High-flying B.C. Lions look to stay undefeated against rested Ottawa Redblacks
Nathan Rourke has grabbed the early headlines this CFL season — and not simply because he’s a rare Canadian quarterback.
The 24-year-old from Victoria, B.C., powered the B.C. Lions (2-0) to a pair of lopsided victories to start the campaign and, last week, set a league record in the process. Rourke threw for 436 yards and hit a new single-game record for passing yards by a Canadian QB as the Lions thumped the Toronto Argonauts 44-3.
B.C. has scored 103 points this year, matching the most any CFL club has put up in the first two games of a season (Toronto, 1992).
While much of the attention has been on Rourke, the Lions’ defence has been solid, too, giving up just 18 points, including a single touchdown.