BC 20, Winnipeg 17
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, July 14, 2018
Where: BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance:
19541
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Lions 20, Blue Bombers 17: Ty Long kicked a 16-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter as host BC scored 20 straight points in the second half to stun Winnipeg.
Travis Lulay completed 28-of-41 passes for 326 yards and a touchdown pass to Shaq Johnson in his first start in 10 months for the Lions (2-2), who trailed 17-0 late in the third quarter. Chris Rainey accounted for 114 yards from scrimmage and short-yardage quarterback Cody Fajardo ran for a score for BC, which dropped a 41-19 decision to Winnipeg in Week 4.
Matt Nichols went 17-of-28 for 214 yards but threw three interceptions for the Blue Bombers (2-3), who were undone by nine penalties for 86 yards. Andrew Harris rushed for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Darvin Adams caught four passes for 72 yards for Winnipeg, which fell into last place in the West Division.
Harris raced untouched for a 37-yard touchdown on the opening possession to put Winnipeg in front and Kevin Fogg picked off a pass from Lulay in the end zone to preserve the advantage after one quarter. Harris powered his way into the end zone from 4 yards out early in the second quarter to double the lead and Justin Medlock tacked on a season-best 50-yard field goal to put the Blue Bombers ahead 17-0 at halftime.
Fajardo dove over a pile for a 1-yard touchdown with 2:55 left in the third quarter to cap a 7-play, 98-yard drive as the Lions closed the gap to 17-7 and Long converted a 46-yard attempt early in the fourth to bring the hosts within a touchdown. Lulay threw a 13-yard scoring strike to Johnson with 1:53 to go and BC completed the comeback after Anthony Orange intercepted a pass by Nichols to help set up Long's game-winning kick.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Harris moved past Robert Drummond (6,706 yards) for 17th place on the CFL's all-time rushing list. … Lions RB Jeremiah Johnson rushed for 26 yards on three carries before an ankle injury in the second quarter ended his night. … Fajardo has scored a rushing touchdown in each of his last three games. ... BC WR Bryan Burnham made three catches for 71 yards, including a key 38-yard reception on the final drive.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Winnipeg
|
401 |
187 |
214 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
BC
|
399 |
73 |
326 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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BC will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Lions have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Blue Bombers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .667 after a loss.