Alouettes hammer Argonauts for East supremacy
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Posted By TERRY KOSHAN, QMI AGENCY
Posted 1 month ago
There was no fourth-quarter comeback this time.
The Toronto Argonauts, winners of three games in a row in which they had pulled off late rallies, were reminded b
the high-powered Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night that they're not ready to run with the big dogs.
Quarterback Anthony Calvillo picked apart the Toronto defence and Avon Cobourne had his best game in the Canadian Football League with 231 total yards on offence, including two touchdowns, as the defending Grey Cup champions took the wind out of the Argos' sails with a 41-10 victory before a capacity crowd of 25,012.
The Argos, who play in Edmonton next week, fell to 3-2.
The Alouettes have the top of the East Division to themselves with a 4-1 record.
Jamel Richardson added two touchdowns for the Als, who have won 11 consecutive home games. S.J. Green had one major.
Calvillo's savvy ensured the Argos remained winless at Molson Stadium since 2005. He was successful on his first eight passes and the Argos defence didn't really have an answer.
His counterpart, Cleo Lemon, was not good, other than a 55-yard pass to Brandon Rideau.
The offensive line, for the most part, gave Lemon time to set up in the pocket -- or roll out if he had to -- but the first-year CFLer completed just eight of 17 passes.
Running back Cory Boyd failed in his attempt to become just the second Argo in team history to rush for more than 100 yards in four consecutive games.
Boyd did it in the Boatmen's three wins, but ran for just 52 on Thursday night. Bill Symons is the only Argo who managed the feat, accomplishing it in 1968.
The Alouettes scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter to put enough distance between themselves and the Argos.
Cobourne ran in from one yard, but the back-breaker came next. Chad Owens, in his first game in Montreal since the Als traded him to Toronto in June, fumbled at the Montreal 50. Eric Wilson returned the football 50 yards to the Toronto five-yard line, and Calvillo then found Richardson for an easy score.
Montreal slotback Ben Cahoon moved into sole possession third place on the CFL career list for receptions when he made his 966th catch early in the third quarter, a fiveyarder from Calvillo.
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