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“We fought 60 minutes (Tuesday night) and gave it our all, but right now it’s all about for us to finish out these last four games and get into these playoffs and be rolling when we do,” Burris said, referring to the season-ending tandems of home-and-away games against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats.

“Right now it’s important that we take advantage of these four days that we have before we get back to practice and use (the break) to get our bodies adjusted and stay strong and get recovered, get fresh and get ready to go beecause we have four important games to finish out this season.

“Who knows? We could still finish in first place (in the East) if we can finish strong.”

One game after torching the Montreal Alouettes’ defence for 504 passing yards and setting a CFL single-game record with 45 completions, Burris managed to go 27-for-35 for 250 yards against the Argos despite a near-constant attack from the visitors’ defensive front. He was sacked five times and hit on several other occasions, including the shot from Foley.

There was also concern about the status of tailback Jeremiah Johnson, who provided a genuine rushing threat with 55 yards on seven carries, but injured his left foot just before halftime. He was seen on crutches on the sidelines later.

William Powell took Johnson’s spot in the second half and ran for 49 yards.

“You never want to get your chance like that,” said Powell, who also spiced up the kickoff-return game with 142 yards on six attempts. “Like I said before, we’re all brothers in here and we look at each other like brothers and we treat each other like brothers. We’re all gong to be 100 per cent behind Jeremiah whatever the case may be.”