It wasn91裸聊视频檛 the regular season the B.C. Lions planned for.

After starting the campaign 5-1, the Leos faced challenge after challenge 91裸聊视频� injuries, an extended losing skid, a quarterback controversy 91裸聊视频� and finished third in the West with a 9-9 record.

Now B.C. is looking to use that adversity as fuel as it heads to Regina to meet the Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-8-1) in the West semifinal on Saturday.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 great that we91裸聊视频檙e battle tested,91裸聊视频� said defensive back T.J. Lee. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been through a lot.91裸聊视频�

Playoffs are the great equalizer, where every team91裸聊视频檚 record resets to 0-0, said quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.

91裸聊视频淲hatever happened during the year, it does not matter. You have to come to play regardless,91裸聊视频� he said Thursday. 91裸聊视频淪o regardless of who you are, if you got a first-round bye or not, you have to come to play. And that91裸聊视频檚 it. We just want to play our best football moving forward.91裸聊视频�

The Lions know there are more setbacks ahead, said head coach and co-general manager Rick Campbell. The key to weathering them will be focusing on one play at a time.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 going to be the name of the game. Playoffs is really about resiliency and bouncing back. And you91裸聊视频檝e got to do that on both sides,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲hen something bad happens, you move on. If something good happens, you move on and do it again.91裸聊视频�

B.C. heads into the playoffs well rested and healthy following a bye week. The Lions last played on Oct. 19 when they downed the league-leading Montreal Alouettes 27-3.

That result won91裸聊视频檛 count for anything come Saturday, Campbell noted.

91裸聊视频淚r91裸聊视频檚 always better to win than to lose, that91裸聊视频檚 for sure,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut I think when you shift to playoff mode, it91裸聊视频檚 just a different deal and it91裸聊视频檚 all do or die.91裸聊视频�

The Riders finished their regular season with a 27-12 loss to the Calgary Stampeders last week.

After splitting the season series with Saskatchewan, though, everyone in the B.C. locker room knows they91裸聊视频檙e in for a battle come Saturday, said running back William Stanback.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e a fiery team. They can execute on all cylinders,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e a team that you really have to watch out for and be well prepared to go up against. But we91裸聊视频檙e a confident group. We know what we can do, what we91裸聊视频檙e capable of.91裸聊视频�

The Riders limited Stanback 91裸聊视频� who had the second-most rushing yards (1,175) in the CFL during the regular season 91裸聊视频� to just 35 yards when Saskatchewan trounced B.C. 39-8 back on Oct. 12.

91裸聊视频淪ometimes, as a running back, you get games like that,91裸聊视频� said the 30-year-old American. 91裸聊视频淏ut you just have to be mentally strong where you don91裸聊视频檛 get frustrated and understand every game isn91裸聊视频檛 going to be like that.91裸聊视频�

The Lions possess another major offensive threat in Justin McInnis, who led the league in receiving yards this season with a career-best 1,469.

The 28-year-old receiver from Pierrefonds, Que., said he worked hard for the accomplishment 91裸聊视频� and that hard work continues as the post-season begins.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 super proud of myself,91裸聊视频� said McInnis, a former Roughrider. 91裸聊视频淏ut at the end of the day, it doesn91裸聊视频檛 mean nothing if you don91裸聊视频檛 get that Grey Cup at the end of the year. A good year is a good year, but I want that championship.91裸聊视频�

The Lions have won the West semifinal two years in a row, beating the Stampeders both times. While not everyone on the current roster was in the locker room for those games, many of the players have ample post-season experience they91裸聊视频檙e reflecting on as they prep for Saturday91裸聊视频檚 tilt.

91裸聊视频淲e just have to be the team that has more will,91裸聊视频� said Stanback, who won a Grey Cup with the Alouettes last season. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got to have more fire in our hearts, and we have to have just the extra enthusiasm to win our one-on-one battles.91裸聊视频�

After a regular season stacked with challenges, the Lions feel they have a lot more to show in the playoffs.

91裸聊视频淲e haven91裸聊视频檛 scratched the surface of our potential,91裸聊视频� said Lee. 91裸聊视频淪o that91裸聊视频檚 what I91裸聊视频檓 excited about, shining at the right time. Every team has to find that boost at the right time of the year to persevere and win the championship.91裸聊视频