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HAMILTON — Give the B.C. Lions credit.

Just when you thought they had exhausted every conceivable method to blow a football game, they came up with a new and innovative one on Saturday night in Steeltown.

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In a surreal fourth quarter, the Lions blew a 15-point lead, then a 12-point lead, then a six-point lead in the final minute en route to a soul-crushing 35-34 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Lions now sit at 1-7 with a Thursday night date in Winnipeg against the brassy Blue Bombers.

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Here’s what we learned from the latest Lions debacle:

• Stop us if this sounds familiar. The Lions were in complete control in the final frame, holding a 15-point lead and driving into Hamilton territory when a Mike Reilly pass was tipped and picked off by Tunde Adeleke, who returned the ball to the Lions’ 44.

The Ticats had to settle for a 13-yard Lirim Hajrullahu field goal. Still, a 12-point lead and no worries, right? You should know better than to ask.