B.C. Lions at Calgary Stampeders

Sunday, 4:30 p.m.

Chris Rainey and the B.C. Lions will try to do what no other CFL team could this season: Beat the Calgary Stampeders at home. Calgary hosts B.C. in the West Division final Sunday. The Stampeders posted a CFL-best 15-2-1 record, won the season series with the Lions 2-1, and were 9-0 at McMahon Stadium. That included a 44-41 overtime victory over B.C. on July 29. Calgary outscored the Lions 22-7 in the fourth before Rene Parades’ winning field goal in the extra session. But Calgary must be wary of Rainey. His 73-yard punt return TD led B.C. to a season-opening 20-18 home win over Calgary on June 25. Rainey also scored on a one-yard run in the contest, then had a 95-yard punt return touchdown in the Stampeders’ overtime victory. On Sept. 18, Rainey accumulated 333 total return yards and scored twice — on identical 103-yard kickoff and punt returns — in Calgary’s 35-23 home win. Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player award for a second straight year. The 26-year-old Texan threw a league-high 32 TD passes and was second overall in passing yards (5,385). Mitchell had 233 passing yards in the season opener but threw for over 300 yards and five TDs in Calgary’s two wins over B.C. The Stampeders led the CFL in scoring (32.6 points per game) and allowed a league-low 20 sacks. Jerome Messam, a finalist for the outstanding Canadian award, was the top rusher with 1,198 yards and 12 TDs. Jonathon Jennings anchors a B.C. offence that was first in rushing TDs (23), rushing yards (115.7 per game) and yards per play (7.1). Now that the playoffs have finally arrived for the Stamps, it’s hard to bet against them at home.