The 16-point number from July is Winnipeg's real roster deadline

B.C. beat Winnipeg by 16 in their first meeting and hosts the Week 21 rematch, so the Bombers must win by more than 16 to take the season series from a Lions club that has yet to lose a series against any West opponent. With both teams at 7-6 and five games left, that single differential — not the win-loss column — decides home field. It should be driving Winnipeg's practice-roster and injured-list decisions now, not in October.