A last-second heartbreak
Instead, the Redblacks fell to 0-13, becoming only the second team in league history to start a season with 13 straight losses, joining the 1994 Shreveport Pirates.
Paredes' big night
Along with the game-winning 62-yarder, he added field goals from 23 and 19 yards plus four convert points in front of an announced crowd of 20,113 at McMahon Stadium. "What a game," Paredes said afterward. "I'm just happy we got the win and we've still got a shot at the playoffs."
Calgary also got a lift from Deonta McMahon, who came off the team's practice roster for the game and rushed for 102 yards.
Bethel-Thompson's return
For Ottawa, quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson kept the Redblacks in the fight, throwing for 379 yards with just one interception.
Sisyphus
Asked to sum up Ottawa's season, the 38-year-old quarterback reached for Greek mythology. "Does anybody know the story of Sisyphus?" Bethel-Thompson said. "Can't say it any other way, right? We're right there at the top."
What led here
Ottawa's winless run has been building for weeks. Just last week, ottown's earlier report covered the Redblacks carrying a modern CFL-record 17-game losing streak (spanning parts of two seasons) into a game against Toronto, and before that, ottown's earlier report tracked the debate among fans and pundits over whether it was time to move on from quarterback Jake Maier.
With 0-13 now official, Ottawa's focus turns to whatever comes next on the schedule, with the Redblacks still chasing a season-defining first win.
Sources: paNOW, iNFOnews.ca
