{"id":877788,"date":"2026-08-31T03:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/877788\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T03:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T03:58:12","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-13-win-over-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/877788\/","title":{"rendered":"3 stats that defined BC’s Week 13 win over Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada<\/a> works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful change for children and communities worldwide. From clean water initiatives to education and empowerment programs, the partnership highlights how the rhythms of the game can inspire rhythms of change far beyond the field.<\/p>\n

OTTAWA \u2014 The BC Lions wrapped up Week 13 in the CFL with a 45-24 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Sunday night at TD Place Stadium, earning their fifth straight victory.<\/p>\n

A monster performance from Zander Horvath and a bounce-back second half from Nathan Rourke<\/a> helped the Lions turn a halftime tie into a 21-point victory, improving their record to 6-5 on the season.<\/p>\n

The REDBLACKS showed flashes early but couldn\u2019t sustain their momentum after halftime, and fall to 0-11 heading into their Week 14 bye.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the BC Lions\u2019 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS in the Week 13.<\/p>\n

\"\"FROM STATS TO IMPACT
\u00bb Horvath leads Lions past REDBLACKS for fifth straight win<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Depth Charts:\u00a0BC<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0OTT<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Lions, REDBLACKS by the numbers<\/a>
\u00bb CFL x World Vision Partnership Hub<\/a>
\u00bb About World Vision Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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4 \u2013 ZANDER HORVATH TOUCHDOWNS<\/p>\n

Zander Horvath cannot be stopped.<\/p>\n

The power back continued his torrid touchdown pace on Sunday, scoring four rushing majors, including two in the third quarter that helped the Lions pull away from a 17-17 halftime tie. He finished with a career-high 164 rushing yards on a career-high 24 carries, adding 30 receiving yards on four catches. His fourth touchdown came late in the fourth quarter to put the game away and pushed his league-leading total to 16 this season.<\/p>\n

BC finished with 231 rushing yards to Ottawa\u2019s three, with Horvath leading the way. His down-to-down efficiency and ability to finish drives allowed the Lions to dictate the pace of play and string together long possessions.<\/p>\n

17 \u2013 CONSECUTIVE NATHAN ROURKE COMPLETIONS<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the way Nathan Rourke<\/a> wanted to start the game, but he finished strong after a pair of first-half interceptions, completing his final 17 passes of the night. The streak helped him finish 22-for-25 for 355 yards and two touchdowns, his fourth straight game over the 300-yard benchmark since returning from injury.<\/p>\n

Even after getting banged up at the end of the second quarter, Rourke returned on a roll, moving the ball consistently and helping the Lions drain the clock while keeping any potential Ottawa comeback out of reach.<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 REDBLACKS TURNOVERS<\/p>\n

The REDBLACKS continue to prove the importance of the turnover battle in the CFL. Entering Week 13 with the fewest turnovers forced and the most given away, Ottawa got one half of the equation right on Sunday, nabbing two interceptions and ending a Lions red-zone drive with a forced fumble. However, things weren\u2019t as clean on offence, as Ottawa racked up four giveaways, including a turnover on downs on the goal line with a chance to extend an early lead.<\/p>\n

The miscues gave BC too many extra opportunities, and the Lions made them count as they pulled away in the second half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-877788","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\/877788","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=877788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}