Sep 28 Als Add Insult to Riders' Injuries

The Montreal Alouettes do not know the meaning of the word "mercy". They never have before, and apparently that trend will continue under CFL "rookie" head coach Trestman. Montreal exploded for 21 points in the 2nd quarter, and never looked back on route to a 37 to 12 victory against Saskatchewan. While this win was not as brutal as the 40-4 dismantling of the Edmonton Eskimos, it does show the Als' resolve to make a statment to any team coming from the West that Montreal will play them hard at home. With that win, Montreal is now 4 games ahead of 2nd place Winnipeg, and tied with Calgary for 1st overall in the CFL. TSN has even put Montreal at number one in their weekly CFL power poll. This game also featured the return of Montreal runningback Avon Cobourne, who picked up 125 yards on the ground while finding the endzone once. Cobourne was poised to become the first player in CFL history to both run and catch for 1000 or more yards, however that appears highly unlikely. There are only 5 more games left in the season, and Cobourne would have to average just over 100 yards a game. He only managed 8 yards on Sunday. Montreal's next game will be on Saturday, October 4th, against the lowly Ti-Cats!

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