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Recap - Lions Defeat Calgary 30-16

Nathan Rourke sliced and diced the Stampeders defense for 321 yards and 2 TDs as British Columbia handed Calgary a 30-16 defeat on Sunday at BC Place Stadium.

The Lions were a -1.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 50.5.

Nathan Rourke completed 22 of 30 pass attempts for 321 yards and 2 TDs for the Lions in the win.

Ka'Deem Carey rushed for 43 yards for Calgary, while Dedrick Mills added 16 yards. Tommy Stevens threw for 0 yards for the Stampeders, while receivers Malik Henry and Reggie Begelton had 119 and 78 yards respectively.

Calgary lost the offensive yardage battle to British Columbia 478-368 yards in Sunday's game. British Columbia had more first downs as that total ended up 27-21.

The time of possession battle favored British Columbia as their offense was on the field for 33:17, longer than the 26:43 of their opponents.