QB Nichols expects Bombers to show up with ‘playoff-type urgency’ against Lions
WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols isn’t counting on anyone doing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a favour.
If the CFL club wants to secure a home playoff date for the first time since 2011, the quarterback knows now’s the time to get that done with a victory Saturday afternoon against the visiting B.C. Lions.
“It’s a playoff-type urgency for us,” Nichols said Friday after the team’s walkthrough. “I’ve been in this league long enough that you can’t count on anyone in this league to do favours for you. I totally expect Edmonton to win out.
“If you want to get to where you want to be and be a championship team, you’ve got to win games that are must-win because that’s what they are when you get to the playoffs.”