Over the past 20-30 years, the BC Lions have been a pretty consistent member of the CFL Playoffs, and the way this season is going, their familiarity with the tournament will continue. After struggling through their last season (in 2019), going only 5-13, and finishing dead last in the west division, the Lions are back to their winning ways in 2021. The Lions have beaten the Calgary Stampeders once and the Ottawa Redblacks twice and now sit with the second-best record in the west division behind only defending champions, Winnipeg Bluebombers. Though Quarterback Michael Reilly and wide receiver Lucky Whitehead have been the stars of the show so far from BC, the Lions have been receiving excellent contributions from players all over the field. The defense has been among the best in the league, while BC’s passing game has put up numbers better than just about every other team in the league through the season’s first five games. The Lion’s dominance reached its peak in this early season last Saturday in a 45-13 win over the Ottawa Redblacks at BC Place Stadium. Quarterback Michael Reilly through for 319 yards and four touchdowns in the blowout win while his gang of receivers had a field day on the outside. Former member of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, Lucky Whitehead, was running whiled through the Redblacks secondary like he had been doing to teams all season long. Whitehead finished the game with 82 yards on only three receptions and even ran back a missed field goal for a touchdown in the first half. Receivers Bryan Burham and Jevon Cottoy have also torn secondaries apart all year with their excellent route running and football intelligence. Bryan Burham and Jevon Cottoy are second and third, respectively, in the receiving touchdowns this season as quarterback; Michael Reilly has been dotting them up in the endzone all season long. The Lions are off to a hot start and will be looking to keep that going in the coming weeks as they face division rivals, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Calgary Stampeders in weeks to come.