Lions 36, Alouettes 18: Nathan Rourke threw for 382 yards, with four touchdowns
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Caleb Evans connected on 3-of-4 passing attempts for 32 yards and was sacked three times before leaving the game with an apparent leg injury in the second quarter.
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He was replaced by James Morgan who amassed 211 passing yards, making good on 20 of his 33 attempts with one touchdown — the first of his CFL career — and one interception.
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Tyler Snead drove in the lone major for Montreal and kicker Jose Maltos Diaz made four field goals, including one for 41 yards, as the Als (5-5) dropped a third straight game.
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Lions QB Nathan Rourke threw for 382 yards, going 26-for-34 with four touchdowns and one interception.
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Receiver Keon Hatcher chalked up two TDs for B.C. (5-5), while Justin McInnis and Stanley Berryhill III had one apiece and Sean Whyte booted three field goals, with his longest sailing 46 yards through the uprights.
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The Lions opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal from Whyte, then got to work on defence.
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B.C. defensive lineman Jonah Tavai sacked Evans on his second snap of the game and his teammate, Sione Teheuma, followed suit minutes later, hauling down the QB once again.
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Whyte made a 30-yard field goal to give the Lions a 6-0 edge at the end of the first quarter.
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Another sack by Teheuma left Evans on the turf at B.C. Place, grasping at his left leg. Trainers came out to take a look and he eventually walked off the field gingerly with help from his teammates.
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The 27-year-old American then sat on the sidelines without pads before heading to the locker room in a cart with crutches by his side at halftime.
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He was replaced by the untested Morgan.
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The 28-year-old American is the fourth quarterback to play for Montreal this season, coming after No. 1 David Alexander and backup McLeod Bethel-Thompson both landed on the six-game injured list.
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The Als shook off the loss of their QB by getting on the board with a 41-yard field goal by Maltos Dias and the Lions responded with a 46-yard strike from Whyte that preserved their 9-3 lead.
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Yet another field goal from Montreal — a 21-yard kick — cut the advantage to three points midway through the second quarter.
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B.C. strung together a series of plays and made it into the red zone, where Rourke dished off to McInnis for a five-yard touchdown. Whyte made the conversion and the Lions went up 16-6.
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Another field goal from Maltos Diaz whittled the home side's advantage to seven points at halftime.
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