VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The BC Lions will try to reach their second Grey Cup game in a row this afternoon as they’ll welcome the Calgary Stampeders to BC Place for the Western Final.

The defending-champion Lions won two of their three meetings with Calgary this season. BC Took the first two games, a 34-8 decision on the road in late July, and a 27-22 victory at home in early October. The Stampeders crushed the Lions 41-21 in their final match-up of the regular season on Oct. 26.

The Lions 13-5 record gave them top spot in the West Division for the second year in a row. The Stampeders finished just one win back with a 12-6 record.

Calgary advanced to the Western Final with a thrilling 36-30 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Sunday. Drew Tate connected with Romby Bryant on a 68-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left to earn the win.

Tate’s heroics won’t be able to continue into today’s game. The young quarterback is out for the rest of the season with a broken bone in his arm. He’ll be replaced by veteran Kevin Glenn, who made 15 starts for Calgary during he regular season while Tate sat out with a shoulder injury.

The Lions will have Travis Lulay back under centre. Last year’s Grey Cup MVP played just over a quarter over the final three games of the regular season while he dealt with a sore shoulder.

BC will be getting receiver Arland Bruce back after he sat out the past five games with a concussion. Bruce had five touchdown grabs before he went down to injury.

The roof will be closed at BC Place. Kick-off is at 1:30 p.m. The winner will meet either the Toronto Argonauts or Montreal Alouettes in the 100th Grey Cup Game next Sunday in Toronto.