This one’s going to hurt.

With a chance to clinch a playoff spot and keep pace with B.C. and Calgary in the race for second place in the CFL West, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers instead fell closer to the basement on Saturday.

A 25-20 loss in Edmonton on Saturday dropped the Bombers to 8-8, with the 7-9 Elks still alive and on their tail.

The Blue Bombers may have lost more than a critical game, too, as leading receiver Nic Demski went down with a leg injury.

If there’s a silver lining for Winnipeg, their last two regular-season games will be against teams coasting into the playoffs, Saskatchewan and Montreal, while the Elks had to win to stay alive.

The Bombers need just one more win to punch their ticket to the playoffs, but their chances of hosting a post-season game took a major hit an

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