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If you want to talk about a franchise record, the Bombers don’t have far to go at all.

CFL’s stats guru Steve Daniel says what the Bombers have done already ties the team’s all-time mark. At least, going back to 1950, when these things were recorded.

The last time Winnipeg kept opposing offences from scoring a major in two consecutive games was July 7 and July 15, 2005. They’ve never done it three games in a row.

So if they can keep the winless Toronto Argonauts from hitting paydirt on Friday, they’ll set a new franchise record.

This was news to the men so fiercely protecting that last 20 yards of turf.

“Oh, wow,” defensive back Brandon Alexander said. “It might be unusual in the CFL. But we don’t want to make it unusual for us.”

The league record is five straight games without allowing an offensive touchdown, set by Saskatchewan way back in 1963.

That’s probably safe, although don’t tell that to Alexander and Co., who seem far from satisfied with their work to date.

“Hopefully our record’s going to continue all the way through the end of the season,” Alexander said. “Now, things happen, of course.”

Yes, things happen.

A busted coverage here, a communication breakdown there. Maybe even a spectacular play by a quarterback/receiver tandem.

It’s the give-and-take, the turf tug-of-war, the collision of wills that makes this game so intriguing to watch.

“Offence, you want to score every time you touch the ball,” Alexander said. “On defence, you want to stop them every time they get the ball. If not, then so be it. We’ll find another way to get the win.”