It’s been over 24 hours and I still cannot fully comprehend what was seen this past Saturday. Call it sheer will or dumb luck, but the Montreal Alouettes did something that hasn’t been done since November 2018; make the Hamilton Tiger-Cats taste defeat at Tim Hortons Field. Coincidentally enough, it was also the Montreal Alouettes … More Alouettes pull off astonishing overtime victory over Tiger-Cats
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Montreal Alouettes walk into someone else’s barn, thinking they have the game in the bag due to their opposing quarterback’s being injured, along with several starters. They take the lead, get picked off and watch everything fall apart. They then muster a gutsy comeback, only to … More Alouettes make more mistakes by the lakeshore, lose 30-27 to Argonauts
After last week’s debacle at home, the road warriors are invading Ontario yet again in search of a win. The Montreal Alouettes have another business trip to tend to, this time amidst the bright lights of the 416 as they play the Toronto Argonauts this Friday. Both teams are coming off losses to Western opponents … More Alouettes look to anchor their losing ways versus Argonauts
Maybe the Montreal Alouettes are only meant to be road warriors in 2021. For whatever reason, a win at home seems to be a fairly difficult task to accomplish. Playing again in front of another near sell-out (by current provincial capacity limits) crowd, the Alouettes were unable to secure their third win of the season. … More Alouettes offense stalls again in home loss to BC Lions
I don’t know what side of whose bed he woke up on this past Friday, but oh my goodness was it excellent to see the REAL Vernon Adams back behind centre for the Montreal Alouettes. After a very pedestrian effort versus the Hamilton Tigers-Cats the week before, the doubters and critics were starting to circle … More Big Play VA finds his winning form again as Alouettes thump RedBlacks 51-29
They say that the CFL season truly begins on Labour Day Weekend. And in a normal world, that would be a fair argument. Usually by this point you have a pretty good idea which direction your team is heading in. But in this new Covid-19 world, this weekend will simply be another kilometer traveled on … More An early must-win for the Alouettes?
Seriously?? We waited over 600 days for that?!?!? After playing their first two football games in Alberta with both positive and negative results, the Montreal Alouettes and their fans were eagerly anticipating that first home game of 2021. It was a chance to for this city to finally enjoy some live football and see their … More Alouettes lay an egg at home, gift Tiger-Cats their first win of 2021.
“I’m coming home, I’m coming homeTell the world I’m coming homeLet the rain wash away all the pain of yesterdayI know my kingdom awaits and they’ve forgiven my mistakesI’m coming home, I’m coming homeTell the world that I’m coming…..” — Skylar Grey Alouettes Nation, welcome home. It’s been 655 days since a CFL game was … More Alouettes defend the nest for the first time in 2021
Unlike some of my contemporaries, I will never predict a perfect season for any CFL team. Especially not for the Montreal Alouettes. But as they strolled into Calgary’s McMahon Stadium last Friday, one couldn’t help but wonder if this Alouettes team was thinking that they could pull off such a feat. With no Bo Levi … More Lack of discipline proves costly as Stampeders outlast Alouettes
With wildfires burning throughout Western Canada, one may think that the expression “something magical in the air” may be a tad gauche to use. But when it comes to the Montreal Alouettes, there just may be something that’s working for them in that smoky, robust Alberta air. The Alouettes started their 2021 CFL campaign in … More Alouettes look to go 2 and 0 with Bo a no-show
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