Montreal 27, Toronto 24
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, October 18, 2019
Where: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance:
17003
By Gracenote
Alouettes 27, Argonauts 24: Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns as Montreal rallied to top visiting Toronto for the 300th home victory in franchise history.
Adams completed 16-of-23 passes, including touchdown strikes to DeVier Posey, Jeremiah Johnson and Quan Bray as the Alouettes (9-7) clinched their first .500-or-better season since 2014. Posey finished with four receptions for 88 yards while William Stanback added 70 yards from scrimmage as Montreal beat the Argonauts for the fourth time in five meetings.
McLeod Bethel-Thompson was 35-of-45 for 342 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score as Toronto (3-13) failed to build off last week's victory over Ottawa. Chandler Worthy made nine catches for 93 yards and a TD while S.J. Green had nine receptions for 83 yards and a score to lead the Argonauts.
Boris Bede converted a 36-yard field-goal attempt for the only points of the first quarter and Adams found Posey over the middle for a 10-yard score on the second play of the second as the Alouettes built a 10-0 lead. Tyler Crapigna, who had a kick blocked late in the half, got Toronto on the board with a 41-yard field goal before Bede answered from 40 yards as Montreal took a 13-3 advantage to intermission.
Bethel-Thompson sneaked into the end zone from 1 yard out ,and the former Sacramento State quarterback connected with Green for a 5-yard TD as Toronto surged ahead 17-13 after three quarters. Johnson took a screen pass 45 yards for a touchdown and Adams tossed an 18-yard scoring strike to Bray to give the Alouettes a 27-17 lead before Bethel-Thompson's 2-yard TD pass to Worthy with 1:14 to go closed the gap, but Crapigna missed a 51-yard attempt as time expired.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stanback reached 1,000 yards rushing for the first time in his career (1,003). … Green moved past Earl Winfield (10,119) for 15th place on the CFL's all-time list with 10,163 receiving yards. … Bede has made 15 consecutive field-goal attempts. … The Argonauts are 7-27, including 1-16 on the road, since winning the 2017 Grey Cup. … Toronto WR Armanti Edwards made eight catches for 77 yards. … Montreal LB Henoc Muamba and DB Tommie Campbell made a game-high seven tackles apiece.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Toronto
|
405 |
63 |
342 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Montreal
|
385 |
136 |
249 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Montreal will play their next game at home against Hamilton. The Alouettes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Argonauts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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