Stampeders 15 - 31 Alouettes
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Als use late surge to tame Stamps

Sep 21, 2014 - 10:26 PM Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jonathan Crompton threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Calgary Stampeders 31-15 on Sunday afternoon in the Hall of Fame game.

Crompton completed 20-of-28 passes for 220 yards and Duron Carter caught eight passes for 79 yards and a touchdown for Montreal (4-8), which kept pace with Toronto and Hamilton atop the CFL East.

"The race is tight in the East, but we have to focus on ourselves to control that destiny," Crompton said.

James Rodgers hauled in five receptions for 65 yards and a score and Brandon Whitaker carried the ball 19 times for 90 yards in the triumph.

Drew Tate completed 15-of-30 passes for 152 yards with an interception and ran for a pair of scores for the Stampeders (10-2), who had a six-game winning streak snapped.

"They played a better football game than we did. We didn't play good enough in the second half to beat a team like Montreal today," Calgary head coach John Hufnagel said.

After Tate darted for a 6-yard TD run to tie the game at 15-15 early in the third, Montreal scored the final 16 points of the contest.

Sean Whyte kicked an 18-yard field goal late in the third to put the Als in front and they quickly regained possession following a Calgary two-and-out.

Crompton hit Whitaker for a gain of 20 yards and then found Carter for a 10- yard score to make it 25-15 early in the fourth.

Whyte booted through kicks of 34 and 27 yards, respectively, to cap the scoring.

Earlier, Montreal jumped out to a 15-1 second-quarter advantage. Tanner Marsh plunged in from a yard out early in the frame and Rodgers' 17-yard TD catch at the 10:22 mark staked the Als to their healthy cushion.

Tate's 1-yard TD run in the closing moments of the half pulled Calgary within 15-8.

Game Notes

Montreal outgained Calgary 375-272 and held a 36:54-23:06 advantage in time of possession ... Inducted in the CFL Hall of Fame this year were Ben Cahoon, Uzooma Okeke, Wally Buono, Moe Racine, Charles Roberts, Larry Haylor and Neil Lumsden.






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