Jubilation.

That’s the best way to describe the Lions 41-38 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this past Thursday at Tim Horton’s Field in Hamilton.

It also could have been sadness had a few plays gone the other way.

Which lens you choose to examine the game dramatically impacts your opinion of said contest.

There’s an average of 150 snaps per CFL game.

Most of the time in close contests, the game might be decided by five or so plays.

When looking at ‘the game’ we usually make our judgment on those five or six plays.

In Hamilton, the Lions got a turnover in overtime when safety Cristophe Beaulieu caused a fumble that was recovered by defensive lineman Dewayne Hendrix. Five plays later, kicker Sean Whyte hit a 19-yard chip shot field goal to win the game for the Lions.

In the

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