BC Lions season over after crushing playoff loss in Saskatchewan
The BC Lions won’t be playing in the Grey Cup at BC Place this year.
Their season is over after a heartbreaking 28-19 playoff loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Saturday.
Vernon Adams Jr. started for the Lions at quarterback as he wrestled the job back from Nathan Rourke late in the season. The signal caller finished with 317 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.
FIRST CFL INTERCEPTION FOR NELSON LOKOMBO!
The @sskroughriders take over with a late fourth quarter lead! #GCPlayoffs on TSN & RDS
š±: Stream on CFL+ pic.twitter.com/grPFAYXFch— CFL (@CFL) November 3, 2024
The Lions scored the first touchdown of the game on their first possession but the Roughriders responded quickly. Saskatchewan took a 13-6 lead after a passing score in the second quarter. That first touchdown was the only lead the Lions would hold all night.
The Lions fought back and tied the game just before halftime on a touchdown Adams Jr. pass to Justin McInnis.
TOUCHDOWN JUSTIN MCINNIS!
Vernon Adams Jr. buys time, McInnis hauls it in, we are TIED in Saskatchewan! #GCPlayoffs on TSN & RDS
š±: Stream on CFL+ pic.twitter.com/tF2g77fBII— CFL (@CFL) November 2, 2024
While the Roughriders started off the second half well and took a 20-16 lead, the Lions were not out of it just yet. The visiting team came up with a huge third down stop late in the third quarter to keep the game close but it was all for naught as Sean Whyte’s field goal attempt hit an upright on that drive.
It was extremely windy at Mosaic Stadium which made even short field goal attempts difficult. Whyte also missed converting an extra point after BC’s first touchdown.
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— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) November 3, 2024
This marks the end of the Lions season as they fall in the first round of the postseason.
The Roughriders advance and will face off against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Final. The winner of that game will face the winner of the Eastern Final between the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts at BC Place in two weeks.