3 stats that defined BC's Mobil Thanksgiving Weekend victory over Ottawa
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Zander Horvath celebrating a touchdown
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VANCOUVER -- Nathan Rourke threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, a week after the offence scored no touchdowns, as the BC Lions clinched a playoff berth with their victory on Mobil Thanksgiving Weekend.
James Butler and Zander Horvath combined for 165 yards on the ground. It was not the same ground-and-pound game that saw Horvath get four touchdowns on 164 yards by himself in Week 13, but the offence was firing on all cylinders, with Sean Whyte not called upon at all for field goals Friday.
The Lions' defence held McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the REDBLACKS offence to just 20 points and under 300 yards of net offence.
CFL.ca brings you three key stats that defined the BC Lions' 41-20 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Mobil Thanksgiving Weekend.
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105 - STANLEY BERRYHILL III RECEIVING YARDS
Stanley Berryhill III was Rourke's favourite target on the evening with a team-leading seven targets. The 28-year-old wideout caught six of the seven targets for a game-high 105 yards and scored his first touchdown of the season.
2 - ZANDER HORVATH TOUCHDOWN RUNS
Zander Horvath ran for 89 yards on 14 carries, adding two touchdown runs in his team's win. The 27-year-old running back has accumulated 253 yards on the ground and six touchdowns in the two matchups with Ottawa this season. Horvath is now up to 20 rushing touchdowns on the season, comfortably leading the CFL in the category.
4 - BC LIONS' DEFENSIVE TAKEAWAYS
The Leos' defence forced three fumbles, recovering two, recorded one interception, and got a turnover-on-downs, limiting the REDBLACKS' offence to 20 points. Deontai Williams had the interception, with Casey Sayles forcing and recovering a fumble. Mathieu Betts and Jacob Bond forced the additional fumbles, with Darnell Sankey recovering the second fumble of the evening.