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Almost as soon as the clock struck zero and the Calgary Stampeders began celebrating their Saturday evening win over the Edmonton Eskimos, it was hard not to look a couple days ahead on the schedule.

On Thursday, after all, the Stamps are in Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers.

Beat the suddenly-slumping Bombers and the Stampeders will find themselves with sole possession of first place in the CFL’s West Division.

That would be a remarkable place to be for a Stampeders team that many expected would need time to integrate new pieces into the lineup and find its feet this season.

With all that being said, the Stampeders didn’t necessarily look like world-beaters on Saturday night, at least on the offensive side of the ball.

“We’re not pretty right now, but sometimes we’re effective and know how to win,” said Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson. “There’s a lot we can improve on, but if you can win when you’re not playing that well, that’s a good thing for our team.”