The clock struck midnight Saturday on the terrific turnaround season of the Calgary Stampeders.

That’s two weeks too early for their liking in what they were hoping would be a grand Grey Cup chase.

But they’ll have to live with it, likely kicking themselves all the while after time mismanagement played a massive role in the Canadian Football League playoff contest.

Sean Whyte’s 43-yard field-goal at the final whistle was ultimately the play that ended the CFL West Division semifinal 33-30 in favour of the host BC Lions.

“Obviously, it hurts,” Stampeders QB Vernon Adams Jr. told reporters post-game. “It sucks. Someone had to lose. Someone had to win. It’s a good team over there. We fought our butts off.”

They certainly did — time and again responding to the Lions forever taking a lead

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