Winnipeg's third-place record is built on beating the CFL's worst team.

The Bombers are 5-4, but Edmonton is 6-3 and Saskatchewan is 6-2, and the next four games are at Edmonton, vs Montreal, and the Labour Day/Banjo Bowl set against the defending champs. The one data point from this win — 33-21 vs Ottawa, who have lost 15 straight — is the softest possible evidence of real improvement.