2007 BC Lions season The 2007 BC Lions season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 54th season overall . They finished first in the West Division for the fourth consecutive season with a 14 – 3 – 1 record , establishing new franchise records for wins and points in a season and most consecutive first place finishes . They were defeated in the Western Final 26 – 17 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders , ending their hopes of repeating their Grey Cup Championship . Regular season . Week 1 : at Toronto Argonauts . " at Rogers Centre , Toronto Joe Smith took the lustre off a record - setting performance by Bashir Levingston . Smith ' s two third - quarter touchdowns rallied the Grey Cup - champion BC Lions to a 24 – 22 win Thursday over the Argonauts in the first game of the CFL season . The loss tarnished Levingston ' s CFL - record 129 - yard return of a missed field goal late in the first half that thrilled the Rogers Centre gathering of 29 , 157 and put Toronto ahead 15 – 10 . Week 2 : vs . Edmonton Eskimos . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver BC Quarterback Dave Dickenson continued his slow start to the CFL season , Friday but his only touchdown pass secured a 29 – 9 , BC Lions home opener win over the Edmonton Eskimos . The 100 - yard touchdown drive ended with a 36 - yard completion to slotback Jason Clermont midway through the third quarter for a 23 – 6 lead . While kicker Paul McCallum completed the Lions attack with five field goals and a convert . Week 3 : at Saskatchewan Roughriders . " at Mosaic Stadium , Regina , Saskatchewan The BC Lions capitalized on the Saskatchewan Roughriders ' mistakes to win the battle of the two unbeaten West teams 42 – 12 Friday . Riders penalties , fumbles and interceptions were abundant and as a result , the home team was no threat to win the game for most of the evening . The Riders briefly brought the subdued crowd of 26 , 981 back into the game in the second with a Matt Dominguez touchdown , but they couldn ' t recover and allowed two touchdowns in the last minute of the game . Joe Smith found the end zone twice for the Lions ( 3 – 0 – 0 ) , while Jason Clermont had seven receptions for 68 yards . In the second quarter however , the Lions would lose quarterbacks Dave Dickenson and Buck Pierce to injuries leaving third - stringer Jarious Jackson to finish the game . Week 4 : vs . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver The BC Lions were rescued again by their depth at quarterback Thursday as they staggered to a 22 – 18 victory over the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . The Lions were down to their last quarterback as Buck Pierce , who started with a hand injury in place of Dave Dickenson , left the game with sore ribs after throwing his second interception and was replaced by Jarious Jackson . In addition , Lions running back Joe Smith was taken off the field on a stretcher after fumbling late in the fourth quarter . He briefly had no feeling in his legs but later recovered in the locker room . However , Jackson remained healthy and found wideout Paris Jackson for a 64 - yard gain that set up Paul McCallum ' s 14 - yard insurance field goal for a 22 – 12 cushion . He also had Paris Jackson open in the end zone on a play that drew a pass interference call . The 31 - yard penalty led to the third - string quarterback ' s TD plunge . The victory left the Lions as the CFL ' s only unbeaten team at 4 – 0 while Hamilton dropped to 0 – 4 . Week 5 : at Calgary Stampeders . " at McMahon Stadium , Calgary The BC Lions remained the only unbeaten team in the CFL with a 32 – 27 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday . BC quarterback Jarious Jackson , who replaced Buck Pierce to start the second half , threw touchdown passes to Geroy Simon and Cory Rodgers while Joe Smith ran in a 38 - yard score . Paul McCallum kicked two field goals . Calgary counterpart Henry Burris linked up with Rob Cote and Jeremaine Copeland for touchdowns . Sandro DeAngelis made two field goals , but he was wide on another attempt and had a kick blocked . Jackson was 3 - for - 7 in passing for two touchdowns and he was intercepted once in relief of Pierce , who was 7 - for - 14 and was intercepted once in the first half . Burris completed half of 44 pass attempts for 423 yards and two touchdowns , but was intercepted four times . Down 25 – 11 heading into the fourth quarter , the Stampeders chased the Lions with Burris ' s 36 - yard touchdown pass to Copeland at 8 : 56 , DeAngelis ' s convert and his earlier 26 - yard field goal to pull within four points . But a Burris interception stalled Calgary ' s momentum as LaVar Glover picked him off and returned the ball 30 yards , which set up Jackson ' s 15 - yard touchdown pass to Rodgers at 11 : 48 and put the Lions up 32 – 21 . Burris replied on a two - yard run with 1 : 19 remaining , after finding receiver Brett Ralph within five yards of the end zone , to keep Calgary ' s hopes of a win alive . The attempted two - point convert was unsuccessful and the Lions hung on for the win . Week 6 : vs . Saskatchewan Roughriders . