Roughriders improve to 7-1 with convincing 34-6 win over Alouettes
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In Week 9 of the CFL season, the Roughriders improved to 7-1 on the year with a convincing 34-6 win over the Montreal Alouettes, who dropped to 5-3.
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Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris completed 19 of 27 passes for 289 yards with two touchdown passes. Dohnte Meyers led all receivers with five catches for 136 yards while Tommy Nield and KeeSean Johnson caught touchdown passes. Running back A.J. Ouellette had 74 yards on 15 carries.
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Saskatchewan's defence made life tough for Alouettes quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson as he was intercepted by linebacker Jameer Thurman while also being sacked twice by defensive linemen Shane Ray and Mike Rose. Bethel-Thompson finished the night having completed 15 of 26 passes for 126 yards. Saskatchewan's defence also allowed just 59 rushing yards.
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Right from the opening kickoff, the Roughriders controlled the game on Saturday night.
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After a 46-yard kick return by Meyers, the Roughriders put together a seven-minute drive, going 54 yards on 10 plays, with short-yardage quarterback Tommy Stevens plunging into the end zone from one yard out to make it 7-0.
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In the second quarter, the Roughriders made it 14-0 as Harris engineered a nine play, 69-yard drive capped off with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Nield, who was making his first start of the season in place of the injured Samuel Emilus.
The Alouettes got on the board with five minutes left in the half as kicker Jose Maltos nailed a 56-yard field goal to make it 14-3.
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On Saskatchewan's next drive, Harris hit Meyers for a 58-yard gain up the sideline before Brett Lauther kicked a 17-yard field goal to make it 17-3.
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On Montreal's next possession, the Roughriders defence got the ball right back as Thurman intercepted Bethel-Thompson near midfield. However, Saskatchewan's offence was forced to punt it away and the 78-yard punt by Joe Couch went into end zone for a rouge to make it 18-3.
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In the first half, Saskatchewan's defence limited Montreal to 80 yards of offence and just five first downs. The Roughriders offence had 212 net yards and 13 first downs while leading time of possession 20:14 to 9:46
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After a 25-minute lightning delay during halftime, the Alouettes cut into the lead by three points early in the third quarter as Maltos made a 54-yard field goal to make it 18-6.
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On the ensuing drive, Saskatchewan's offence picked up where it left off as Harris hit Meyers for a 32-yard gain, which put the second-year receiver over 100 yards on the night, before Lauther hit a 32-yard field goal to make it 21-6.
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