B.C. unleashes torrential aerial attack as it wins match-up of the conference’s 2 top teams
That might have been the only way to stop B.C. Lions receiver Justin McInnis on Saturday at BC Place, but in the end, that malady only slowed him down.
The primary target for Adams this year has been receiver Alexander Hollins – and he was again on Sunday as Hollins was targeted 14 times. But in a rare off-day, Hollins could only muster five receptions and dropped a couple of passes including one in which he probably would have scored.Did we mention he was targeted 14 times?
“Man, if I didn’t have to sit some plays out in the third quarter, I might have been able to track that down,” McInnis joked during his post-game hit with us on CKNW 980. “That comes with just continuous reps in practice and talking about how we want things done in a certain way. It doesn’t always have to be how it looks on paper. VA always does a great job of giving me a chance to make a catch even if there is someone around,” McInnis told us on our post-game show.The Riders entered the game with +10 turnover differential, which was tops in the CFL, and had 14 takeaways on defence.
The touchdown gave the Lions a 29-20 lead, and more importantly, made it a two-score game which clearly deflated the visitors. *mLions kicker Sean Whyte continued his excellent play as he tied a team record with seven field goals – a feat which the legendary Lui Passaglia did twice. Whyte hit from 16, 50, 28, 44, 32, 20 and 35 yards. Whyte’s streak of consecutive field goals is up to 39 after Saturday’s effort, which is now tied with Calgary’s Rene Parades for second-longest in CFL history. Ottawa’s Lewis Ward has the record of 69 consecutive field goals.
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