sa国际传媒 19 EDMONTON 18
Paul McCallum booted a 46-yard field goal with one minute remaining as the leagueleading sa国际传媒 Lions won their third game in a row, getting past the Edmonton Eskimos 19-18 on Saturday night.
Edmonton had taken an 18-16 lead with three minutes left when kicker Grant Shaw nailed a 40-yard field goal after a clutch 47-yard catch by Cary Koch.
But the Lions marched right back into the lead when McCallum was able to boot in a field goal to make it 19-18.
The Eskimos then turned over the ball on downs at their own 42, allowing the Lions to run out the clock.
With the win the Lions padded their lead atop the CFL's West Division, sitting at 9-3.
The Eskimos, meanwhile, are in a complete tail-spin, losing four in a row, including an embarrassing 51-8 defeat in Hamilton last week.
Edmonton dropped to 5-7 and could fall into sole possession of last in the West with a Saskatchewan win over Calgary on Sunday.
Edmonton started the scoring on a punt single, the only point of the opening quarter.
The Eskimos went up 8-0 early in the second quarter as a 43-yard Joe Burnett punt return set up a long 27-yard touchdown pass that split the uprights from starting quarterback Steven Jyles to Koch.
The Lions responded with a 37-yard McCallum field goal.
After a successful challenge reversed a fumble call, the Eskimos took advantage midway through the second quarter as Hugh Charles swept four yards into the end zone to make it 15-3 for Edmonton.
sa国际传媒 countered with a pair of field goals to make it 15-9 at the half.
The Lions had a good start to the second half as Adam Bighill reeled in a tipped Jyles pass, giving them the ball on the Edmonton 50. However, the Esks came up with a strong stand on defence, and McCallum missed the 43-yard fieldgoal attempt.
sa国际传媒 wasted another good drive with four minutes remaining in the third quarter as McCallum missed a 27-yard attempt, settling for the single point.
Yet again the Lions missed out on an opportunity deep in Edmonton territory to start the fourth quarter when Kierrie Johnson was stripped of the ball by Weldon Brown at the Edmonton 11 and returned 27 yards.
The Lions finally made good on one of their many second-half chances when a 49-yard run by Andrew Harris turned into a sixyard TD pass from quarterback Travis Lulay to Geroy Simon, his first TD catch of the season. The two-point convert failed, leaving sa国际传媒 in front 16-15 with eight minutes to play to set up the back-and-forth finish.
Both teams are on the road next week. The Eskimos visit Calgary on Friday to play the Stampeders and the Lions are in Saskatchewan next Saturday.
Note: It was the second game of the season between the two teams. Edmonton won the first match 27-14 in Week 4 in Vancouver.
