Tyson Philpot reeled in a pair of landing passes because the Montreal Alouettes remained good on the 12 months with a 38-28 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Thursday.
Montreal is 3-0 to start out the present marketing campaign, and 9-0 in June over the previous three seasons. Quarterback Davis Alexander handed for 210 yards and three touchdowns earlier than leaving the sport within the third quarter with an harm.
Edmonton is off to a different poor begin to the season, dropping to 0-2. The Elks have been 0-7 to start out final season and 0-9 in 2023.
The Elks struck on their opening drive as Vincent Blanchard kicked a 42-yard area objective, welcome information after lacking each makes an attempt in his crew’s first sport.
Montreal answered proper again on its first possession as Alexander marched down the sector earlier than connecting with Philpot on a six-yard landing cross.
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The Alouettes added to their lead late within the first quarter as a 54-yard cross to Charleston Rambo arrange a second strike to Philpot, this time a 13-yard TD reception.
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Edmonton bought a second area objective from Blanchard, from 32 yards, six minutes into the second.
Montreal virtually had a 3rd main after an extended cross interference name in opposition to the Elks, however was pressured to simply accept an 11-yard Jose Maltos area objective.
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The Alouettes continued to dominate with a 38-yard bomb from Alexander to a wide-open Tyler Snead within the end-zone with two minutes to play within the first half.
The Elks seemed poised to chop into the lead simply earlier than the tip of the primary half however an extended cross by beginning quarterback Tre Ford into the tip zone was intercepted by Kabion Ento to maintain it 24-6.
There was particular trigger for concern halfway by the third as Alexander clutched his thigh whereas working after delivering a ball and went down. He left the sport and didn’t return, with McLeod Bethel-Thompson coming in as his substitute.
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After a punt single, Montreal added a 26-yard Maltos area objective to shut out the third.
The Elks lastly gave their crowd a cause to cheer to start out the fourth as Ford took it in himself for an 18-yard speeding TD, including a two-point convert cross to Justin Rankin.
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Maltos responded together with his third area objective from 32 yards earlier than Montreal added a 23-yard speeding main from Sean Thomas-Erlington.
To its credit score, Edmonton stored pushing as Ford discovered Kurleigh Gittens Jr. for a 33-yard landing with six minutes left after which went even deeper with a 51-yard TD bomb to Kaion Julien-Grant with 2:35 to play.
NOTES
Alexander is now 7-0 as a beginning QB, tying Jeff Garcia and Bo Levi Mitchell for the second-best begins in CFL historical past. Danny McManus holds the report with an 8-0 report to launch his profession … Ford handed the 300-completion and 4,000-yard marks for his profession.
UP NEXT
Alouettes: Go to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday, June 27.
Elks: Are in Winnipeg to face the Blue Bombers on Thursday, June 26.
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