{"id":865773,"date":"2026-08-21T04:08:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865773\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:08:26","slug":"3-stats-that-defined-montreals-week-12-win-over-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865773\/","title":{"rendered":"3 stats that defined Montreal’s Week 12 win over Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada<\/a> works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful change for children and communities worldwide. From clean water initiatives to education and empowerment programs, the partnership highlights how the rhythms of the game can inspire rhythms of change far beyond the field.<\/p>\n

MONTREAL \u2014 The Montreal Alouettes turned a shaky start into a dominant win, pulling away from the Ottawa REDBLACKS for a 46-16 victory on Thursday night at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n

Davis Alexander<\/a>\u2018s precision, an efficient ground game and a commanding defensive performance helped Montreal extend its winning streak to seven games and improve to 9-1.<\/p>\n

Ottawa showed flashes early but couldn\u2019t sustain them, with missed opportunities and self-inflicted mistakes allowing the REDBLACKS to lose control and fall to 0-10.<\/p>\n

CFL.ca brings you three key stats from the Montreal Alouettes\u2019 win over the Ottawa REDBLACKS in Week 12.<\/p>\n

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\u00bb\u00a0REDBLACKS, Alouettes by the numbers<\/a>
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3 \u2013 FIRST-HALF ALOUETTES TAKEAWAYS<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the sharpest start for the Alouettes. After surrendering a 14-play touchdown drive to open the game, the Als offence answered with a two-and-out before Nate Beauchemin came down with an end-zone pass that would have given Ottawa a 14-0 lead. The interception changed the complexion of the game, serving as a tone-setter as Montreal ripped off a 25-3 run to close the first half.<\/p>\n

Kabion Ento<\/a> accounted for the other two takeaways, turning both into opportunities for the Alouettes. He first ripped the ball from holder Noah Gettman after a mishandled snap, setting Montreal up in the red zone before Terry Wilson<\/a> broke through. Ento struck again on the first play of Ottawa\u2019s ensuing possession, picking off Maier and taking it back to the house.<\/p>\n

Montreal finished the night with five total takeaways, but it was the timely turnovers in the first half that allowed the Als to pull away early.<\/p>\n

20\/23 \u2013 DAVIS ALEXANDER COMPLETIONS<\/p>\n

Another week, another game where Davis Alexander<\/a> has his way with an opposing defence. The Alouettes quarterback completed 20 of 23 attempts for 260 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with 11.3 yards per attempt and clearing the 10-yard mark for the third straight game. He spread the ball around to seven different pass-catchers, with Tyson Philpot<\/a> hauling in both of Alexander\u2019s touchdown passes.<\/p>\n

Alexander\u2019s efficiency wasn\u2019t simply a product of easy completions, either. He consistently fit throws into tight windows and delivered downfield, keeping the REDBLACKS defence on its heels even after Montreal had built a comfortable lead. The performance helped the Alouettes stay on schedule and continue applying pressure throughout the night.<\/p>\n

121 \u2013 TRAVIS THEIS TOTAL YARDS<\/p>\n

While Alexander did most of the damage through the air, Travis Theis kept the REDBLACKS\u2019 defence honest with his fifth 100-yard performance in his last six games. The second-year running back entered Week 12 with the highest yards-per-carry average among qualified rushers, and he showed why on Thursday, running for 88 yards on 11 carries while adding 33 yards through the air.<\/p>\n

The Als leaned on Theis out of the break to bleed the clock and keep Ottawa from finding a way back into the game. He bookended Montreal\u2019s opening drive of the second half with runs into the second level, finishing the march with his seventh rushing touchdown in eight games. The score extended the Als\u2019 lead and helped Montreal carry its first-half momentum through to the finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the CFL\u2019s Official Charity Partner, World Vision Canada works alongside players, teams, and fans to create meaningful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":865774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-865773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865773","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=865773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}