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Football’s three phases each had their day in the brilliant sun on Saturday at McMahon Stadium, with special teams deservedly hogging the spotlight.

With his squad down 16-0 and looking for a spark to ignite anywhere on the field, Adam Berger — a third-year player out of Simon Fraser — lit the fire first with a forced fumble and then on a blocked punt, both plays getting the Calgary Stampeders back into the game and enabling them to come away with a narrow 26-25 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Thanks to Rene Paredes’ clutch 40-yard field goal with 2:36 left in the game, the Stamps recorded their third victory of the season and now sit alone atop the CFL West Division.

Throughout the course of post-game interviews, Berger was referred to as Bergen and Bergman … but fans, teammates and especially the Bombers won’t soon forget his name.

“Our offence plays well, defence plays well and special teams, we have to keep up,” said the 25-year-old, who also filled in at defensive back. “Today we did that.