Who doesn’t love the element of surprise when it comes to their sports?

Going into Week 8, Edmonton and Saskatchewan had the top two defences in yards allowed. Naturally, these teams would combine for nearly 900 yards through the air and 42 second half points.

The final play of the first quarter between Calgary and Winnipeg was Willie Jefferson sacking Vernon Adams Jr. with the score being just 8-0. There would be 74 points in the next three quarters!

The lesson, as always, is to expect the unexpected. Here are five other things we learned from this past week of football.

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THE ‘MAD BOMBER’ GENE EXISTS IN CODY FAJARDO AND IT WAS GLORIOUS!

To be honest, I could have devoted this entire column to the masterclass of a game that saw Edmonton come away with a 36-34 victory.

Cody Fajardo set the tone in the second quarter with a 68-yard deep shot to Kaion Julien-Grant, who had gotten a step on DaMarcus Fields.

So much of the focus, rightfully so, has been on the Fajardo to Austin Mack connection, but for me........

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