BC Lions vs Ottawa RedBlacks Box Score on Sep 05, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 5, 2014

Lions 7, Redblacks 5: Veteran kicker Paul McCallum lifted visiting BC over Ottawa with a pair of field goals in a low-scoring affair.

Travis Lulay was 18-of-27 for 167 yards and added a team-high 50 yards on the ground in his return as the starter for BC (6-4), which pulled even with Winnipeg at the bottom of the West Division. Solomon Elimimian led the team with eight tackles and also forced a fumble.

Henry Burris completed 21-of-32 passes for 188 yards and one interception for the Redblacks (1-9), who have lost seven straight and scored one touchdown on offence in their last four games. Chevon Walker gained six yards on four carries as Ottawa was limited to 16 total rushing yards as a team.

The Redblacks squandered the best chance to score a touchdown when Walker fumbled on BC’s 1-yard line with 4:17 remaining in the first half. Brett Maher never got a chance to give Ottawa the lead on a 33-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter as the snap was bobbled.

Maher opened the scoring with a 35-yard field goal 2:17 into the contest, but McCallum answered with a 49-yard kick 5:38 into the second quarter. BC's Andrew Harris was tackled in the end zone for a safety to put the Redblacks back in front before the 44-year-old McCallum made a 34-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Lions CB Ronnie Yell suffered a possible concussion in the second quarter and did not return to the game. … A downpour slowed proceedings in the fourth quarter as sideline ads were blown onto the field by heavy winds. The teams went to the locker rooms briefly with 4:35 remaining in the contest due to thunder and lightning in the area. … Lulay left with an apparent injury to either his right arm or shoulder in the final minute of the game.