More Than Just Broken Records

The Alouettes were dominant in their 42-17 meaningless tilt against the Argos yesterday. The game was out of hand early enough that 3rd string quarterback Chris Leak got more than 2 series under his belt.

Both Leak and Adrian McPherson played well in place of Anthony Calvillo as they found 10 different receivers on the day, including one to Ben Cahoon to keep his reception streak alive at 127 games. The Als Defense intercepted Argo QB Stephen Reaves 4 times and sacked him 3 times. All in all a relatively routine game for the Als against the Argos.

With the victory the Alouettes set a franchise single season record with 15 wins on the season. Another record in the game went to Damon Duval who had 21 points on the day which allowed him to surpass former Argo's Lance Chomcy single season point record back in 1991. Duval's new record is 242 and is an All-time CFL season high.

However the Als will have to wait for some tests to be conducted on LB Diamond Ferri's right ankle. Ferri who has been battling the flu recently just returned to the line-up the last two weeks. He's a big part of that linebacking core that includes Shea Emry and Chip Cox. The Als have exactly two weeks to get him healthy or find an adequate replacement.

The Als now know they will face the winner between Hamilton and B.C. on November 22nd at the BIG O, The Als want you to know there's only 13000 tickets left you can buy them on www.ticketmaster.ca

News and Notes:

-The best news out of this weekends action for the Alouettes is the fact the Rough Riders clinched first spot in the West. With the Grey Cup in Calgary this year, it takes any possibility that Calgary could be at home for the entire playoff run. The West Division will be won through Riderville this year.

-Congrats to Marcel Bellefeuille and the Ti-Cats who will be hosting their first playoff game since 2001

-The B.C. Lions may have to look to Zac Champion behind centre in Hamilton next Sunday after Both Casey Printers (thumb) and Buck Pierce (shoulder) were injured against Edmonton.

Als Look to Run the Table

Sitting at 8-0 on the Season At Percival Molson Stadium the Montreal Alouettes will attempt to go 9-0 at home this Sunday vs the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Kickoff is at 1pm). The Als are however coming off their third loss of the season to the same Blue Bombers team last week 41-24.

Alot of talk heading into this rematch game will be about the return of Anthony Calvillo into the line-up. Adrian McPherson will return to his second string duties. However the focus should squarely be on the defense. Who over the last two weeks have given up 79 points and hasn't registered a sack on the QB.

But good news for the Als Defense corps, Davis Sanchez, Shea Emry and Diamond Ferri should all be back in their usual positions. The defensive line will need to get to Michael Bishop for the rest of the defense to be effective. The DL hasn't had a slump like this all year. Look for a big game from their veteran Lineman Anwar Stewart who should apply some pressure. JOhn Bowman and Keron Williams will ahve to step up their game with Eric Wilson out of the Line-up and Jermain McElveen banged up.

Should Be a Nice day for the game forecast says 9'C and partly cloudy.