The earlier B.C. loss was a rookie-QB ambush, not a throwaway

In the first Winnipeg-B.C. meeting, Nathan Rourke was out and rookie Kaidon Salter made his first career start after one practice on four days’ rest, yet B.C. produced the season’s biggest upset. The rematch is must-win for Winnipeg against a Lions team already locked into hosting the West Semi-Final, so the prep and contain plan at quarterback is the real swing factor.