Montreal retains recreation shut in opposition to league-leading Winnipeg for 3 quarters earlier than meltdown in fourth results in 35-20 loss at Molson Stadium.
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For near 41 minutes, the Alouettes remained stride for stride with the highly effective Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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However then the inevitable occurred and as soon as once more Montreal failed to complete a recreation this season. The top outcome was a 35-20 Bombers victory Thursday evening earlier than a season-high 17,093 Molson Stadium spectators. The 2-time defending Gray Cup champions stay undefeated (9-0), whereas the Als’ document dropped to 2-6 heading into the return encounter subsequent Thursday at Winnipeg.
The Als are actually 1-3 below common supervisor and interim head coach Danny Maciocia — the identical document that resulted in final month’s firing of Khari Jones.
The Als had been held to 2 touchdowns, scored by rookie Tyson Philpot and one within the recreation’s last minute by Reggie White Jr., together with two David Côté area objectives. Zach Collaros handed for 2 touchdowns, to Dalton Schoen and Rasheed Bailey. Third-string pivot Dakota Prukop scored on a one-yard run, whereas Janarion Grant returned a punt 57 yards earlier than Brady Oliveira added a late rating on a six-yard run.
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The Als had been outscored 21-6 within the fourth quarter.
Montreal’s defence created the primary turnover and it got here on Collaros’s opening move, when his throw over the center was intercepted by Wes Sutton, giving the Als a primary down on the Winnipeg 27.
Though the Als generated one first down, they needed to accept Côté’s 24-yard area aim to open the scoring at 3:51.
Montreal was shedding the sphere place battle within the opening quarter, however nonetheless was enjoying the Bombers robust. And the Als’ defence created a second turnover within the interval when linebacker Adarius Pickett compelled Collaros to fumble. The ball was recovered by lineman Nick Usher on the Winnipeg 40.
The Als finally superior contained in the Bombers’ 10, however on third-and-goal, Maciocia elected to gamble from the six-yard line fairly than accept a chip-shot area aim. Eugene Lewis caught the move within the nook of the top zone, however it was dominated the reception was made out of bounds.
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The turnover offered the guests with some momentum and Winnipeg generated an unimaginable eight-play, 104-yard drive to take the lead.
After Oliveira gained 13 yards, Collaros related with him for a 35-yard move play, shifting the ball to midfield. A move interference penalty in opposition to cornerback Rodney Randle Jr. offered the Bombers with a primary down inside the ten. Two performs later, Collaros handed 9 yards to Schoen for the landing at 7:17. Randle was crushed on the play.
There was no extra scoring within the half, though Murray intercepted a Collaros move that was overthrown. Murray and Collaros each hail from Steubenville, Ohio. Certainly Murray, 5 years youthful, was the water boy on the highschool group Collaros led to consecutive championships, going undefeated over two seasons.
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Montreal was held to 5 first downs within the half and generated solely 77 web yards of offence.
The Als have had problem scoring within the third quarter this season, however lastly reversed that pattern. Côté kicked a 49-yard area aim — tying his longest this season — at 3:17 of the third quarter, pulling the Als to inside some extent, 7-6.
However the Bombers then generated an 11-play, 70-yard landing drive — one on which Tyrice Beverette was penalized for roughness and Mike Moore was assessed a piling-on infraction, negating a Winnipeg area aim. Given a reprieve, Collaros handed 5 yards to Bailey for the most important at 8:34 and a 14-6 lead.
However Philpot returned the following kickoff 60 yards to the Winnipeg 37. Three performs later, he caught a swing move from Harris for a 15-yard landing at 10:14. Backup quarterback Dominique Davis ran the ball in for the two-point convert, leaving the groups tied 14-14.
After Côté hit the best upright on a 50-yard area aim try within the fourth quarter, the Bombers produced a nine-play, 85-yard drive capped by Prukop’s one-yard run on third-and-goal. The drive consumed barely greater than 5 minutes.
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