When DeVier Posey hits the field Saturday night, heB次元官网网址檚 going to be focused on keeping his emotions in check and playing football.

The B.C. Lions wide receiver wants to bounce back from a tough loss, but Saturday will also be the first time Posey lines up against his former teammates on the Toronto Argonauts.

B次元官网网址淚 just kind of want to stay locked in, stay mentally prepared,B次元官网网址� the MVP of last yearB次元官网网址檚 Grey Cup said after practice on Friday.

After winning the championship with Toronto, Posey signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

He joined the Lions last month after being released by the NFL club and has since tallied 11 receptions for 111 yards in three games, including last weekB次元官网网址檚 blowout loss in Hamilton.

The Lions (6-7), last in the West Division but just two points back of Winnipeg and Edmonton, have spent all week atoning in practice for the 40-10 loss, Posey said.

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Sometimes athletes need a tough result to B次元官网网址渮ap you into reality,B次元官网网址� said Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings.

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Jennings threw for 146 yards and three interceptions in the loss to the Ticats.

Lions head coach Wally Buono said indecision and doubt impacted the 26-year-oldB次元官网网址檚 performance.

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B次元官网网址淲hen you look at the Hamilton game, IB次元官网网址檓 not really sure that anyone was proud of their work, their effort. This is a different week, this is a different opportunity.B次元官网网址�

Both B.C. and Toronto (3-10) are coming off losses, but the Lions went 3-1 in September, while the Argos have now lost five in a row.

They may be on a losing skid, but the Argos will still come into SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 game ready to fight, Jennings said.

B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e a professional team,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e going to come out to play for their pride and play for their jobs. And weB次元官网网址檙e going to have to make sure that weB次元官网网址檙e strapped down, that weB次元官网网址檙e saddled up and ready to go because any team in this league can beat any team. And weB次元官网网址檙e not taking it for granted.B次元官网网址�

After Argos got trampled 38-16 by the Stampeders last Saturday, the clubB次元官网网址檚 top brass opted to keep the squad in Calgary for the week.

Argos coach Marc Trestman said the Lions have plenty of weapons at their disposal.

B次元官网网址淥ffensively they are a loaded football team,B次元官网网址� Trestman said in Vancouver Friday. B次元官网网址淛ennings is an explosive passer. Defensively they are so multiple. We all know pass-rush wise they are as good as anybody in the league.B次元官网网址�

Toronto essentially needs to run the table the rest of the season to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson admits this season has been a tough one, but said he still has hope.

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TORONTO ARGONAUTS (3-10) AT B.C. LIONS (6-7)

Saturday, B.C. Place

PLAYOFF DREAMS:

Neither the Lions or Argonauts are currently in the CFLB次元官网网址檚 playoff picture, but a win for B.C. could be a big step towards a post-season berth. Victory would improve the LionsB次元官网网址� record to 7-7 B次元官网网址� matching what both the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers held going into this week.

ROAD WOES:

Both B.C. and Toronto have struggled on the road this year. The Argos have lost all six away games so far, while the LionsB次元官网网址� record is 1-6. The Leos have fared much better on home turf, posting a 5-1 record at B.C. Place.

SPLITTING HISTORY:

The Argos claimed a narrow 24-23 victory when the teams last met in August. If the Lions win Saturday and the series is split, it will mark the sixth year in a row that each organization has taken home a win.

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press

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