Davis Alexander shines in return to lineup
The Alouettes and quarterback Davis Alexander have been waiting since July 17th for him to return to the lineup. The Als spent more than two months without their starting quarterback and struggled at times throughout his absence. Well, he returned on Friday night against the Calgary Stampeders, and he didn’t disappoint. Alexander led the Als to a, 38-20, victory at Percival Molson Stadium.
The 26-year-old pivot was outstanding from start to finish. He went 26-for-36 with 350 yards and one touchdown pass. He didn’t turn the ball over. He just kept making impressive throw after impressive throw and didn’t look rusty at all.
“It’s just awesome,” Alexander said after the game. “It’s always a privilege to play this game and to play in front of these fans. They bring it every single time. We wanted to put on a show, and we felt like we did. We left a lot out there, but I’m proud of us and proud of the win.”
This was also a record-setting night for Alexander, as he set the record for the most consecutive wins to start a career for a starting quarterback at 9-0-0. He eclipsed Canadian Football Hall of Famer Danny McManus’ record which was set in the early 90s.
“It’s super cool [to get the record], but you already know what my answer is going to be,” the Portland State alum said. “This 9-0 is not a Davis Alexander thing. It’s a Montreal Alouettes thing. I’m so proud of us and proud of our group. We’ve been through a lot this year and we have a long way to go.”
Let’s take a closer look at what happened in the game:
Spreading the Wealth
Alexander completed passes to six different receivers and four of them went over 50 yards in this game. The group was led by Alexander’s roommate, Tyler Snead, who finished the night with eight catches on 12 targets for 115 yards. Snead is just 20 yards away from posting the first 1,000-yard season of his career.
Cole Spieker, who missed the last two games, also returned with a bang. He finished the night with four receptions for 81 yards, including a screen pass he took 46 yards deep into Calgary territory.
“We’re super deep at wide receiver. We have weapons everywhere,” Spieker said. “The best thing about Davis is that he’s going to find the open guy no matter what. It can be any one of us that can go off and get 100 yards. Davis played great all night and spread [the ball] around.”
Charleston Rambo got the party started for the Alouettes on Friday night when he scored the team’s first touchdown of the game on a 44-yard pass from Alexander down the right sideline.
Rambo had no touches through his first 12 games, but he has scored in back-to-back weeks.
Tyson Philpot also needs to get a mention here. The former Calgary Dino got to play against his twin brother, Jalen, for just the second time in his career. The Stamps’ Philpot found the end zone in the first half and finished the night with seven receptions for 64 yards overall. Tyson, meanwhile, had six catches on 10 targets for 76 yards, but he was also able to draw two pass interference penalties on the Calgary secondary. Both fouls occurred in the Stamps’ end zone, and they both resulted in Shea Patterson rushing touchdowns.
Philpot and Snead also did a solid job of replacing injured kick-returner James Letcher Jr. during Friday’s win.
Patterson’s hat-trick
The third quarterback can often be overlooked, but Patterson has clearly found a role within the group. The former Michigan Wolverine scored three rushing touchdowns in this game, and they all came off quarterback sneaks.
In just five games with the Alouettes, the 28-year-old has found the end zone five times, and he keeps finding a way to get a lot of positive yards on short-yardage plays.
D Steps Up
The offensive is coming away with all the headlines from this game, but the defensive performance can’t be ignored either.
The group managed to force four turnovers (one interception, one fumble, two turnovers on downs) and they sacked Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. four times. The Als limited Adams to 238 yards passing.
“It was electric,” linebacker Tyrice Beverette said of the team’s defensive performance. “I feel like we played our best ball tonight. Of course, we left some plays out there, but it’s football. All we can do is get back to the drawing board and correct the mistakes. I think we had a total team effort.
Beverette, who was the top defensive player in the East Division last year, managed to come away with his third pick of the 2025 campaign in the second half.
Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund had two of the four sacks on Friday night. He’s now up to 11 on the season, which is one behind B.C.’s Mathieu Betts for top spot in the CFL.
What’s next?
The Alouettes will head into their third and final bye week of the regular season next week. They’ll be back in action on Monday, October 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET when they take on the Ottawa Redblacks in the annual Thanksgiving Duel.