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver The Saskatchewan Roughriders took advantage of a third - string quarterback , and running back Wes Cates had a big game with over 100 yards rushing as they defeated the BC Lions 21 – 9 Thursday night to hand the defending Grey Cup champions their first loss of the CFL season . A crowd of 31 , 858 saw the Riders improve their record to 4 – 2 and move to within two points of the first - place Lions in the CFL West . BC dropped to 5 – 1 . The Lions were forced to start third - string quarterback Jarious Jackson because of injuries to Dave Dickenson and Buck Pierce . Jackson , who came off the bench three times this season to preserve Lions wins , showed some flashes but struggled in his first CFL start . He completed 16 of 38 passes for 183 yards , threw one touchdown pass but was intercepted three times . Week 7 : vs . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver A crowd of 31 , 525 saw the Winnipeg Blue Bombers erase an eight - point deficit when wide receiver Terrence Edwards scored on a six - yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Glenn at 3 : 57 of the fourth quarter . That came one play after Edwards hauled in a 52 - yard pass . Winnipeg ' s two - point convert failed but BC ' s Ian Smart fumbled the kickoff that would set up Rob Pikula ' s winning field goal . Pikula , a punter , was pressed into placekicking after Troy Westwood pulled a hamstring early in the game . He also hit from 41 and 31 yards . A last - ditch Lions drive ended when quarterback Buck Pierce threw an incompletion on a third - and - five with about 40 seconds left . Paul McCallum was successful early kicking two field goals from 12 and 45 yards , but missed on a critical 43 - yarder with just five minutes remaining in the game that would have secured a BC win . With the loss BC is now tied with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for first place in the CFL West Division . Week 8 : at Calgary Stampeders . " at McMahon Stadium , Calgary The Calgary Stampeders jumped out to an early 7 – 0 lead after Henry Burris capped off a five - play , 59 - yard drive by plunging into the end zone from one yard out . On the drive , Joffrey Reynolds carried the ball three times for 30 yards , while Nik Lewis caught one ball and scrambled for a 28 - yard gain . The BC Lions responded right away to tie the score as Buck Pierce engineered an 11 - play , 80 - yard scoring drive . He capped off the drive by completing an eight - yard touchdown pass to receiver Jason Clermont . With just six seconds to go in the first quarter , the Stamps regained the lead when Sandro DeAngelis kicked a 29 - yard field goal . Just three plays after Ryan Phillips picked off an errant pass by Burris to record his league - leading sixth interception , Pierce tossed a 13 - yard TD pass to Clermont to put the Lions up 14 – 10 . The Stamps then completed an impressive eight - play , 80 - yard scoring drive capped off by Jeremaine Copeland ' s fourth touchdown of the season . Late in the first half , Joe Smith rambled 18 yards across the goal line to cap off a five - play , 67 - yard scoring drive to put the Lions up 21 – 17 . The see - saw battle continued in the third quarter as Calgary regained a three - point lead when Burris scored his second one - yard TD of the game . Once again , the Lions responded as Pierce tossed a 30 - yard pass to Tony Simmons in the Calgary end zone before Paul McCallum kicked a 28 - yard field goal . With 40 seconds left in the game , Lewis hauled in a seven - yard touchdown pass from Burris to tie the game at 31 – 31 and send it into overtime . The teams would continue scoring in overtime , but would eventually end the game with a tie . Week 10 : vs . Montreal Alouettes . