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That doesn’t sound like a big night, but Harris started the game going two-for-six for 31 measly yards in the first quarter, then went 23 of 27 for 263 yards while putting up 36 points and leading the Eskimos on five consecutive scoring drives. All this came in a little over two quarters of work.

Esks receiver Greg Ellingson finished the night with nine catches for 174 yards and two touchdowns.

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Reilly, meanwhile, started off hot but couldn’t alter the momentum of the game once the Eskimos got rolling. The Lions’ quarterback hit on 10 of his first 12 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown over the game’s first 25 minutes but finished just 14 of 25 for 149 yards with an interception. The Lions also produced just 42 yards of offence over the final three quarters.

The good news was Leos’ kicker Sergio Castillo went five-for-five on field goal attempts. The not-so-good news is the Lions only scored one touchdown, and that came on their first possession as the Eskimos’ defence eventually wore down Reilly and company.

Reilly was sacked six times in the second half, had another pass batted down at the line of scrimmage and was under constant pressure.

“That’s one of our guys,” said offensive tackle Joel Figueroa of the punishment Reilly took. “That’s family to us. We’re definitely going to fix that. We’re not going to let that happen again.”

The news wasn’t any better on the defensive side of the ball for the Lions. They surrendered 409 yards in offence to the Eskimos while producing just 202 of their own.