Montreal Alouettes lose another quarterback in lopsided 36-18 loss to B.C. Lions
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.
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.
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.
Lions QB Nathan Rourke threw for 382 yards, going 26-for-34 with four touchdowns and one interception.
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.
The Lions opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal from Whyte, then got to work on defence.
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.
Whyte made a 30-yard field goal to give the Lions a 6-0 edge at the end of the first quarter.
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.
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.
He was replaced by the untested Morgan.
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.
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.
Yet another field goal from Montreal — a 21-yard kick — cut the advantage to three points midway through the second quarter.
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.
Another field goal from Maltos Diaz whittled the home side's advantage to seven points at halftime.
The kicker attempted to add to the Als' total early in the third quarter, but sent his 24-yard kick pinging off the upright.
Late in the frame, the Lions once again found themselves deep in Montreal territory and Rourke capitalized, firing a pass to Hatcher just over the goal line for an eight-yard major. Whyte made the convert and Montreal was called for pyramiding, gifting the Lions an extra point that brought the score to 23-9.
The Als opened the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal and the Lions were quick to respond.
Rourke delivered a 49-yard bomb to Ayden Eberhardt, setting B.C. up with a first down at Montreal's 21-yard line.
Hatcher followed up by reeling in an 18-yard pass from the QB, then evaded a tackle to step into the end zone. Another convert from Whyte gave the Lions a 30-12 lead.
The Lions weren't done yet.
With nearly six minutes left on the game clock, Rourke sent an arching 29-yard toss to Berryhill in the end zone for another major. The Als blocked Whyte's convert kick, but the home side went up 36-12.
The Als clawed some points back late in the frame when Morgan dished off to Tyler Snead, who deked around the B.C. defence and raced into the end zone for Montreal's first TD of the night.
The visitors went for a two-point convert, only to see the pass picked off by Lions linebacker Micah Awe and the scored was sealed at 36-18.
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An announced crowd of 23,318 people took in the game at B.C. Place, including Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart, who was shown on the big screen wearing a Lions hat. … B.C. announced that former linebacker Solomon Elimimian will have his No. 56 retired on Oct. 4 when the Lions host the Calgary Stampeders.
UP NEXT
Alouettes: Host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-4) on Thursday.
Lions: Visit the Toronto Argonauts (2-8) on Saturday, Aug. 23.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 16, 2025.
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