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The play-calling was comical and the execution was slipshod. And that is an assessment of the winning team.

Even though self-destruction seemed to be an obsession, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were nonetheless able to sleepwalk their way to a 21-7 CFL victory over the host Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

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Meanwhile, back in the 306, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have to be salivating the notion of facing Ottawa.

“If you think this team’s walking into Saskatchewan and beating a good Roughriders team, they aren’t,” Lee Versage said during Saturday’s post-game show on TSN 1200 Ottawa.

To underline the point, Versage noted that over the Redblacks’ past 77 offensive possessions, they have eked out three touchdowns.

“And one of them came when they started at the (opponent’s) six,” Versage said with some incredulity.

It does make you wonder: How did the Roughriders ever lose to Ottawa? And how did they allow 44 points?