{"id":724749,"date":"2026-06-09T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/724749\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:00:15","slug":"snead-puts-together-career-best-performance-in-als-season-opening-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/724749\/","title":{"rendered":"Snead puts together career-best performance in Als\u2019 season-opening win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Montreal Alouettes’ receiver Tyler Snead (85) looks for an opening against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during their game in Hamilton on Thursday.Barry Gray\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Tyler Snead picked a great time to have the best game of his young CFL career.<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-7, 187-pound receiver had nine catches for 163 yards \u2013 both career highs \u2013 and a touchdown in Montreal\u2019s 30-27 overtime road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Snead helped the Alouettes rally from a 14-point, second-half deficit minus running back Travis Theis, receiver Cole Spieker and centre Justin Lawrence \u2013 all starters \u2013 after they suffered first-half injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a grinder,\u201d Montreal starter Davis Alexander said of Snead. \u201cHe just has a nose for finding openings in this game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he sees that ball, his eyes light up, and nobody is getting it from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Predictably, Snead, in his fourth CFL season, modestly deflected credit for his role in the victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just says a lot about this group and the relentless effort we kind of go out there and play with,\u201d he said. \u201cWe just kept fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the biggest thing until there were zeros on the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Kennedy III also figured prominently in the win. The defensive back returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to pull Montreal to within 24-17 after Hamilton had scored on receiver Keric Wheatfall\u2019s four-yard run.<\/p>\n

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Montreal Alouettes’ quarterback Davis Alexander (10) makes the throw against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during their game in Hamilton on Thursday.Barry Gray\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Then in overtime, Kennedy forced Wheatfall to fumble following a catch. Alouettes cornerback Kabion Ento pushed the ball out of bounds to not only end Hamilton\u2019s threat but also leave Montreal needing just a field goal for the win.<\/p>\n

Jose Maltos Diaz delivered the game-deciding 17-yard boot. He forced overtime with a 29-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to cap a clutch 56-yard, 13-play drive that saw the Alouettes convert three third-down situations.<\/p>\n

In the first half, Alexander threw a 70-yard completion to Snead on second-and-20. It set up a 19-yard field goal that tied the score 10-10.<\/p>\n

Montreal\u2019s offence looked to Snead often last season. The 26-year-old native of native of Raleigh, N.C., led the Alouettes in receiving with 84 catches for 1,129 yards \u2013 both career highs \u2013 and four TDs.<\/p>\n

Snead also posted career highs in targets (119) and yards after catch (461). He registered 52 yards after catches Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Snead\u2019s \u201925 numbers are impressive given Alexander made just seven regular-season starts last year, his first as Montreal\u2019s No. 1 quarterback. The Alouettes were 7-0 with Alexander but just 3-8 in contests without him as he battled a lingering hamstring ailment.<\/p>\n

He returned in time for the playoffs and led Montreal to the Grey Cup, but aggravated the injury late in the Alouettes\u2019 25-17 championship loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n

Alexander also had a solid \u201926 debut, completing 26-of-38 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns. He improved his regular-season record to 12-0, extending his league mark to start a CFL career.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a winner,\u201d Snead said of Alexander. \u201cHe goes out there and finds a way to get the job done always.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in him, and he believes in us. You can always feed off that energy that he brings into the huddle.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Alexander isn\u2019t expecting Snead to rest upon his laurels when Montreal (1-0) hosts the Toronto Argonauts (0-0) in its home opener Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe thinks he should do that every single week,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cThat\u2019s our standard here and if he does not do that every week, he\u2019s going to be disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montreal began a trend last weekend as all three road teams won close games. Two were decided by walk-off field goals, and the average margin of victory was 4.3 points.<\/p>\n

An average of 55 points was scored per game, with 16 touchdown drives registered.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what the CFL is,\u201d said Montreal head coach Jason Maas. \u201cIt\u2019s so competitive when you look at the whole landscape of the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time you come into a rival\u2019s building and get a win it\u2019s a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Montreal Alouettes’ receiver Tyler Snead (85) looks for an opening against the Hamilton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,521,875,522,520,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-724749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadian-news","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724749","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=724749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}