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<\/p>\n\u201cWhen he sees that ball, his eyes light up, and nobody is getting it from him.\u201d<\/p>\n
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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
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 \u2014 both career highs \u2014 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
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2026.<\/p>\n
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWhen he sees that ball, his eyes light up, and nobody is getting it from him.\u201d Predictably, Snead,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":723824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[879,49,48,521,522,2467,520,2461,2468,2460,2462,2463,44,2464,2465,2466,82],"class_list":["post-725181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-central-vancouver-island","tag-cfl","tag-nanaimo","tag-nanaimo-breaking-news","tag-nanaimo-news","tag-nanaimo-news-now","tag-nanaimonewsnow","tag-news","tag-oceanside","tag-parksville","tag-qualicum","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725181","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=725181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/723824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}