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MONTREAL — Davis Alexander and the Montreal Alouettes survived a second half comeback attempt by Jake Maier and the Ottawa REDBLACKS.
It was a tale of two halves as the Alouettes outscored the REDBLACKS 21 to six in the first half. Maier and the REDBLACKS offence couldn’t find their groove, while Alexander and Tyson Philpot were lighting up the sky with a seamless pass attack. The third quarter was a flip of the script as the Als attack went stagnant and Maier had two of his three touchdown passes in the quarter to see a 15-point halftime lead evaporate to three going into a fourth quarter that saw both teams exchange scores as Montreal ultimately hung on to win by two.
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198 – TYSON PHILPOT RECEIVING YARDS
Philpot shone Sunday night as the CFL’s leading receiver easily eclipsed the century mark again. Alexander and Philpot have built a strong connection and with Cole Spieker injured, Alexander may need to lean even more on the superstar receiver. The 25-yard-old Canadian had a game high 12 receptions and his 198 yards also topped the stats boards as he moves to 587 yards through four games this season.
6 – FIRST HALF POINTS ALLOWED
Montreal was firing on all cylinders in the first half Sunday night. The offence put up 21 points and the defence stymied Maier and the Ottawa offence allowing just six points. Maier would get in his groove in the second half, but the Alouettes defence was almost perfect in the first half allowing Montreal to build up a 15-point lead they would just hang on to. The defence capped off a dominant half with an interception with under a minute left in the second quarter.
12 – STRAIGHT MTL VICTORIES OVER OTT
The Alouettes have had the REDBLACKS number in recent meetings. The two-point win Sunday night marked the 12th straight victory by the Als over their East Division rival. The last REDBLACKS win over the Alouettes came back in October of 2022, as Nick Arbuckle led Ottawa to a 24-18 victory in Montreal.
