The heartbreak list
Belt games decided by 3 points or less107 belt games have come down to 3 points or less. These are the teams who got closest without taking it, and the holders who survived by a whisker.
So close: challengers
Lost a belt game by 3 or less
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 10 |
| Edmonton Elks | 10 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 8 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 |
| BC Lions | 6 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 4 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 4 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 3 |
Lost it by a whisker
Holders beaten by 3 or less
| Calgary Stampeders | 9 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 9 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 |
| BC Lions | 5 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 |
| Edmonton Elks | 4 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 4 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 1 |
Escape artists
Holders who defended by 3 or less
| BC Lions | 13 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 11 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 9 |
| Edmonton Elks | 6 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 4 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 1 |