Exeter leapfrogged Saracens into top spot in the Gallagher Premiership, if only for 24 hours, with a 39-24 win over Bath.
It took an hour for the Chiefs to overpower their west country rivals, with Bath leading 19-18 going into the last quarter before the Devon side scored 21 points in as many minutes.
Tries by Dave Ewers, Ian Whitten and Jack Nowell, all converted by fly-half Gareth Steenson who kicked 14 points in all, added to first-half scores from Stu Townsend and Don Armand.
Bath tried desperately to claim a losing bonus point at the death but were left empty-handed. They scored tries through Rhys Priestland and Chris Cook while Freddie Burns kicked a conversion and four penalties.
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