The veteran quarterback threw three touchdown passes and ran for another in Calgary's 43-23 pasting of the visiting Eskimos on Sunday.
The season-ending win moved Calgary (11-7-0) past Edmonton (11-7-0) into second-place in the Canadian Football League's West Division and sets up a rematch in next week's division semifinal.
Both teams finished with 22 points, but the Stampeders won the tie-breaker based on a 2-1 victory in the season series.
Eskimos' Shannon Garrett, middle, and Kelly Wiltshire try to bring down Calgary receiver Nik Lewis. Lewis caught eight passes for 145 yards against Edmonton on Sunday. (CP Photo/Jeff McIntosh)
"This is only the first half – we've got to get the victory next week," said Burris.
Calgary, winners of seven of its last eight games, last hosted the West semifinal at McMahon Stadium in 2001, downing the British Columbia Lions 28-19. They went on to beat Edmonton in the division final and win the Grey Cup.
"We can be champions, but we have to take it one game at a time," said Calgary coach Tom Higgins, who resigned as Eskimos bench boss after last year's playoffs.
Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray delivers a pass under the watchful eye of Calgary linebacker Scott Coe. (CP Photo/Jeff McIntosh)
Edmonton, which seemed to lack some intensity on Sunday, blew a chance to knock the slumping Lions (12-6-0) out of first place. B.C. will host the West final on Nov. 20.
"We have an intense week ahead of us," Eskimos coach Danny Maciocia said, adding many players will have to step up their game next weekend.
Burris broke open a close contest in the third quarter, hooking up with MarTay Jenkins for a 50-yard pass-and-run play that gave Calgary a 22-9 lead.
Three minutes later, Stampeders defensive back Jermaine Chatman returned his third interception of the season 66 yards for a major to make it 29-9.
Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray, who hasn't thrown a touchdown pass since Sept. 24 – a span of five games – was picked off three times.
He also fumbled the ball at Calgary's 41-yard line with 51 seconds left in the first half and Edmonton trailing 15-9.
Burris, on the other hand, dominated for the fourth consecutive game.
He completed 14 of 24 passes for 311 yards against a team that limited him to 27 completions on 59 attempts in two previous meetings this season.
In four games since returning from a thumb injury, Burris has completed 66 per cent of his passes (68 of 103) for 1,167 yards and nine TDs.
The teams exchanged majors in the first quarter.
Running back Troy Davis gave the Eskimos their only lead of the game with a three-yard touchdown reception.
Calgary running back Joffrey Reynolds answered less than two minutes later with a 15-yard gallop to the end zone.
Reynolds, who managed just 22 yards in two previous games against Edmonton this season, finished with 58 yards on 11 carries.
Eskimos kicker Sean Fleming, who began the day having nailed his last 10 field-goal attempts, missed two in the first half.
His Stampeders counterpart, Sandro DeAngelis, suffered a hip pointer injury early in the first quarter but stayed in the game.
with files from Canadian Press
