Lewis Ward has won many big games for the Ottawa Redblacks, but on Saturday afternoon he played an instrumental role in the loss of one.

“It’s a bad day to have a bad day,” the veteran kicker said after a 26-18 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers put the Redblacks in the unenviable position of having to win all of their remaining four games — and then pray — to make the playoffs.

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Ward was wide on two of three field-goal attempts, from 43 and 47 yards out, to help Trey Vaval set a Canadian Football League record with 199 return yards off missed three-pointers.

It was the 43-yarder that proved to be most crippling for the Redblacks.

With Ottawa holding a 7-0 second-quarter lead, Vaval pulled in the failed try, then zigged and zagged his way through the Redblacks’ covera

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