Lions Clinch Second With Win Over Roughriders - Beritaja

REGINA – The B.C. Lions clinched 2nd spot successful the CFL West Division and a location playoff crippled pinch a 27-21 triumph complete the Saskatchewan Roughriders connected Saturday.

The Lions improved to 11-7 and will now look the third-place Calgary Stampeders, who besides vanished pinch an 11-7 record, successful the West semifinal connected Nov. 1 successful Vancouver.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who vanished 4th successful the West pinch a 10-8 mark, will crossover and recreation to Montreal to play the 10-8 Alouettes successful the East Division semifinal connected Nov. 1.

The Riders, who clinched first spot successful the West 2 weeks ago, are now disconnected for a week earlier hosting the West last connected Nov. 8.

The Lions trailed 21-19 successful the 4th fourth erstwhile backmost Nathan Rourke led a six-play, 73-yard scoring thrust that culminated pinch a seven-yard touchdown walk to Keon Hatcher. A two-point person was successful, pinch Rourke and Hatcher connecting again, to springiness the Lions a 27-21 lead pinch 4 minutes remaining.

Rourke entered the crippled pinch an opportunity to go the first Canadian backmost to lead the convention successful passing yardage since Russ Jackson of the Ottawa Rough Riders successful 1969. Rourke trailed Hamilton Tiger-Cats backmost Bo Levi Mitchell by 374 yards heading into the game. Rourke vanished pinch 366 yards to decorativeness 9 yards awkward of eclipsing Mitchell’s total.

The Lions wasted small clip getting connected the scoresheet successful the first 4th pinch Rourke connecting pinch Ayden Eberhardt connected a 63-yard touchdown walk connected their first play from scrimmage.

The Riders offence didn’t fto that lightning onslaught impact them successful the first half. Their offence controlled the shot successful the half, moving 38 plays to 18 for the Lions while having possession for almost 20 minutes. The Riders has 16 first downs successful the half to 7 for the Lions.

Saskatchewan starting backmost Trevor Harris played 3 bid earlier exiting midway done the 2nd quarter. The Riders scored connected each 3 possessions, collecting 2 rushing touchdowns from backup backmost Jack Coan and a 28-yard section extremity from kicker Michael Hughes, who was making his CFL debut.

Eberhardt had 2 touchdown receptions for the Lions. Kicker Sean Whyte had 2 section goals and punter Karl Meyer had a 73-yard single.

Coan scored 2 rushing touchdowns for the Riders while Hughes had 2 section goals and a azygous connected a 90-yard kickoff.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Oct. 25, 2025.

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