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Bombers scored 12 unanswered late, down Lions

Jan 8, 2008 - 10:05 PM VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Rob Pikula kicked two field goals as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers scored 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to down the BC Lions in a battle of division leaders.

After the Blue Bombers, leaders of the East Division, trailed, 22-10, entering the final period, Pikula nailed a 42-yard field goal to trim the lead to 21-13. Winnipeg (4-2-1) further cut into the lead against the West Division-leading Lions when quarterback Kevin Glenn found wide receiver Terrence Edwards for a six-yard scoring pass, narrowing the deficit to 21-19.

The Blue Bombers' two-point convert failed, but B.C. returner Ian Smart fumbled the ensuing kickoff. That gave Pikula, the team's regular punter who replaced regular kicker Troy Westwood early on, an opportunity to kick his third field goal of the game that gave Winnipeg its first lead of the game with 8:17 remaining in the fourth quarter.

B.C. (5-2) missed a 43-yard field goal and failed in a last-ditch effort when quarterback Buck Pierce threw an incompletion on a third-and-five with less than a minute remaining.