Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 7, 2014

Alouettes 38, Tiger-Cats 31: Jonathan Crompton overcame a shaky start to finish with 206 passing yards and a touchdown and Dillon Marsh added a pair of short TD runs as host Montreal rallied to beat Hamilton and seize a share of first place in the East Division.

The Alouettes (3-7) used their second straight win to move into a tie with the idle Toronto Argonauts atop the division. Crompton had a costly interception in the first half but did just enough the rest of the way to bolster an offense that managed just 44 yards on the ground.

Chad Collaros went 30-of-43 for 338 yards with a pair of TDs and an interception for the Tiger-Cats (2-7), who led 21-7 at the half. Andy Fantuz caught both touchdown passes in defeat while Greg Ellingson led the way with 94 receiving yards for Hamilton.

Montreal needed just over two minutes to get on the scoreboard as Winston Venable pounced on Mossis Madu's fumble and scampered 58 yards for the touchdown. Hamilton responded by scoring the final 21 points of the half as Rico Murray returned Crompton's interception 40 yards for a score and Fantuz caught a 3-yard TD pass from Collaros as time expired in the first quarter to help send the Tiger-Cats into the break with a 14-point edge.

The Alouettes stormed back to draw even in the third, getting a Marsh 1-yard TD run and Duron Carter's 10-yard scoring grab to head into the fourth tied at 24. James Rodgers' electrifying 78-yard punt return following a Hamilton 2-and-out gave Montreal its first lead, and Marsh added his second 1-yard TD plunge of the game to put it away with 2:55 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Former NFL WR Chad Johnson had a team-high 73 receiving yards for Montreal. ... The Tiger-Cats outgained the Alouettes 417-250 but turned the ball over three times. ... Montreal overcame 12 penalties for 113 yards.