Jon Cornish clearly won the battle in the regular season

Nye: Riders have a lot to prove in Western Final
The BC Lions left Mosaic Stadium on Sunday knowing they let one slip away. The Riders were having trouble finding consistency on offence and defense and all of a sudden, it appeared to be the worst case scenario.Third and a yard-and-a-half, shot gun formation, stuffed.The Lions had the first turnover of the game in Riders territory.BC's defence left the field feeling they may have just made the play of the game, but it was the two plays after that actually started to turn the game in the Riders favour.Don’t try to figure out how, or why a Rider turnover helped get them momentum, as momentum is as hard to figure out as it is to obtain.On BC's first play off the turnover,Weldon Brown stuffed first down attempt.The second play saw Tyron Brackenridge confirm his reputation as the league’s hardest hitter when he popped Andrew Harris to force the Lions to punt.You saw it, the Riders had life. Dwight Anderson would make another big hit on Emmanuel Arcenaux and it was game on for the Green and White.What came next was the Darian Durant show in the fourth quarter as he and the offence picked up the momentum and rolled over the BC Lions to the tune of 13 unanswered points and plane ticket to Calgary for the Western Final.It sets up the game many have been anticipating for most of the season. They were the top two teams from Week 1.After their first two games the Riders and Stamps had beaten each other once apiece and were even in total points scored. Related Links Pedersen: Durant silences critics Rod Pedersen gives a round of applause for quarterback Darian Durant, who he believes had one of the best performances of his career in the Western Semi-Final. Western Final Playoff Centre Buy: Western Final tickets Their last meeting had all the makings of a playoff game, as the Riders were in need of a win to keep any hope of a first place finish alive.The game didn’t disappoint. The winning touchdown came with just 1:48 left in the game when Jon Cornish ran in from three-yards out for a 29-25 win.The Riders have a lot to prove. There are some on this team that were on the field last year in the Western Semi-Final as Romby Bryant hauled in a Drew Tate pass to beat the Riders in the final seconds.On the outside, this is as even a game as you could draw up.The quarterbacks have each gotten teams to two Grey Cups without yet earning a ring.The running backs have been battling for the title of best in the CFL all season. While, Jon Cornish clearly won the battle in the regular season,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Kory Sheets has the chance on Sunday to make an even bigger statement.The offensive lines are among the best and maybe the top two in the league.On defence, less than a point per game separated the two teams in terms of points allowed with the Riders have the number one defense, Stampeders number two.Special teams are just as close with the Stampeders with a slight edge.To sit here and definitely write what the difference will be on Sunday, would be like flipping a coin, and ironically enough depending on the wind, winning a coin flip could actually be a considerable advantage.That is why playoff football is so great. You just don’t know how a game is going to play out.All you ask for is the two best teams are there to settle the score and that’s what we have in both the West and East Final.Enjoy.