and what's shaping up to be a beautiful night here in the nation's capital looking at the redo canal and in behind it TD plays for the Lions and the red blacks off to their best start [Music] ever R and this entire offense is trying to get on track after having some tough outings over the last 3 4 weeks against the bombers down to the Ottawa 42 first down BC opening possession he gets away from the pressure Nathan Rook takes off and Rook does get a good pickup on that first down a second and short coming up second and two after the 8- yd pickup by Nathan roor in the ground and faking to stand back and throwing and going up high pointing it and getting it nicely is McKinnis who already has two catches in this game and DeAndre Lamont in coverage but he brings it down for another BC first down penalty Ed two in this one and in is David Mackey the fullback is a quarterback for a play in short yardage and he has himself another touchdown number four in the season and what a drive for roor and the BC Lions moving right down the field getting a penalty to set him up for Mackey who has the opening touchdown Raquel Rock Armstead is the running back beside Brown had a shotgun and first down throwing right away looking deep right and he's got bran Addison a big play Ottawa to get things started Manny Rumba in coverage on Addison but he got behind and Ottawa strikes quickly this much shorter from 24 to get get the red blacks on the board with the new group come on hardly playing at all in the last two years second and four the auto at 37 and it's caught again by McKinnis found his way open and good yardage after the catch for Justin McKinnis rook and McKinnis have something going early in this game inside the 10 second and eight at the Ottawa nine Endzone look soft toss and just out of bounds intended there for Keon Hatcher aely Shawn White looking to make it 47 straight second longest streak and he gets it they decided to make a change and now they handle short yardage toss inside on the sweep in the red laxs Lorenzo Malden coming in and nothing's happening for B on that first down [Applause] play but this is to make it 48 straight already got the second longest in history behind Lewis Ward and looking to get that much closer it's blocked blocked the red blacks deadmond takes it in the end zone and they'll well it's no yards flag coming out on that too but Shawn White 46 straight field goals made and the red blacks Block in his 477th attempt it's a second and eight now for Ottawa trailing now 11 to3 eight-point difference the throw by Brown open is oison second Big Catch he's had in this game that one gets into the lion Zone down to about the BC 46 for brillan Addison gain of 22 yards taking the hand off rolling out to the right throwing it down deep to the right mner Dominic ryes excuse me with the fly coming out xbc lion Dominic ryes with the football down near the goal line offensive pass interference Ottawa number 15 10yd penalty remains first down second and 16 at the bc52 11-3 the Lions starting quickly three-man rush they set up a screen but that's not happening at all back at Midfield as that's Ryder Varga remember the 74 champions in monrey all after a 13 yd pickup stand back RoR under pressure and they've got him Nathan RoR is sacked he's taken down back at the BC 15 yd line Ona with some fresh legs in there tonight loss of six so second and long BC off to the left it's intercepted there are a lots of red bright blocks in the area when that ball came down and Ottawa takes over the third interception thrown by Nathan R since the comeback in the hands of Elijah McGee with his second pick of the season in a real game end zone look for brown and is it picked off right back nearly by Gary Peters great coverage on jayen Acklin Drew Brown yeah he has time over the middle head a touchdown wow what a great throw a tackling went right back to him and yeah beautiful pass to get the Red Blocks a touchdown Baron miles a Hall of Famer many good years with DC from the 45 roor escapes the pressure he takes off and across m fi he still in his feet what a run by Nathan roor still going roor all the way down and out of bounds deep inside Ottawa territory 610 and the clock and Counting now until the half second and five roor and the Lions threatening again fourman rush off to the right stand back just can't hang on to it he would have had a chance to take that into the end zone now not blocked that time 21 y up and through at the BC 29 14-9 Lions leading it RW Brown Josh archal nearly got him then the production improves as he rolls out to the right he gets rid of it intercept it he threw it back as he was heading out of bounds and it was costley as now the Red Blocks have turned over the football Manny rugamba with the interception for BC I like it big catch by hergy my Allen I'm just making it difficult if they're not in straight fire just bring up balls out and it's recovered we do have