Winnipeg works its way east to Montréal to start the CFL week Thursday night. This is only the 3rd home game for the Alouettes with 5 road games.
Calgary gets a break in not playing Winnipeg. The Stampeders are in Ottawa for Friday Night Football. The RedBlacks are on a 1-game winning streak.
The southern Ontario battle gets a jump start with Hamilton at BMO Field in Toronto. Should have plenty of Tiger-Cats fans on hand in Toronto. The teams play each other 4 times in the next 5 weeks.
The Edmonton-BC game has a lot of potential. The Elks play better on the road and the Lions are much better at home.
ESPN2 carries both Saturday night games like a Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader.
After losing 3 games in a row, Saskatchewan really needs to take it easy this week.
ESPN2
Saturday
Hamilton @ Toronto, 7p
Edmonton @ BC, 10p
TSN
Thursday
Winnipeg @ Montréal, 7:30p
Friday
Calgary @ Ottawa, 7:30p
Saturday
Hamilton @ Toronto, 7p
Edmonton @ BC, 10p
Bye week: Saskatchewan
Calgary had a week to prepare for the revenge game while Winnipeg didn't play its best game in Edmonton. The Blue Bombers had touchdowns while the Stampeders had field goals.
Nic Demski returned to the Winnipeg lineup with 7 receptions for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brady Oliveira ran with purpose with 15 carries and a season-high 110 yards. This is the first time Winnipeg has started 8-0 as well as winning 5 consecutive road games since 1960.
Imagine if the Blue Bombers had Nic Demski and Greg Ellingson, out with an injury, in the lineup at the same time.
Winnipeg now has the tiebreaker if there is a tie with Calgary.
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Montréal scored the final 11 points of the game in Hamilton, knocking a 18-point deficit down to 7. The Tiger-Cats scored 14 points in the 3rd quarter to 0 for the Alouettes. Games in Hamilton can have that variance based on the wind in Tim Hortons Field.
Trevor Harris got pulled for a possible concussion before the final play of the game. Vernon Adams Jr. was on the injured list so Dominique Davis came in and threw a game-ending interception.
Hamilton seems committed to Dane Evans with Matthew Shiltz in certain spots. Hamilton has won 2 of the last 3 games. Montréal and Hamilton are both 2-5 and tied for second place in the East Division.
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Saskatchewan looked good with a 17-4 lead at home against the BC Lions. Cody Fajardo was off to a good start, smiling on the bench.
The Lions got a rare safety in which a running back was tackled in the end zone. Just 2 points. Turns out that was the start of 28 straight points in the BC win.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders looked very tired. Fortunately, the team finally gets a break with a bye week, The defence doesn't look tired; just the offence. The Lions had lost the previous 8 games to the Roughriders.
Sean Whyte became the last CFL kicker to miss a field goal. In fact, Whyte missed 2 field goals, though the first miss led to the safety.
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While the undefeated team remained undefeated, the winless team got a win. The Ottawa RedBlacks scored the only points (10) in the second half in Toronto on Sunday.
Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin had 144 receiving yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Caleb Evans went 24 for 29 for 286 yards with 2 touchdowns.
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The new ALOUETTE poutine that will be served in a football helmet will be waiting for you on Thursday night at the stadium 🤤 Split it with your friends, your family, or try eating it all yourself 💪 More info → https://t.co/TY7aG2HUn4 pic.twitter.com/fPyV7clN8K
— Alouettes de Montréal (@MTLAlouettes) August 1, 2022
Plenty of great places in Montréal to get a wonderful poutine. The newest version at Molson Stadium as of tonight is l’Alouette.
The l’Alouette is served in a football helmet that you can take home and wash it out. There are 4 servings to this dish: 1.2 kg (2.64 lb.).
The list of ingredients exceeds a classic poutine: "red peel potatoes, cheese curds, pork lard and pulled pork from Quebec, caramel popcorn, fried onions, and Avril's signature maple and Amaretto sauce." No, we've never seen caramel popcorn on a poutine.
The cost for poutine l’Alouette? $90 (taxes included).
Our suggestion: walk about 2 km (1.2 miles) east after the game to La Banquise at 994 Rue Rachel East. Order the poutine of your choice (lots of choices) and save about $70.
Don’t look for me on the @CFLonTSN sidelines this week: I tested positive for Covid again. Very mild symptoms. FaceTime interviews 📱 Be back soon 🙏 Mask-up indoors 😷 Get boosted 💉 pic.twitter.com/nL6TLWKgpl
— Matthew Scianitti (@TSNScianitti) July 27, 2022
Rod Smith and Duane Forde with Jermain Franklin (in for Matthew Scianitti) were in Hamilton on Thursday and Toronto on Sunday.
Dustin Nielson and Glen Suitor with Sara Orlesky in Regina on Friday and Calgary on Saturday.
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Twitter captures: @MTLAlouettes; @TSNScianitti
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