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<\/p>\nKelly had set the table for Arbuckle, spotting Toronto to a 17-6 lead on a pair of touchdown passes to receiver Makai Polk before leaving the game late in the opening half after a late hit.<\/p>\n
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Arbuckle wasn\u2019t fancy but got the job done. He completed 13 of 20 passes for 134 yards, with no touchdowns or interceptions, as Toronto improved to 3-4 and snapped a three-game losing skid. He also had two carries for 28 yards to be Toronto\u2019s leading rusher.<\/p>\n
Argo head coach Mike Miller said Arbuckle took the game in hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk about managing game situations,\u201d said Miller. \u201cThat\u2019s why he\u2019s here. He\u2019s done that for us in the past. He just prepares so well. He\u2019s a pro\u2019s pro. He\u2019s an extra set of eyes for me on the sidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rookie Toronto kicker Brady Lidster was good on four of five field goal attempts in his first CFL game.<\/p>\n
Lidster, filling in for Argo veteran Lirim Hajrullahu who didn\u2019t play due to a non-injury-related roster decision, was good from 48, 47, 37 and 24 yards. He hit the upright on a 43-yard attempt.<\/p>\n
Arbuckle was impressed with how cool Lidster \u2014 who was born in St. Thomas, Ont., and played at the University of Windsor \u2014 was under fire.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made a point to really talk to him all week and try to install some confidence and belief in him,\u201d said Arbuckle. \u201cHe was a great kicker in college. He\u2019s only going to get better at this level. He already showed it out there today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelly competed 15 of 18 passes for 197 yards and touchdowns passes of 19 and 44 yards to Polk before leaving the game.<\/p>\n
Tempers flared on the play. Kelly slid to the ground after a six-yard run but took a late hit from B.C. linebacker Darnell Sankey. That resulted in pushing and shoving and penalties accessed to both teams.<\/p>\n
Sankey insisted he didn\u2019t mean to injure Kelly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s running the ball,\u201d said Sankey. \u201cIn my opinion, quarterbacks slide a little early. It was just a hit. I\u2019m not trying to take anybody out. It\u2019s unfortunate. You don\u2019t want anybody to get hurt. I hope he\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller didn\u2019t know the extent of Kelly\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
Polk also left the game in the third quarter after a vicious hit from B.C. defensive back Stantley Thomas-Oliver but returned to play again. He led all receivers with 91 yards on four catches.<\/p>\n
His biggest play came in the second quarter. Polk got behind the Lions\u2019 defence and hauled in a 44-yard pass to make the score 17-6.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made a bunch of big plays,\u201d said Arbuckle. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to see him ball out again.\u201d<\/p>\n
B.C. quarterback Chase Brice, making his first CFL start, completed 14 of 25 passes for 163 yards as the Lions dropped to 1-5 and are last in the West Division.<\/p>\n
Brice, who played in place of the injured Nathan Rourke, didn\u2019t hide his disappointment after the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI left some stuff out there and we wanted to make more plays,\u201d he said. \u201cWe wanted to score. I just didn\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether just bad throws, or they had a lot of things covered as well. That\u2019s where I need to get out of the pocket, find my short throws or check down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rourke, the CFL\u2019s reigning outstanding player, hurt his shoulder on the second play from scrimmage in last week\u2019s 19-17 loss to the Edmonton Elks.<\/p>\n
Sean Whyte accounted for all the Lions scoring, kicking field goals of 34, 30, 27 and 17 yards.<\/p>\n
Brice was replaced by Kaidon Salter late in the fourth quarter. Salter completed nine of 15 passes for 121 yards.<\/p>\n
A crowd of 21,438 watched the Lions\u2019 first game at B.C. Place Stadium this season due to the facility hosting the FIFA World Cup. The Lions played two home games in Kelowna, B.C.<\/p>\n
Sankey was frustrated the Lions gave up 373 yards of offence, with 331 of them passing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable in my opinion,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to figure things out.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur job is to play football and win. We\u2019re not winning right now. We\u2019ve got to do what we\u2019ve got to do to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
UP NEXT<\/p>\n
Argonauts: Host the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday, Aug. 6.<\/p>\n
Lions: Visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 25, 2026.<\/p>\n
Jim Morris, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kelly had set the table for Arbuckle, spotting Toronto to a 17-6 lead on a pair of touchdown…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":826782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-826781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}