Alouettes outlast winless Redblacks in Ottawa for second win of season

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OTTAWA — For as soon as, there was no second-half implosion by the Alouettes — though they tried.

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Main by 4 factors at halftime, the Als, who’ve squandered quite a few leads this season, continued scoring, defeating the winless Ottawa Redblacks 40-33 Thursday night time earlier than 21,537 spectators at TD Place.

Third-string quarterback Dominique Davis paced the Als with three short-yardage landing runs. Trevor Harris handed to Hergy Mayala and Eugene Lewis for 2 extra, whereas David Côté added a area aim.

Ottawa managed to drive to the Montreal 24 within the last minute earlier than the drive stalled. The Als improved to 2-4, whereas the Redblacks are actually 0-6.

The primary of Chandler Worthy’s three fumbles whereas returning kicks occurred on the sport’s opening play — and it was recovered by punter Richie Leone. However the Als escaped with out surrendering factors.

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The Redblacks nonetheless opened the scoring on their second possession, driving 90 yards in 5 performs, together with a 42-yard move to Jaelon Acklin, who beat Rodney Randle Jr. on the play. Adams scored on a 15-yard swing move two performs later at 7:17.

Ottawa elevated its result in eight factors when Ward was broad on a 40-yard field-goal try at 11:30. His 15-yard area aim made it 11-0 at 2:29 of the second quarter.

However the Als bounced again on their subsequent possession, requiring solely 80 seconds to drive 70 yards, aided by a 69-yard completion to a wide-open Mayala, who took benefit of an apparent breakdown within the secondary.

Davis scored on a one-yard run at 3:49. Montreal additionally accomplished a two-point convert on a move to Eugene Lewis to tug inside three factors.

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The Als then engineered a formidable seven-play, 101-yard drive to take the lead. The sequence included a 21-yard move to Reggie White Jr. and a 55-yard run by Canadian tailback Jeshrun Antwi. 4 performs after that long term, a scrambling Harris discovered Mayala ultimately zone for a four-yard landing move at 11:46, giving the guests a 15-11 lead.

Côté’s 49-yard area aim at 14:05 elevated the result in 18-11, however the Redblacks weren’t completed. On a second down and quick yardage play, backup quarterback Nick Arbuckle, just lately acquired in a commerce from Edmonton, handed 47 yards to Acklin. Ottawa settled for Ward’s 13-yard area aim at 14:54, making the rating 18-14 at halftime.

Ward’s 37-yard area aim at 3:33 of the third quarter pulled Ottawa to inside one level, however the Als then mounted a nine-play, 70-yard drive on their opening possession of the second half. The sequence included a 22-yard move to Kaion Julien-Grant and a 17-yarder to White. It was capped by Davis’s two-yard scoring run at 7:57.

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The Redblacks scored a security at 9:40 after Worthy fumbled a punt on the Montreal 10, retrieved it and was tackled ultimately zone following a video assessment. Ottawa then took the lead following a seven-play, 74-yard drive, culminating in Evans’s one-yard landing run at 12:49.

The Als had been driving early within the fourth quarter till they inexplicably determined to insert a chilly Vernon Adams Jr. into the sport. The backup quarterback fumbled on the Ottawa 19.

However credit score Montreal for not shedding its composure. The guests went 56 yards in seven performs, capped by Davis’s third landing on a one-yard run — albeit on third down — at 6:26. Harris handed to Jake Wieneke for the two-point convert, giving the Als a transformed TD lead.

Montreal took a two-touchdown lead after Najee Murray pressured a fumble that was recovered by Micah Awe, who returned it to the Ottawa 3. Two performs later, Harris handed to Lewis for the rating at 10:15.

The Als journey to Hamilton subsequent Thursday.

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