Go ahead, Calgary Stampeders …

You can breathe now.

A Saturday victory over the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats lets them exhale for a few key reasons.

They’ve stopped the nose bleed of a four-game losing skid …

And more importantly, they’ve moved a nose closer to clinching a spot in the Canadian Football League playoffs, shooting to put to rest what was shaping up to be an ugly face-plant after starting the season with smiles all around.

“It was a big win, man,” Stampeders running back Dedrick Mills told TSN’s Jermaine Franklin. “It was a must-have. I feel like the rest of the games was a must-have. I mean … we need these games to get to the playoffs and go on a run. You know … just take off and get to the championship and have fun.”

All the Stamps — now 9-7 — need to grab that playoff pos

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