In its 57 year history of the franchise, the BC Lions recently played its 22 division semi-final playoff game.
Of those 22 division semi-final playoff games:
18 were in the west, 3 of them in the east when the Lions qualifed for the crossver, and 1 in the north with the 1995 reallignment.
Only 2 of them were at home.
Only 8 of them the Lions won.
With only a 8-14 record in division semi-final playoff games, it looks like the team is almost cursed.
Having said that, of the 8 division semi-final playoff wins, which do you think was the best? I'll comment on a few:
1977 and 1986 hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The only two times the Lions hosted the division semi-final, both times the Lions faced the Blue Bombers and both times the Lions won very narrow wins. In 1977 Leon Bright with caught 49-yard pass with 2:42 to capture the win. And in 1986 the Lions jumped to a 21-0 lead and then was forced to take a goal line stand with a fumble with the Blue Bombers threatening to tie the game in the late stages.
1994 and 2000 at Edmonton Eskimos
On their way to the championship, the Lions performed well at the Evil Empire in getting an early lead. In both cases, while the Eskimos fought back with the former getting the lead and the latter threatening to tie, it was clearly the Lions that were the better team.
1988 and 2008 at Saskatchewan Roughriders
Unlike last Sunday, the Lions built a lead and didn't look back with good defence.
2009 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
With last Sunday, the Lions are level now at 1-1 with playoff overtime games.
So of these rare Lions Division semi-final wins, what do you think was the best? I'll say it was the 1988 one.
Of those 8 division semi-final wins, only in 3 of them did the Lions also win the division final to go to the GC game.
List of BC Lions Division Semi-Final Wins
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祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
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恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
They're at least 2-1. Don't forget the 2004 WF.Robbie wrote: 2009 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
With last Sunday, the Lions are level now at 1-1 with playoff overtime games.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
Yeah, I was thinking about division semi-final playoffs but yes it's 2-1 overall in OT playoff games.sj-roc wrote:They're at least 2-1. Don't forget the 2004 WF.Robbie wrote: 2009 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
With last Sunday, the Lions are level now at 1-1 with playoff overtime games.
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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1994 was magical, I have to say. The whole playoffs were extraordinary, from the blocked field goal against Calgary to Lui's field goal.
Have to back up a little, to Charles Gordon's late INT on Edm's Damon Allen in the WSF.Anglophone wrote:1994 was magical, I have to say. The whole playoffs were extraordinary, from the blocked field goal against Calgary to Lui's field goal.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
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the ones where we went on to win the cup
last years was pretty awesome too
last years was pretty awesome too
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