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Alouettes’ punter Joseph Zema was forced to punt six times throughout the night, totalling 304 yards. Not only did the Blue Bombers force three fumbles, but they also kept their defensive line tight, providing little space for the Alouettes to create plays. It’s this constant pressure that kept the Alouettes offence from capitalizing on their possessions. “I have to give them credit,” Maas said of the Bombers' defensive abilities. Late in the third quarter, things finally seemed to turn in the Alouettes’ favour with an impressive 65-yard pass from Fajardo to receiver Kaion Julien-Grant giving Alouettes fans hope the team had found its offensive spark, only to be denied entry into the end zone with a killer interception by Winnipeg defensive back Brandon Alexander, which was returned 62 yards, putting them right back where they started. Winnipeg native Brady Oliveira in particular did a stellar job of keeping his team in enemy territory, totalling 112 rushing yards on the night. While they matched the Alouettes in effort, they had them totally beat when it came to execution. When the Blue Bombers had the ball, they were a force to be reckoned with. In those situations I felt like the turnovers caused us to get down on ourselves.” “It’s very difficult to move the ball in those elements and it’s very difficult to stay on the field. “It was hard to score points tonight,” said Fajardo. Gaining 20 yards on their first two plays, the Als were creeping into Winnipeg’s defensive zone, only to lose possession on a fumble forced by Winnipeg’s Deatrick Nicholls. Trailing 10-0 to start the second half, the Alouettes were in desperate need of an offensive boost to kick things off. “It wasn’t just ‘go out and play football’ like it normally is.” “There are a lot of outside factors that we just had to shut off throughout the play,” admitted Fajardo.

I know we had a fumble when we were driving, just a bunch of opportunities that we kind of squandered.'Īdd to that the uncertainty before the game, last-minute lineup changes, and poor playing conditions and it wasn’t business as usual for the Alouettes. 'I had a terrible pick in the red zone, which hurt us there. “Fighting can only get you so far,” said Fajardo. Turnovers got them down and kept them down for the majority of the game. “I just don’t think we executed at a high enough level throughout the night.”Ī major point of struggle for the Alouettes was maintaining possession of the ball. “Were we good enough? No, absolutely not,” said Montreal coach Jason Maas after the game.

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Winnipeg went up 7-0 in the first quarter and a series of offensive mistakes on the Alouettes’ end, combined with a rock solid Winnipeg defence, meant the Blue Bombers would stay ahead right until the end. While the Alouettes fought hard, grit wasn’t enough to keep them in the game against arguably their toughest opponent to date. ET that play commenced without any of the pre-game fanfare planned for the Alouettes’ first Canada Day game at home.

“It was probably one of the more difficult games I’ve ever been a part of,” said Alouettes starting quarterback Cody Fajardo of the delay that kept everyone, players included, questioning if Saturday’s matchup between the Als and Blue Bombers would even take place. The other major problem for the Als was a two-hour delay as heavy rain and lightning forced the CFL to reschedule the start of the Canada Day contest. MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes' two-game unbeaten streak came to an abrupt end on Saturday night as they dropped a 17-3 decision to the dominant Winnipeg Blue Bombers.