Montreal beats Saskatchewan 44–24 as Alexander throws five touchdowns
Davis Alexander passed for 403 yards and five scores as the Alouettes finished 9–0 at home. The Riders fell to 8–8 with two games left.
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Montreal beat Saskatchewan 44–24 on Thanksgiving Monday. Alexander threw five touchdown passes, while the Alouettes completed an unbeaten home season and the Riders suffered a fourth straight loss.
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The Montreal Alouettes beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 44–24 on Monday, October 12, as quarterback Davis Alexander threw for 403 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, according to the Canadian Football League’s match report. Montreal finished its regular-season home schedule 9–0, only the second such season in franchise history, and improved to 13–3. Saskatchewan slipped to 8–8.
The game was close into the third quarter. A 51-yard Brett Lauther field goal cut Montreal’s lead to 17–16. Alexander then found Tyson Philpot for a 46-yard touchdown and Charleston Rambo for a 51-yard score, turning a one-point margin into a 31–16 lead. He later connected with Tyler Snead for his fifth touchdown. Jerreth Sterns had 124 receiving yards; Rambo, Philpot and Snead each exceeded 70.
Trevor Harris passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns to Kian Schaffer-Baker for Saskatchewan, but the Roughriders could not match Montreal’s long passing plays. The CFL lists the rematch in Regina for Saturday, October 17. Source: https://www.cfl.prod.s.cfl.ca/article/alexander-helps-als-cap-perfect-home-season-with-win-over-riders
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Analysis
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The decisive stretch was not simply the final 20-point margin. Saskatchewan drew within one early in the third quarter, then conceded two long touchdown passes in quick succession. That sequence suggests Montreal’s ability to generate explosive plays outweighed the Riders’ capacity to sustain a comeback. This is an assessment of the game sequence, not a prediction about the rematch.
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Meaning
Why this matters
Montreal has secured a rare perfect home regular season and carries a 13–3 record into the final weeks. Saskatchewan has lost four consecutive games, leaving its playoff position unsettled. Their immediate rematch gives the Riders a chance to respond and gives Montreal a test away from the venue where it has been unbeatable.
Background
How we got here
The clubs met on the CFL’s Thanksgiving weekend. The league says Montreal had previously completed a 9–0 home regular season just once. Alexander and Harris both crossed 5,000 passing yards for the season during this game, according to the CFL report. The Riders entered the game on a three-match losing run. Image: original AI-generated editorial illustration created for SearchTrends Daily; it does not depict an actual play or identifiable athlete.
Outlook
What is likely to happen next
The same teams are scheduled to meet in Regina on October 17. The Riders will seek to end their four-game skid and protect their playoff chances. Montreal could sweep the regular-season series, but the result and any postseason consequences remain open.
A conditional editorial assessment based on the evidence available at the review date, not a guaranteed outcome.
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Editorial view: a perfect home record is a real achievement, but the more useful test of Montreal’s playoff readiness will be how its passing attack travels. Saskatchewan’s season is still alive; the immediate question is whether its defence can prevent another burst of long completions.