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When the Canadian Football League schedule was announced early this year, the Ottawa Redblacks were steaming mad.

The schedule, which included a stretch of three games in 11 days early in the season, didn’t give the Redblacks a bye week until they’d already played 17 games. After one more game, they had another bye — in the final week of the season.

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Two bye weeks in the final three weeks of the season? Unsafe? Certainly ridiculous, right?

And now, if B.C. knocks off Toronto on Saturday night, the Redblacks would finish first in the CFL East and receive a bye into the division final.

So, get this: The Redblacks could have a situation in which they would have played one game in 36 days before competing for the division championship.

Schedule oddities aside, the Redblacks are hoping for a Lions win.

Said Redblacks coach Rick Campbell on Wednesday after a short practice in the rain: “Absolutely. One home game to get to the Grey Cup? I don’t think you can beat that scenario.”