CFL.ca Staff

For the first time in three weeks, all eight teams were in action on CFL fields across Canada.

On Thursday night, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers used a breakout performance from Joey Elliott to upend the Tiger-Cats 32-25 at Canad Inns Stadium. Friday Night Football saw the Montreal Alouettes down Cory Boyd and the Edmonton Eskimos 38-25. On Saturday, Chad Kackert impressed in his first game as the team's starting tailback, leading the Argonauts to a 22-14 win over the Stampeders. Finally, Sunday night's matchup saw a solid defensive effort lead the Lions to a 24-5 win over the Roughriders.

Winnipeg 32, Hamilton 25

Well, it was worth the wait for Joey Elliott and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Making his first start since 2010, Elliott completed 33 passes for 406 yards and one touchdown, leading the Blue Bombers to a 32-25 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night.

The Bombers also received a resounding performance from its defence, most notably from Henoc Muamba and Jovon Johnson.

Muamba registered two forced fumbles to go along with his two tackles, while Johnson picked up one crucial fumble recovery and three tackles, to give the Bombers their second win of the season.

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Montreal 38, Edmonton 25

A brilliant first half performance by Anthony Calvillo supported by an admirable debut by running back Victor Anderson vaulted the Alouettes to a 38-25 road win over the Edmonton Eskimos, Friday night at Commonwealth Stadium.

Calvillo connected on 22 of his 32 passes for 327 yards and  a season-high four touchdowns, while Anderson registered 102 yards on 18 carries, in addition to 32 yards and a touchdown through the air in relief for injured starting tailback Brandon Whitaker, giving the Als their fourth win of the season.

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Toronto 22, Calgary 14

Chad Kackert had over 100 yards from scrimmage and the Argos defence held tough as Toronto earned a 22-14 win over the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium Saturday night.

Kackert finished with 94 yards on the ground on 14 carries while catching the ball 5 times for 41 yards as the Argonauts earned their fifth straight victory at McMahon.

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BC 24, Saskatchewan 5

The BC Lions continued their defensive dominance over the rest of the CFL on Sunday, while Travis Lulay and the offence also impressed as the Lions rolled over the Riders 24-3 at BC Place.

Cauchy Muamba had two of the Lions' three interceptions on Riders' pivot Darian Durant, who struggled to find any rhythm against a Lions defence in top form, completing 18 of 27 passes for 170 yards and no touchdowns.

The BC defence extended its impressive streak to 13 quarters without a touchdown, dating back to almost a month ago when Hugh Charles scored for the Esks in the third quarter of a game on July 20th.

While the focus was on defence in this one, Lulay had another solid performance, throwing for 257 yards and a touchdown and avoiding turnovers on 22-30 passing.

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