a month of games.

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But Fenner is counting wins these days, not stats.

“I don’t draw up the defences. That’s not my job,” he said. “My job is to go and execute the plan. I’m more than happy to execute the plan if they want to put me in it. I’m comfortable with what’s happening because we’ve been winning.

“Everything’s tough when you’re losing. Stuff don’t taste right. Everything stinks. Nothing smells good. It seems colder outside. Nothing feels right, tastes right, looks right, when you’re losing. So the world is good right now. So let’s keep that going.”

Earlier this season, coach Mike O’Shea said the Bombers needed to get Fenner more involved, but it hasn’t happened.

The prized free agent signing, used mostly off the bench, was more focused on getting a third crack at Saskatchewan, Saturday.

“It’s not OK that we haven’t beaten this team yet, this year,” he said. “It’s definitely one of those things that gives the team extra motivation throughout the work week, and will give the team more fuel and more fire on game day.

“This is an extremely important game. All the hard work that we’ve done comes down to this game.”

In his first year as a Bomber, it didn’t take Fenner long to realize the significance of this prairie rivalry.

The surging Riders, winners of seven of their last eight, are on the verge of clinching second in the West, while Winnipeg’s season could still go either way.