TORONTO \u2014 With the Toronto Argonauts hot on their heels in the East Division, the Montreal Alouettes opened up the gap with a 21-19 win at BMO Field on Friday night.<\/p>\n
In a game dictated by defences, big fourth-quarter plays allowed the Als to hold on\u00a0and improve to 7-7.<\/p>\n
Without Nick Arbuckle, the Argos didn\u2019t have much going against the imposing Montreal front. They fell to 5-8, still fighting to overcome a slow start and secure playoff position.<\/p>\n
CFL.ca brings you three key stats that defined Montreal\u2019s win over Toronto.<\/p>\n
RELATED 1 \u2014 TORONTO TOUCHDOWN<\/p>\n The Alouettes\u2019 defence played three quarters of perfect football. Through the first 45 minutes, they held Toronto\u2019s offence out of the end zone and to just 102 total yards, and they had to be stingy after three first-half interceptions thrown by McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Toronto had its opportunity to run away in the first half, but the Als\u2019 defence limited the damage and went into halftime trailing by just two points. Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund<\/a>, Mustafa Johnson<\/a> and Shawn Oakman all tallied sacks to disrupt Toronto\u2019s rhythm on offence as they held Jarret Doege<\/a> to seven two-and-outs on the night.<\/p>\n 1 \u2014 WESLEY SUTTON INTERCEPTION<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Despite losing the turnover battle 3-1, Wesley Sutton\u2019s clutch interception came at the right time. With the Argos marching into Lirim Hajrullahu<\/a>\u2018s field-goal range late \u2014 threatening a third-straight win by way of a walk-off kick \u2014 Sutton emphatically shut it down with a diving catch over the middle. Doege had been composed all game, but in desperation, Montreal\u2019s defence came up with its biggest play of the night.<\/p>\n 51 \u2014 TYLER SNEAD FOURTH-QUARTER YARDS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00bb Als sweep season series with crucial win over Argos<\/a>
\u00bb Montreal, Toronto by the numbers<\/a>
\u00bb Depth Charts:\u00a0MTL<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0TOR<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a0Game Notes: Alouettes at Argonauts<\/a><\/p>\n