July 28, 2012

Alouettes by number – Week 5

MontrealAlouettes.com

MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical breakdown of what went down during the Alouettes’ 23-20 squeaker of a loss to the Toronto Argonauts Friday night at Percival Molson Stadium.

14 Points that came off kicker Sean Whyte’s foot as he connected on 4-of-5 field goals and added a single.

54 Yardage of the game-tying field goal attempt by the White with no time left on the clock, four yards longer than his career-best 50-yarder kicked while still with the Lions in 2010.

1 Number of sacks amassed by defensive end and three-time defending Alouettes sack leader John Bowman, who got the monkey off his back in his second game back from injury.

3 Number of CFL teams to have lost a home game this season, with the Alouettes now joining the Lions and Tiger-Cats in that department.

3.6 Yards per carry by Toronto’s Cory Boyd, the league’s leading rusher, marking his lowest average of the season in a game so far in 2012.

3,175 Combined yardage amassed through the air by the two league leading passers, Anthony Calvillo and Ricky Ray after five weeks of CFL action.

27 Times Calvillo has now faced the Toronto Argos over his 19-year career.

7 Career yards per carry the Brandon Whitaker has averaged against the Toronto Argos heading into Friday night’s tilt.

2 Straight games in which Brandon London has now hauled in a TD grab to go along with his back-to-back 100-yard receiving performances.

102 Game-high yardage total amassed by London who is the Als receiving leader on the season to date with 362 yards.

3 Returners used by the Alouettes on special teams as Trent Guy, Victor Anderson and Bo Bowling all contributed to the 185 yards gained on both kickoff and punt returns.

2 The number of Alouettes making their 2012 debut as Victor Anderson and Alan-Michael Cash were both in uniform for first time.