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“There are 12 guys out there working hard, I’m happy they were rewarded with a play like that which influenced a win,” said Bob Dyce, in his first season as Ottawa’s special teams co-ordinator.

“TJ’s a guy that even if you miss your guy initially, look for someone else to pick up, someone else to block. He can make one guy miss, maybe make two guys miss. He broke some tackles. I’m happy for him. This is an opportunity for him and he showed well.”

There, of course, was much more to the win than some special-teams heroics.

There was Greg Ellingson with nine catches for 218 yards. There was running back Nic Grigsby, in his second week, scoring a touchdown and gaining 51 yards on the ground, opening up room for quarterback Trevor Harris, who continued his amazing run by completing 28-of-31 passes for 392 yards. There was linebacker Antoine Pruneau who made his mark on special teams and in pass coverage (he also had a QB sack). With two new faces in the lineup, the defensive backs held steady, especially in the latter stages. Defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon seemed to catch a second wind in the second half and had a couple of sacks.

When the Redblacks fell behind 13-0 in the first half, there was no quit. There never is.

“I give our guys full credit,” said Campbell. “They believe and they’ll fight. Obviously there are things we need to get better at. It’s a lot easier to talk about getting better when you’re winning. Our guys are going to keep plugging away and finding a way to get it done.”