The Montreal Alouettes have picked up where they left off last season. Walter Fletcher scored a pair of long touchdowns and the Alouettes continued to look solid to start their Grey Cup title defence, emerging with a 23-20 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday. The Alouettes are now 2-0 to start the season, while the Elks dropped to...
Montreal Alouettes ' Mustafa Johnson tackles Edmonton Elks quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson during second half CFL action in Edmonton , Alta., on Friday June 14, 2024.Walter Fletcher scored a pair of long touchdowns and the Alouettes continued to look solid to start their Grey Cup title defence, emerging with a 23-20 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday.“It was a tough, hard-fought game,” said Montreal head coach Jason Maas. “It played right down to the end.
Both of Edmonton’s losses were hard-fought, close affairs, leading head coach Chris Jones to believe they are about to turn a corner. Montreal took a 17-10 lead with 24 seconds remaining in the opening half after Fajardo hit Fletcher with a short pass before he found a seam and turned on the jets, blazing 46 yards for the touchdown.“He was tremendous,” he said. “The play at the end of the half was huge. He was stumbling bit still got his balance and made a big run after that catch. Then at the end of the game to seal it and sneaking through and racing to the end zone, those were two huge plays.
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