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver Joe Smith ' s power and Ian Smart ' s speed delivered a knockout blow for the BC Lions in their 46 – 14 CFL romp over the Montreal Alouettes . Smith , the bruising running back , smashed and crashed for 161 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns as the Lions halted a three - game winless skid in convincing style . Smith and his speedy backfield partner Smart , sliced and slashed for a pair touchdowns and had 63 yards on 10 carries as the Lions climbed back into first place in the CFL West . The pair ' s effectiveness showed on Smart ' s first touchdown in the fourth quarter . With the Lions knocking on Montreal ' s door , everyone in the roaring crowd of 32 , 115 expected Smith to get the ball . Instead , quarterback Jarious Jackson faked the ball to Smith , then tossed it to Smart who blazed nine yards for the touchdown . The Lions shredded the Montreal defence — ranked second in the league against both the pass and run — for 420 yards . BC rushed for a combined 275 yards , with Jackson , making just his second CFL start , adding 46 yards on three carries . While the running backs rumbled the Lions defence roared as defensive back Ryan Phillips stepped in front of an Anthony Calvillo pass in the third quarter and returned his CFL - leading seventh interception 92 yards for a touchdown . Besides throwing the interception , Calvillo was sacked five times , forced to hurry several throws and at times was left looking dazed and confused . He was shaken up but left the field on his on steam after a sack by Jamall Johnson in the fourth quarter . The win improved the Lions record to 6 – 2 – 1 and moves them one point ahead of Saskatchewan in the CFL West . While Montreal ' s loss continued their on - going frustration when playing at BC Place Stadium which they haven ' t won in since 2000 . Week 11 : at Montreal Alouettes . " at Molson Stadium , Montreal Marcus Brady won his first start as an Alouette and Jarrett Payton scored three touchdowns as Montreal downed the BC Lions 32 – 14 on Sunday afternoon . The 6 – 4 Alouettes avenged a 46 – 14 loss in Vancouver last week to the 6 – 3 – 1 Lions , and beat BC for only the second time in 10 meetings since 2003 . Brady looked at home running the Montreal attack in place of Anthony Calvillo , who is out indefinitely with a torn rotator cuff , He won the battle of the back - ups over Jarious Jackson , who started a second game for BC in place of injured Dave Dickenson and Buck Pierce . Payton , who rushed for more than 100 yards , scored on runs of one , two and three yards , while Damon Duval had three field goals for Montreal . Cory Rodgers caught a TD pass and Paul McCallum had two field goals and a single for the Lions , who played their 900th CFL game since 1954 . Week 12 : vs . Toronto Argonauts . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver Workhorse running back Joe Smith plunged for two touchdowns as the BC Lions regained first place in the CFL West with a 40 – 7 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday . Smith , who had 99 rushing yards and is within six of 1 , 000 for the season , now has 12 rushing touchdowns . His clinching major made it 27 – 7 and it was set up by Ryan Phillips ' s league - leading eighth interception as the Lions turned a multitude of Toronto turnovers into points . Defensive end Brent Johnson recovered a fumble by Toronto quarterback Michael Bishop after he was sacked for the second time by Cameron Wake and rambled 25 yards to the end zone . BC took a 27 – 7 lead early in the fourth quarter after Mark Washington punched the ball away from Argo receiver Andre Talbot who leaped for a Bishop pass near midfield . BC quarterback Jarious Jackson made his fourth consecutive start in place of veteran Dave Dickenson ( concussion ) and Buck Pierce ( shoulder ) and managed the game better than his Toronto counterpart . He faced the league ' s top - rated pass defence but it was Bishop who was picked off three times . Korey Banks ' s interception led to one of Paul McCallum ' s five field goals , the longest from 46 yards . McCallum added three converts while Toronto kicker Noel Prefontaine conceded two safeties . The win moved the 7 – 3 – 1 Lions one point ahead of the Saskatchewan Roughriders , who lost 44 – 22 to the Calgary Stampeders . Week 13 : at Saskatchewan Roughriders . " at Mosaic Stadium , Regina The BC Lions pawed their way to an unlikely 37 – 34 victory on Saturday night , dampening and darkening the party mood among 28 , 800 fans at the sold out Mosaic Stadium , when Geroy Simon caught the game - winning 33 - yard touch down catch with 34 seconds remaining in the game . The Lions offence couldn ' t get anything going in the first half , outside of the line creating holes and Joe Smith churning up yardage . BC quarterback , Jarious Jackson was only 3 - of - 14 for 28 yards passing in the first half , while the Saskatchewan Roughriders marched three times for an early 22 – 7 lead in the first 16 minutes of the game . The