The Elks had just made it interesting when the game snapped back the other way. C.Fajardo hit A.Mack for a 33-yard touchdown with 4:18 left, pulling Edmonton within reach, but the onside kick went to Montreal and a challenged pass-interference call moved the ball to the 1. T.Wilson punched it in from there, the kind of late dagger that made a 48-30 final feel as abrupt as it was punishing.
Edmonton spent much of the night chasing swings. T.Ford twice picked off Montreal, including a 30-yard return to the 6 in the second quarter that set up a J.Cephus touchdown on third down. Earlier, C.Fajardo’s 1-yard score got the Elks on the board after an automatic review overturned the initial spot. But Montreal answered almost every Edmonton push, and a blocked punt in the first quarter set up D.Alexander’s 10-yard touchdown run for the game’s first points.
The real break came after halftime. Edmonton opened the third quarter with a promising drive, then A.Mack fumbled and Montreal immediately turned the short field into a 32-yard touchdown pass to T.Snead. On the next Elks possession, C.Fajardo was intercepted by T.Beverette, and Montreal added a field goal after a long, grinding march. Edmonton was blanked 10-0 in the quarter and never fully recovered.
There were late Edmonton points, including T.Powell’s 6-yard touchdown pass to C.Kettyle in the final minute, but the Alouettes had already done too much damage: 17 points in the second quarter, 10 more in the third, and 14 in the fourth. The Elks leave Montreal at 6-3, carrying a two-game skid and a night full of plays they will want back.