US EditionSurging Lions clinch playoff berth with 38-24 win over Stampeders
Nathan Rourke threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns as the B.C. Lions secured second place in the West Division and clinched a CFL playoff spot.
- On Saturday, the B.C. Lions defeated the Calgary Stampeders 38-24 at B.C. Place Stadium, clinching a CFL playoff spot by fending off a fourth-quarter rally.
- Quarterback Nathan Rourke completed 25 of 32 passes for 414 yards and four touchdowns, throwing for more than 400 yards for the second time this year and earning his 21st win as a starter.
- Defensive pressure forced turnovers as Vernon Adams Jr., Stampeders quarterback, was sacked six times and Robert Carter Jr., B.C. cornerback, made two late interceptions to seal the game.
- The victory moved the B.C. Lions into sole possession of second place in the West Division and the team's four-game winning streak keeps them in the hunt for a home playoff game possibility.
- Calgary entered the stretch with an 8-7 record after four straight losses but remains in playoff contention; they visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Oct. 11 while the Lions host Edmonton on Oct. 17.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Surging Lions clinch playoff berth with 38-24 win over Stampeders
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Bakes' Game Takes | BC 38 CGY 24
VANCOUVER- The BC Lions are officially hot. And with Saturday’s 38-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders, they locked up their spot in the 2025 Grey Cup Playoffs. Nathan Rourke threw for four touchdowns, survived a couple of fourth-quarter interceptions that gave the visitors life and made it interesting and helped propel the home side to a fourth consecutive victory. With that, they move to 9-7 and, for the moment, into sole possession of second p…
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Surging Lions clinch playoff berth with win over Stampeders
Things got way more exciting for the B.C. Lions on Saturday than Nathan Rourke wanted them to be. The Lions looked to have the game well under control, but then had to fend off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the Calgary Stampeders 38-24 to clinch a CFL playoff berth. The Lions took a 31-9 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Stampeders used two interceptions to cut the margin to seven points. “You never want to give them the ball, no matter t…
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