Reilly, Johnson and Bowman named Canadian Football League top performers of week

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Ottawa Redblacks\' Jeremiah Johnson, left, runs past B.C. Lions\' Ryan Phillips to score a touchdown during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Mike Reilly, Johnson and Adarius Bowman were named CFL top performers of the week on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

TORONTO – Mike Reilly, Jeremiah Johnson and Adarius Bowman were named CFL top performers of the week on Tuesday.

Reilly and Bowman helped the Edmonton Eskimos to a 27-16 victory over the Calgary Stampeders while Johnson had two touchdowns in Ottawa’s 31-18 win over the B.C. Lions.

Reilly had 352 passing yards as the Eskimos ended a 12-game losing skid against their provincial rivals. Bowman caught two of Reilly’s three touchdown passes and had 104 receiving yards.

Johnson, meanwhile, had his third consecutive multi-touchdown game. He also had 100 rushing yards and added 41 receiving yards on five catches.

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