Here are some key questions and thoughts to ponder heading into the game:<\/p>\n
The guy doesn\u2019t lose: We\u2019re still not sure what to make of the Alexander phenomenon. He has moxie, an infectious attitude and a strong arm, and the Als are a different team when he\u2019s on the field.<\/p>\n
Alexander passed for 336 yards and two touchdowns in , improving his regular-season record to 12-0, including 2-0 against the Argos. The Als didn\u2019t score their first touchdown until more than 19 minutes had elapsed \u2014 and Jose Maltos-Diaz\u2019s game-winning 17-yard field goal was the first time Montreal led.<\/p>\n
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Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander celebrates with receiver Tyson Philpot, right, after Philpot\u2019s touchdown catch during second half of season-opening win over the Tiger-Cats in Hamilton on June 4. Peter Power \/ Postmedia News<\/p>\n
\u201cThey probably won\u2019t stop bringing up (the record) until we lose a regular-season game,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cWe\u2019re here to win games; that\u2019s our job. Whenever we\u2019re out there, we always believe we have a chance, no matter what the score is. We\u2019re a relentless group. We always have an opportunity. We know we have the star power on both sides of the ball to get us back in the game, if needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe definitely played behind the sticks a bit with penalties,\u201d he added. \u201cIf 400 yards of offence is slow, we\u2019re right where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
About those penalties: That must have been some dressing room at halftime last week. The Als took 10 penalties for 113 yards during the first half, but only one five-yard time-count violation after the intermission. We\u2019d like to tell you Maas went ballistic and upended some garbage cans, but that didn\u2019t occur.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a lot said by everybody. It wasn\u2019t just one person,\u201d Maas revealed. \u201cThe whole team was frustrated. That\u2019s not us. We want to lead the league in the least amount of penalties. We\u2019ve said that publicly. It comes down to discipline and actions. When everyone was complaining about it, it was short and simple. Go out with actions in the second half and put those words to use. No more talking about it. Our guys shut up, went out and played more disciplined.\u201d<\/p>\n
Injuries mount for Als: Montreal, already without starting tailback Stevie Scott III (hamstring), lost three more offensive players against Hamilton.<\/p>\n
Receiver Cole Spieker and centre Justin Lawrence have been placed on the six-game injured list (ankle), but tailback (head) has practised and will start. The Als will be without linebacker Najee Murray (foot), while fellow linebacker Tyrice Beverette<\/a> (neck), who didn\u2019t practise this week, is listed on the roster.<\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s Picks\t<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, it\u2019s not ideal, but we do have our reserves \u2026 for reasons,\u201d Maas said. \u201cThere\u2019s always guys behind our 45. We have full belief in them to win games, get through a game and go on to the next with a roster we believe can win every week. It\u2019s not ideal, but what it does for your team, it gets you experience. That\u2019s the positive out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n And what about Toronto? With only three CFL games last week, the Argos are one of three clubs making their regular-season debuts. That makes pre-game scouting somewhat difficult.<\/p>\n