Riders even had 200 - plus more yards in offence than the Lions at the end of the first half . Tensions between the two teams erupted before the end of the first half when Riders tackle Scott Schultz had rolled on to Jarious Jackson that caused BC guard Sherko Haji - Rasouli to throw in punches and eventually popped Schultz ' s helmet off . Meanwhile , Rob Murphy was standing over Saskatchewan rush end John Click , while his left hand was on Chick ' s chin strap and his right arm was cocked and ready . In the end , the referee ended up giving penalties to Rob Murphy and Scott Schultz for unnecessary roughness and decided to eject BC receiver Cory Rodgers out of the game during the melee , who had earlier caught two of Jackson ' s three completed first half passes , one of them resulting in a touchdown . Riders ' GM Eric Tillman eventually followed Lions ' President Bobby Ackles into the hallway yelling " That ' s not in the rulebook ! That ' s not in the rulebook ! " In the second half , Jackson became more effective completing his first six passes and eventually Joe Smith ran in for a 3 - yard touchdown to cut Saskatchewan ' s lead to 24 – 22 . Then with momentum on their side , the Lions decided on a 3rd and 1 , to keep their drive alive on their own 15 - yard line . Instead , Saskatchewan ' s defence was able to sack Jackson before he crossed the first down marker causing a turnover on downs . With good field position Kerry Joseph was able to complete Saskatchewan ' s drive when he ran in the end zone making it a 31 – 22 , Roughriders lead . But in the fourth quarter , Jackson would complete a 5 - yard TD pass to Jason Clermont to cut the Riders lead to 31 – 29 . The Riders only score in the fourth quarter came when kicker Luca Congi kicked a 25 - yard field goal to make it a 34 – 29 Riders lead . However , late in the game , with the Roughriders leading 34 – 30 , Jackson was able to find Geroy Simon in the end zone for a 33 - yard touchdown on a third down play to give the Lions the lead and the win with just 34 seconds left . The Lions ( 8 – 3 – 1 ) defence then took over picking off a Kerry Joseph pass on the ' Riders ' last - gasp drive to hang on and extend the club ' s lead atop the West Division by three points . Week 14 : vs . Calgary Stampeders . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver Jarious Jackson threw three touchdown passes and the Lions defence stopped the Calgary Stampeders from scoring a touchdown in a 42 – 9 CFL rout Saturday night . The Lions scored on their first two possessions and led 14 – 1 with 6 : 30 gone . Then the earth caved in for Calgary as Akili Smith , the former NFL first - round pick who was making his first CFL start in place of Henry Burris , limped off with about five minutes left in the second quarter with a slight groin pull after being sacked by Korey Banks . Knowing they had the Stampeders on the ropes the Lion defence made things miserable for inexperienced backup Barrick Nealy , who spent much of the game running for his life and took some brutal hits . Jackson , who moved up the depth chart after injuries to Dave Dickenson and Buck Pierce , improved his record to 4 – 2 as a starter . He methodically picked the Stampeder defence apart with pin - point passes , then showed his mobility with several key runs . His performance is an indication that Jarious Jackson is starting to become more comfortable at the starting position . Furthermore , Lions receiver Geroy Simon indicated that the team has become confident with Jackson as their starting quarterback . Week 15 : at Winnipeg Blue Bombers . " at Canad Inns Stadium , Winnipeg Week 16 at Edmonton Eskimos . " at Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton " Week 17 vs . Edmonton Eskimos . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver " Week 18 at Hamilton Tiger Cats . " at Ivor Wynne Stadium , Hamilton , Ontario " Week 19 vs Calgary Stampeders . " at BC Place Stadium , Vancouver " This was the final game of the BC Lions ' regular season . After the game the Lions finished the season with a record of 14 – 3 – 1 . The final score of this game was 25 – 24 for the Lions . The Calgary Stampeders tried to win the game at the last moment with no time left on the clock by attempting a field goal . The field goal was attempted but , it failed because the ball bounced off of the pole , which gave The Lions another big win . Playoffs . West final . This was the third meeting in four years between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions in the Western Final . In each meeting , the team that had lost the season series between the two teams , won the Western Final .