{"id":220248,"date":"2025-10-17T17:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/220248\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:12:09","slug":"3-keys-to-victory-for-montreal-ottawa-in-week-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/220248\/","title":{"rendered":"3 keys to victory for Montreal, Ottawa in Week 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

OTTAWA \u2014 The Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa REDBLACKS close out a home-and-home series on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Montreal still has its sights set on first place in the East Division after downing the REDBLACKS 30-10 in Week 19.<\/p>\n

Ottawa is trying to avoid a five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s three keys to victory for both teams ahead of Saturday\u2019s 3:00 p.m. ET kickoff, which can be watched on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n

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MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n

1. (AUSTIN) MACK ATTACK<\/p>\n

Receiver Austin Mack hauled in 87 yards and a touchdown last week, giving him 190 over two games against Ottawa this season. He\u2019ll surely be one of quarterback Davis Alexander<\/a>\u2019s first looks once again.<\/p>\n

2. ANOTHER STRONG DEFENSIVE EFFORT<\/p>\n

The Als\u2019 defence has allowed 20 or fewer points in three straight games and will try to continue that positive trend. Defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy<\/a> and linebacker Tyrice Beverette need to play an important role in keeping the streak going.<\/p>\n

3. DAVIS ALEXANDER GOES FOR SEVEN STRAIGHT<\/p>\n

Davis Alexander<\/a> has won all six of his starts this season, which is a main reason why the Als still have eyes on the East Division crown. Two of those victories have come against Ottawa, where he\u2019s totalled 574 yards in the process.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

OTTAWA REDBLACKS<\/p>\n

1. TYRIE ADAMS TIME<\/p>\n

Quarterback Dustin Crum<\/a> has been ruled out with a head injury, and without Dru Brown<\/a>, the REDBLACKS will go to Tyrie Adams<\/a>. Adams hasn\u2019t factored into a game since 2023 and is 31-for-49 for 412 yards in his Canadian Football League career.<\/p>\n

2. WILLIAM STANBACK STEPPING UP IN SUPPORT<\/p>\n

The other option is to hand the ball to running back William Stanback<\/a>, which Crum did 11 times for 87 yards on Thanksgiving Monday. It\u2019s probably a good game plan as the Als front is allowing 101.1 yards per game on the ground.<\/p>\n

3. LOOK FOR EUGENE LEWIS<\/p>\n

Eugene Lewis<\/a> is coming off a game in which he had one catch for 10 yards. If head coach Bob Dyce\u2019s pass game wants to find more success in the air, looking to their top receiver more often is a place to start. For those interested in milestones, he\u2019s also 37 yards shy of 1,000.<\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW:<\/p>\n

Ottawa pivot Dru Brown<\/a> is back on the depth chart but will serve as a backup, having missed both of the team\u2019s practices this week with a knee injury.
\nMontreal can move into a tie with Hamilton for first in the division with a win.
\nThe Als can sweep the season series.
\nKickoff from TD Place Stadium is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET, and can be watched on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada, and on CFL+ in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2014 The Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa REDBLACKS close out a home-and-home series on Saturday afternoon. Montreal still…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-220248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}