Calgary @ BC preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 20, 2016 ) BC Lions 15, Calgary 42

The BC Lions look to bounce back from their most disappointing loss of the season when they host the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. The Lions were thumped 41-8 by the last-place Saskatchewan Roughriders to spoil quarterback Jonathon Jennings' return from a four-game absence and hope to rebound quickly with the surging Stampeders, who have won seven of the last eight meetings with BC including a 42-15 thrashing in the 2016 West Division Final, striding confidently into town.

"We have to get our minds right," BC linebacker Solomon Elimimian told reporters. "Everybody has to be accountable to knowing that's not good enough." Calgary hopes that a bye week doesn't rob it of the momentum gained from a three-game winning streak. The Stampeders had won five of their last six games, including a 41-24 victory against the Toronto Argonauts on Aug. 3, before having a week off, to stay within striking distance of the undefeated Edmonton Eskimos at the top of the division, and hope to continue their success in Vancouver where they have won three of the last four matchups. "Guys understand BC is a talented, high-powered football team," Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell wrote on Twitter. "They let a game slip on the road but we know who they are and the talent that they have."

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TSN, ESPN3

ABOUT THE STAMPEDERS (5-1-1): Calgary received a boost with the news that linebacker Deron Mayo, who led the team with 77 tackles before suffering a torn patellar tendon on Oct. 15, 2016, is ready to make his season debut as is Junior Turner, who is fully recovered from a knee operation in the offseason. The Stampeders parted ways with defensive lineman Ben D'Aguilar, who appeared in four games this season, defensive back Osagie Odiase and wide receiver Jarett Boykin. Wide receiver Lemar Durant was enjoying a career year before he suffered a knee injury that will require surgery in the win against Toronto.

ABOUT THE LIONS (5-3): Jennings struggled in his first game since hurting his shoulder on the opening possession against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 15 as he was limited to 195 passing yards and threw four interceptions against Saskatchewan. "This was the toughest game of my career," Jennings told reporters. "I'm going to learn from this and get better." Bryan Burnham, who leads the team in receiving yards (546), missed the last game with a leg injury, but is expected to return in time for Friday's clash while fellow wide receiver Nick Moore suffered a hip injury against the Roughriders and is questionable going forward.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Calgary has won 11 straight regular-season games against West Division rivals.

2. BC has given up 37 or more points in three of its last four contests.

3. The Stampeders have outscored opponents 128-35 over the last three games.

PREDICTION: Stampeders 36, Lions 30