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B.C. Lions rally past Roughriders to reach West Division final
The B.C. Lions beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-26 in the CFL West Division semifinal in Vancouver on Saturday.
The Lions came back from a 17-3 deficit before pulling ahead in the second half.
Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for 366 yards and three touchdown passes, two to Jevon Cottoy and one to Stanley Berryhill III.
The win knocked the reigning Grey Cup champions out of the playoffs.
B.C. will face the Edmonton Elks on Nov.
7 in the West Division final.
The Roughriders had eliminated the Lions from the playoffs in both 2024 and 2025.
The B.C. Lions beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-26 in the CFL West Division semifinal in Vancouver on Oct. 31.
Nathan Rourke threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns as the Lions recovered from a 17-3 deficit.
B.C. advanced to face the Edmonton Elks in the West Division final on Nov. 7.
The loss eliminated Saskatchewan, the reigning Grey Cup champions, from the playoffs.
- Who
- The B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
- What
- The Lions beat the Roughriders 33-26 in the CFL West Division semifinal.
- When
- Oct. 31, 2026.
- Where
- Vancouver.
- Why
- The teams were playing for a place in the West Division final.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The CFL previewed the Western semifinal, scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
Saskatchewan led 17-3 midway through the second quarter.
B.C. rallied to beat Saskatchewan 33-26 in Vancouver.
B.C. was scheduled to face the Edmonton Elks in the West Division final.
- Final score
- B.C. Lions 33, Saskatchewan Roughriders 26
- Venue
- Vancouver
- Nathan Rourke
- 366 passing yards and three touchdown passes
- Saskatchewan halftime lead
- 17-13
- Next opponent
- Edmonton Elks
- West Division final
- Nov. 7, 2026
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