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The Calgary Stampeders find themselves amid a Canadian Football League scheduling quirk, one that sees them play back-to-back road games in Regina against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

This following a bye-week — which came only a month after their first bye-week.

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The Stamps last roadie was two weeks prior to the break — in Regina — and their next comes Sunday — in Regina at Mosaic Field (5 p.m., TSN/770 CHQR)

In a nine-team league, you learn to roll with things, and the Red & White continue through a stretch of games that sees them face West Division opponents through Labour Day: (in order) the Roughriders, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Edmonton Eskimos and … uh … the Eskimos.

“You definitely want to focus on the now, but you have to prepare for the future,” said Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson of his undefeated 7-0 club, following their first practice back after the break on Tuesday. “That’s up to us coaches to let them know they have a tough stretch and to just take care of the one in front of you. Hopefully, you win and then, after that, you have enough in the tank to continue beating our divisional opponents. I think all of the games cause their own problems. We’re on the road three of our next five. Those are tougher. But hopefully we win our share of games and are in good position.”