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For a certain segment of B.C. Lions fans, it was one more opportunity to toss a log on Jonathon Jennings’ small campfire of screw-ups.

Less than three minutes remained in last Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Lions ahead 32-25, when Jennings rolled out on a first-down play, looking for receiver Shawn Gore.

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But, for the third time in the game, Jennings’ throw ended up in the wrong hands, a re-enactment of egregious late-game interceptions against Edmonton (Sept. 23) and Calgary (July 29) that either pulled defeat from the jaws of victory or sabotaged an opportunity for the Lions to win.

This time, disaster came in the form of Blue Bombers halfback Kevin Fogg. He returned the Jennings faux pas 50 yards before Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols threw a 10-yard touchdown to Clarence Denmark to tie the game following the turnover. The Bombers went on to win 35-32.

“That can’t happen,” Jennings said Wednesday, looking back on last Saturday’s game but also looking ahead to Saturday’s opponent, the Eskimos. “When you’ve got a lead like that, you can’t let it slide. It was a stupid mistake. When the other team earns it, that’s one thing. But you just can’t give them opportunities like that. It says a lot about the way I play. I’ve won games by being aggressive. And I’ve lost games by being aggressive. You’ve just got to find that middle ground — of when to be aggressive and when to play smart. I’ve got to play smarter.”