The Redblacks beat Toronto 40-39 on Friday night. The winning score came with six seconds left.
Ottawa trailed 39-33 with 33 seconds left. Then rookie Bryson Barnes threw the winning touchdown.
Barnes found Ayden Eberhardt on a 24-yard pass. The extra point made it 40-39.
Ottawa had lost 22 games in a row. The last win came on September 5, 2025.
No team in the modern CFL era had ever gone winless. Ottawa avoided that mark.
Barnes threw for 339 yards in his first CFL start. He stayed calm in the final seconds.
Eberhardt caught two fourth-quarter touchdowns. His second one won the game.
Chad Kelly hurt his lower body in the first quarter. He did not return to the game.
Nick Arbuckle threw for 315 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Toronto had already locked up second place in the East. The loss changed nothing.
Ottawa visits Hamilton on October 24. It is the last game of the season.
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