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Fans were once again treated to a list of games that came down to the wire as the first three games of Week 5 were won by a combined five points. 

The Blue Bombers fed off their home crowd, squeeking out a victory over Steven Jyles and the Eskimos and Chad Owens recorded two touchdowns as the Argos left Montreal with a three-point win.  Meanwhile, Henry Burris brought the Tiger-Cats all the way back to edge the Riders by a point and the BC Lions got back into the win column with an easy 34-8 win in Calgary.

Winnipeg 23, Edmonton 22

WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Bombers got their first win of the season in front of a fired-up Canad Inns Stadium crowd on Thursday night, overcoming a 10-point second half deficit and holding the Esks to just a single point in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 23-22 win.

Alex Brink threw for 294 yards and a touchdown in his second start of the season, while Chad Simpson rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown as the Bombers begin their home slate with a strong start.

Steven Jyles had his best game of the year in the loss, completing 16 of 30 passes for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but in the end his fumble in the final minute of the game wound up costing the Esks in a big way, sealing the game for the Bombers.

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Toronto 23, Montreal 20

MONTREAL -- Chad ' big first half was the difference maker, as the Toronto Argonauts downed the hometown Montreal Alouettes 23-20 on Friday night.

Owens registered 97-yards on seven-receptions for two touchdowns, while Toronto QB Ricky Ray continued his solid start to the season, racking up 280 yards and two touchdown passes on 20 receptions.

Calvillo and the Als were within three and had a chance to tie on the final play of the game but Sean Whyte's kick would fall just short, giving the Argonauts their third win of the season.

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Hamilton 35, Saskatchewan 34
REGINA – Andy Fantuz was back in Mosaic Stadium as a visitor but it was another former Saskatchewan Roughrider that stole the show in the second half as Henry Burris led a fourth quarter comeback for a 35-34 win.

Burris simply took over the game in the fourth quarter, engineering three straight touchdown drives to erase Saskatchewan's late lead.  It was the second straight week that the Riders gave up a late lead but also the second week that Burris played lights out when he needed to.

The Riders would have one more shot to re-take the lead with just over a minute left but Milo sailed a field goal attempt wide and a single point would be all he could muster as Burris and the 'Cats hung onto the 35-34 win.

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BC 34, Calgary 8

CALGARY -- Travis Lulay threw a pair of touchdown passes to Andrew Harris, and another to Akeem Foster, as the Lions rolled to a 34-8 victory over the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium.

The win ended a short two-game losing streak for the Lions, and certainly handed them some added confidence ahead of their next matchup with the Toronto Argonauts.

The Stampeders, meanwhile, lost some valuable momentum that they could have carried into the bye week. They will play next on Aug. 9 in an inter-divisional matchup with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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