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“This is a team full of underdogs,” running back Mossis Madu said. “We all have that fighting spirit. We’re not going to give up … ever.”

Redblacks players will take a break Monday, then get back to business, trying to figure out a way to eliminate the four interceptions (three of which the Stamps turned into touchdowns) tossed by quarterback Dominique Davis and their 11 penalties (113 yards), many of them in the first half.

“That we can overcome some of those things when we play a good team like Calgary bodes well as long as we make the commitment to grow as a team, get better and understand how important it is to take care of the football, avoid penalties, all those things,” Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell said.

“The standings matter, but there are big lessons in how hard it is to win and how important it is to play smart football. It’s so important to have belief and character. All those things matter when you get in a tough game … and can find a way to win.”

Davis, who ran for three touchdowns, got into trouble when he tried to force passes. Two of the interceptions were on balls that were too high and bounced off receivers’ hands. But he didn’t get frazzled and came up big on the game-winning drive late in the game.

“I kept telling (my teammates), ‘I’m going to get it back,’” Davis said. “Every time I turned it over, we did a good job of responding.”

“It’s big that he can hang in there,” Campbell said. “He’s going to fight with his team until the end. That’s good on him. Interceptions happen for different reasons, but we were able to overcome it and win the game.”