The Edmonton Elks, arguably the CFL’s worst workforce, defeated the Als 32-31 Thursday at Molson Stadium earlier than 16,128 spectators.
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On an evening the Alouettes group paid tribute to their 2002 Gray Cup championship workforce, it’s unlucky a few of the long-since-retired gamers weren’t on the sphere.
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The Edmonton Elks, arguably the CFL’s worst workforce, defeated the Als 32-31 Thursday at Molson Stadium earlier than 16,128 spectators, ruining the debut of interim head coach Danny Maciocia. Maciocia, Montreal’s normal supervisor, fired head coach Khari Jones together with defensive co-ordinator Barron Miles final week.
The Als squandered a 31-12 third-quarter lead in opposition to the Elks, now 2-4. Montreal, in the meantime, dropped to 1-4.
Trevor Harris handed to Tyson Philpot and Eugene Lewis for touchdowns, whereas third-string pivot Dominique Davis scored on a pair of brief runs. David Côté added a subject aim for the Als.
Kai Locksley scored a pair of TDs for Edmonton. Tailback Sherman Badie additionally scored whereas Taylor Cornelius handed 10 yards to Kenny Lawler greater than 10 minutes into the fourth quarter. Sergio Castillo added two subject objectives.
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Issues didn’t start properly for the Als, who failed to realize a primary down on their opening possession after being trapped deep in their very own territory. That finally resulted in Badie’s landing following a five-yard run up the center at 4:50.
The Als minimize into that deficit on Côté’s 19-yard subject aim at 11:27. Montreal bought into scoring place following a 42-yard run by tailback Walter Fletcher, a former Elk, who was making his first begin of the season.
The Als went on a nine-play, 86-yard drive to start the second quarter. The drive consumed greater than seven minutes and was capped by Philpot’s six-yard landing at 4:09. It was his first CFL TD.
They elevated their result in 17-6, which was arrange by Chandler Worthy’s 44-yard punt return to the Edmonton 31. Two performs later, Harris eluded the push and located Lewis open ultimately zone for a 16-yard landing at 8:36. It was the primary main this season for Lewis.
On the following play a cross deflected off Locksley and was intercepted by security Marc-Antoine Dequoy, who returned it 50 yards to the Edmonton one-yard line. Davis scored his first landing on the following play, at 9:45, for a 24-6 benefit.
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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Trevor Harris (7) appears to be like for receiver throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Chandler Worthy (30) pulls away from Edmonton Elks’s Tre Watson (7) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Chandler Worthy (30) pulls away from Edmonton Elks’s Tre Watson (7) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Edmonton Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius (15) throws away ball as Montreal Alouettes’s Rodney Randle Jr. (32) will get in too shut for consolation throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Hergy Mayala (1) is introduced down by Edmonton Elks’s Scott Hutter (20) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Tyson Philpot (81) is dropped at the bottom by Edmonton Elks’s Malik Sonnier (5) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Edmonton Elks’s Derel Walker (87) is introduced down by Montreal Alouettes’s Rodney Randle Jr. (32) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes head coach Danny Maciocia throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes head coach Danny Maciocia throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Tyson Philpot (81) celebrates his landing with teammate David Brown (66) throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Tyson Philpot (81) celebrates his landing with teammates throughout first-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Alouettes’s Wesley Sutton (37) will get cross interference on Edmonton Elks’s Kenny Lawler (89) throughout second-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Edmonton Elks’s Kenny Lawler (89) raises the ball within the air as after scoring the profitable landing on Montreal Alouettes’s Wesley Sutton (37) throughout second-half CFL motion in Montreal on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Photograph by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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The Elks engineered a late drive earlier than halftime, due to a pair of 20-yard receptions by Lawler. Though Edmonton finally drove to the Montreal 14, the guests may solely muster Castillo’s 21-yard subject aim at 13:01.
A Harris cross was intercepted by linebacker Adam Konar and the Elks added a 46-yard Castillo subject aim on the ultimate play of the primary half.
After beginning the sport by finishing solely one in all his first 4 passes, Harris ended the half 11 of 16 for 132 yards.
Castillo missed a 47-yard subject aim early within the third quarter, and the Als then produced an eight-play, 72-yard drive, capped by Davis’s second one-yard landing run on a third-down play at 7:35. That elevated Montreal’s result in 31-12.
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However the Elks then capitalized on a fumble by Reggie White Jr. that was recovered by Scott Hutter. That finally led to Locksley’s one-yard landing run at 11:57. Edmonton was unsuccessful on an tried two-point convert, giving the Als a 31-18 lead heading into the ultimate interval.
The Als introduced earlier than the sport that they had acquired the rights to offensive-lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from Calgary for 2 conditional draft selections. Duvernay-Tardif, who has a medical diploma from McGill College, was traded from the NFL’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to the New York Jets final November. However he introduced final month he was placing his soccer profession on maintain to finish his residency program at a Montreal-area hospital.
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