Here Come The CFL Playoffs
02/11/2008 00:27
CALGARY - Back-up quarterback Barrick Nealy ran for three touchdowns to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 41-30 win over the B.C. Lions in CFL action Saturday.
Jon Cornish also had a rushing touchdown for the Stamps (13-5), who swept all three games they played against the Lions this season.
Starting quarterback Henry Burris tossed a TD pass to Nik Lewis, while Sandro DeAngelis booted two field goals and four converts to finish as the CFL's leading scorer with 217 points, also a personal best for the fourth-year kicker.
Needing to win the game to secure a home playoff game next week, the Lions (11-7) came up short in front of an announced crowd of 30,275 fans at McMahon Stadium.
Instead, the Lions will now travel to Regina next Saturday to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Division semifinal.
Calgary will then host the winner of the Lions-Riders game in the West Division final on Nov. 15.
More from Canadian Press.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
The western conference semi-final will see the Saskatchewan Roughriders hosting the B.C. Lions this Saturday, while the “eastern” conference semi-final will pit the Edmonton Eskimos, via the western cross-over, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Winnipeg.
Look for the Eskimos and the Lions to win and advance to the conference finals in Montreal and Calgary, respectively, next Saturday. You can catch all of the action of the conference semi-finals this Saturday on TSN and TSN-HD.