Turnover battle crucial as Lions host Blue Bombers in West Division semifinal
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions looked like they were cruising to victory.
Up by 10 on the visiting Blue Bombers with under seven minutes to go in a game last month, all the Lions needed to do was take care of the football.
But as was the case all night, and really most nights for teams facing Winnipeg’s opportunistic defence, the task proved difficult.
B.C. threw an interception and then fumbled on a kick return in the dying moments for the club’s eye-popping fifth and sixth turnovers in what would turn into a stunning three-point defeat.