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On the whole, it wasn’t near the night of the double lightning delay world’s longest football game that opened the season last year in Winnipeg.

At least that one was memorable.

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Just about everything about this one was forgettable.

There was not a lot to like about either squad in what was supposed to be the battle between the top two teams in the CFL West to start the season. The marquee game to open Week 3 was definitely an off-Broadway production, despite the 28-21 score and the fact it wasn’t over until the final minute.

The Eskimos scored seven field goals but lost to the Blue Bombers’ four touchdowns.

Edmonton ran 78 offensive plays to Winnipeg’s 39. You don’t lose many games with a stat like that.

But the Eskimos did.

Trevor Harris produced another 348 yards’ passing this night to make it 1,086 for three games, with a 71.9 percent completion record. For the third straight game he didn’t give up an interception. But he also didn’t produce a touchdown.