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1. MONTREAL FOR REAL?

After allowing over 600 yards of net offence to open the season with a loss to the Eskimos, and surrendering 41 points in a lopsided loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Alouettes find themselves on their first three-game winning streak since 2016. And they’ve done it while having all their ugly warts exposed after coming under league ownership, which led to the dismissal of general manager Kavis Reed earlier in the week. Books were opened and more than one skeleton tumbled out. But on the field, the Khari Jones-led Alouettes are proving they still have a strong pulse as they put an end to what was the league’s longest head-to-head losing streak, beating Edmonton for the first time since 2013. And you’d have to go back one season earlier to find the last time the Alouettes were above .500 with more than one game played.

2. PENALTY PROBLEMS

For a while there, it didn’t look at all like a game between the two most penalized teams in the league. With 10 minutes to go in the first half, either side only had one penalty against them. They evened out over the course of the game, however, with Montreal committing seven infractions for 108 yards to Edmonton’s nine flags for 80 yards. While it was the first time the Eskimos came ahead in penalties, registering their lowest total of flags and yards on the season, the ones they committed still had a big impact on the result. A holding call negated an Eskimos touchdown, while two calls for illegal contact on a receiver on the same drive cancelled out interceptions.