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MONTREAL – Here’s a numerical look at how the Alouettes celebrated Anthony Calvillo’s birthday with a thrilling 31-29 victory on Thursday night at Percival Molson Stadium.
0 – Time left on the clock as Sean Whyte nailed a last-second 37-yard game-winning field goal to seal the Alouettes win.
34 – The last thing Hamilton’s Onrea Jones saw before being steamrolled by No. 34 Kyries Hebert, as the Als safety provided a monster block for Jerald Brown on an interception return.
168 – Career-high receiving yards for S.J. Green, who was named Player of the Game following his brilliant performance. Green eclipsed his personal best 150 yards in a single game set back in 2011, and now has 4 games over 100 yards this season alone.
3 – Wins in a row for the newly red-hot Alouettes, who took over sole possession of the top spot in the tightly contested East Division.
7 – Consecutive 300-yard passing games by Calvillo whose string in that department is now at a career-best seven games.
5 – Straight games in which the Alouettes offence has now piled up over 400 yards of net offence.
25 – Age birthday boy Calvillo was when he threw his last pass as a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before signing with the Alouettes in the winter of 1998.
158 – Net yards amassed by Alouettes running back Brandon Whitaker, including 102 yards rushing in his return to the lineup after sitting out last week’s game in Edmonton.
5 – Touchdowns on the season for Whitaker, who passed teammate Pat Lavoie for the team lead this.
22,140 – Number of surprised fans in attendance who saw offensive linemen Ryan Bomben catch a 12-yard pass down by the red zone in the fourth quarter which led to a field goal.
$32,500 – Combined amount of the bursaries awarded to 25 student-athletes just prior to the game by the Montreal Alouettes in conjunction with the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence.
6 – The number of Canadian Olympians that were honoured by the Alouettes during half time at Percival Molson Stadium. Antoine Valois-Fortier (Men’s -81kg judo bronze), Andréanne Morin (Women’s 8 rowing silver), Émilie Heymans (Women’s 3m springboard synchro diving bronze), Meaghan Benfeito (Women’s 10m platform synchro diving bronze), Roseline Filion (Women’s 10m platform synchro diving bronze) and Rhian Wilkinson (Women’s soccer bronze) all received a warm welcome.
2 – Anthony Calvillo wasn’t the only CFL QB celebrating his birthday yesterday, with Winnipeg’s Justin Goltz celebrating his 25th. Happy Birthday guys!