another turnover on the football is rder Varga off that fumble by ryquell Armstead BC ball BC lead by five late first half Nathan roor over to the right and it's caught two aart has it on a first down in the Ottawa Zone down around the 41 yd line so it'll be a 35 yd try now from Shawn White two for three that one was blocked earlier and he had a good one and he has another good one here barely a minute left 11 second and 10 very little pressure at it it's caught there by Hardy Justin Hardy his biggest play of the night and there might be a chance for Lewis Ward coming up his season highs 51 did that twice including the gamewinner last week in calry here we go from 54 out Lewis ward has his new season High embracing his chance to be a starter with this Lions defense and they bring the heat and he gets rid of it quickly the rookie Nick Marner is a big carry after the catch SE ens doesn't get him and Nick mner gets himself a touchdown his first CFL touchdown 64 yds for mner the second overall pick in the 2024 CFL graft what a moment for him making his Mark PC 39 now Nathan roor first down oh he loses the ball he zipped just as he was trying to get rid of it Kenny Ona comes up with it got another turnover Ottawa football as they got pressure on Nathan Rook mark it at the 29 is second and four Ottawa with time Brown Crossing route aan lck to Space ahead he can walk into the end zone jayen ockland has his second touchdown of the night after review by the command center we have offensive pass interference Auto on number 84 the 10yd penalty second down repeated Challenge and saves some Four Points here Lewis ward two for two coming up from the 36 off the right upright it is still 20- 17 I mean Terry Williams was running around in the end zone but that was a dead ball he's real good at those in the middle second and six now right around Midfield and coverage is there by Gary Peters and Jaylen aan thinks that coverage was a little too close after review by the command center we have pass interference BC number one 10 yd penalty automatic first down diving for him you got to keep those legs underneath you so they mark it at the 22 it's a second and six Brown is throwing it's caught five touchdown look gets it again he's got his first two career CFL touchdowns Nick mner with the catch what a half he's suddenly having 22 yds and the red blacks increase their lead this is big for the red blacks defense too to keep this momentum going for Ottawa tried to force a turnover across the 45 here's Ro third down and long and it is caught down at the 40 it's a first down they barely got enough that's abart with a big catch again for BC to get that first down the sticks come out and got it what a difference third down at the one third and goal what a huge moment again in this game David Mackey touchdown yep they called it Mackey got it waiting for that signal Rick Campbell signals just kick the one get it within a field goal but Mackey again in short yardage with his fifth touchdown of the [Music] season long drive to cut it down to three But Here Comes Ottawa again scoring range 13 yd line and oh touchdown jayen akan they're saying he didn't survive the contact he's still down on the field after landing hard Jaylen akan remains down after going up for a catch coming down very hard on on his back back and the shoulder players taking a knee with an ambulance out on the field looks like I I could see that he was moving his his hands and his arms a very good sign obviously it is third and goal at the bc1 huge play especially for the Lions to keep it within three from trying it pushing does he break the plane yes he does touchdown for the red blackx long time and it was a struggle either great start in this one and they're in a 10-point hole now he had time the ball is out they stripped it from Ro and this defensive Onslaught by Michael Wakefield in the red BLX continues another turnover Lions turning it over again in their own Zone too it's at the bc34 Ottawa goes to work a screen and it's read nicely Addison coed it up and it is Tavi Jonah Tay picking it up so one turnover deserves another I guess as BC takes it right back up at the lion 45 and a reprieve coming up here for Nathan roor in the Lions offense roor makes sure everybody's on the same page with that play Four receivers to the left looking that way and it's caught inside the 20 take the take the three points make it a one possession game see if your defense can get a stop sha white pumps it through so there's three there's one score so now seven points down and 208 on the clock when you have to have the play you just saw the general manager Shan Burke oh breaking through spinning around and that'll do it as he slides down and the best start for an autoa CFL team since 1978 they celebrate still unbeaten at home and for the BC Lions game number two for Nathan RoR in the books the BC's Los streak goes to five they fall to a record of five and six