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How the Argos respond following their emphatic win in Ottawa on Saturday afternoon will determine a lot on what this franchise does, or does not do, moving forward in the long term.

In the immediate aftermath of Toronto’s 46-17 annihilation of the host Redblacks, the mood around the Argos was predictably upbeat and brimming with optimism as players now get to enjoy the season’s third and final bye week.

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When you begin a season by dropping six in a row before recording your first win and then lose to Eastern opponents on back-to-back weeks when leading at intermission, the outlook does not look inspiring.

Toronto’s task remains daunting, but it showed what can be accomplished when mistakes are kept to a minimum and a 60-minute effort is put forth.

In Ottawa, the Argos scored 28 second-half points, including 21 in the game’s final quarter.

The most points the team scored in asny one game this season entering Saturday afternoon was 28 back when Winnipeg came to town on a night and the Argos, by one point, earned their first win of the season.