Postgame: Alouettes vs Stampeders
CFL.ca staff
Calgary – Tonight’s game was a tight one, but the Stampeders earn the victory by a score of 25-22 over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday Night at McMahon Stadium.
In the first quarter, Als return man and former NFL speedster Stefan Logan had a nice punt return for 25 yards to set up Montreal’s second drive of the game. Cato hooked up with his favourite target SJ Green to gain a first down and a lot more. Green had been scorching hot gaining 236 yards in the two games prior to Saturday night’s matchup. A huge hit across the middle by Stamps defensive back Josh Bell forced the Als to settle for three points to take the early lead.
With Montreal back on the offensive side of the ball, the Marshall University alum Cato once again found Green down the left sideline for a gain of 20 yards to pick up a first down. Two plays later Cato hit Green way down the field for a 50-yard touchdown strike to give the Al’s an early 10 zip lead in the first quarter.
After another lacklustre Calgary possession, Logan went untouched for a 73-yard touchdown on the following punt return to give Montreal a commanding 17-0 lead.
A reverse by Sam Giguere, a couple of runs by Cato and Terrell Sutton put Montreal in the red zone to set up a chip shot by Boris Bede, making it a 20-14 lead for Montreal at the three minute warning.
A series of defensive stops led to punts being traded back and forth. While going against the wind, Montreal stuck to ground-and-pound approach and a series of runs by Sutton and Cato set up a huge gain before the Collins fumble.
With just over three minutes left in the game, Cato had a chance to generate a comeback drive. The 23-year-old displayed incredible elusiveness in the pocket throughout the game and did no different escaping defenders before hitting Lewis over the middle for a huge first-down before the three minute warning.
The Florida-native then hit Green over the middle to set up a crucial third and one when power back Brandon Rutley bulldozed his way for the first down.
After a failed deep ball for Green and a seven yard gain by Jean-Christophe Beaulieu, the Als once again had their backs against the walls, faced with a third and three in Stamps territory but were unable to convert.
The Alouettes will head to their province-bordering rival to face the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Friday Night Football.
Also, get your tickets for August 13th “Wear white” game where the Montreal Alouettes will face the Edmonton Eskimos
