Season series winner, first place in the CFL's Western Division and bragging rights. That's what is at stake as the Lions (11-4) host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-4) Friday night in what B.C. has dubbed the 'Gravy Bowl.'
Oct 05, 2023 at 02:21 PM ETSURREY, B.C. — Season series winner, first place in the CFL's Western Division and bragging rights.
"Winnipeg's a great team. We're a great team too. We got a lot of great dudes ... nobody's getting complacent," said quarterback Vernon Adams Jr."We want this win. We want this win at home to win the series."The Lions have been excellent at home, going 6-1 through the season and securing blowout victories.Winnipeg's Brady Oliveira is the CFL's rushing leader with teammate Dalton Schoen top among receivers .
Adams missed the second game due to injury with backup quarterback Dane Evans going 12-of-21 passing for 113 yards and two interceptions. Dominique Davis took over under centre after Evans left with an injury and was 8-of-18 passing for 76 yards."You live for these big games," said defensive co-ordinator Ryan Phillips."This has been something marked on the calendar from day one. We knew this would be a big at-stake game, possibly for first place.
The battle for first in the West features two high-powered offences squaring off against the league's top two-ranked defences.
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