It took five tries but Dustin Crum finally has his first win over the Toronto Argonauts.
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Crum → take → Argonauts
Crum ran for two touchdowns while Caleb Evans threw two scoring strikes as the Montreal Alouettes defeated Toronto 33-16 on Friday night in the CFL regular-season finale for both teams.
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Alouettes → run → teams
As the starter, Crum was credited with the victory.
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Crum → credit → victory
“It feels good to break that streak,” he said.
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he → feel → streak
“I’ve been watching Davis (Als starter Davis Alexander) do it all year, it was awesome to have a chance to (start a game).
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it → watch → game
“Obviously he sets the bar and standard very high so just trying to meet that is a lot of fun.”
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trying → set → fun
Montreal (14-4) swept the two-game series with Toronto (9-9) but this contest had no bearing on the East Division standings.
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contest → sweep → standings
The Als and Argos came in having already clinched the top two spots so each rested a number of starters before 13,198 spectators at BMO Field.
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each → come → Field
“When you play an 18-game schedule, I’m telling you right now we don’t concede one of them,” said Montreal head coach Jason Maas.
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Maas → play → them
“We’ve worked really hard to try and win as many as we can and win every week and that’s our standard.
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that → work → many
“When you come up with 14 of those, that’s huge.
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that → come → those
It’s hard to win in this league and to do what we’ve done I’m very proud of (the Als players), I’m proud of this organization.
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I → ’ → organization
Toronto will host the fourth-place finisher in the West in the East semifinal Oct 31.
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Toronto → host → semifinal
The winner visits Montreal in the division final Nov. 7.
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winner → visit → final
Davis was among Montreal’s regulars who didn’t play.
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who → play → regulars
He entered weekend action leading the CFL in TD passes (35) and completion percentage (72.1) and second in yards (5,257).
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He → enter → yards
Crum completed 17-of-20 passes for 153 yards and ran four times for 12 yards and the two TDs.
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Crum → complete → yards
Crum didn’t find it difficult to play in a game that had no playoff implications.
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that → find → implications
“Coach Maas has created an extremely competitive environment on the team,” Crum said.
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Crum → create → team
“I think it’s a big reason for the success we’ve had this year.
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we → think → success
“That’s just kind of the standard that he brings to the table and you’re expected to meet it.”
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you → ’ → it
Evans took over to begin the second half.
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Evans → take → half
After a slow start he finished 11-of-14 passing for 82 yards with the two TDs and an interception.
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he → finish → TDs
Evans found Charleston Rambo on a five-yard TD pass at 7:50 of the fourth following a 44-yard punt return by Mekhi Mews.
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Evans → find → Mews
He then hooked up with Kaseem Ferdinand on a 23-yard touchdown toss at 13:08.
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He → hook → 13:08
Tucker Horn, Toronto’s No. 3 quarterback, drew the start.
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Horn → draw → start
He was 20-of-26 passing for 215 yards with a TD and interception before giving way to Luis Perez in the fourth quarter.
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He → pass → quarter
Perez completed two-of-three passes for 26 yards.
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Perez → complete → yards
Toronto’s Kevin Mital had three catches for 27 yards to crack the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time.
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Mital → have → time
He’s the fourth Argos receiver this season to reach the mark — Damonte Coxie, David Ungerer III and Tyler Kahmann are the others — for a franchise first.
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Coxie → ’ → franchise
Montreal’s Lewis Ward kicked two field goals and three converts.
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Ward → kick → goals
Dymere Miller had seven catches for 115 yards and Toronto’s touchdown.
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Miller → have → yards
Lirim Hajrullahu added the convert and three field goals.
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Hajrullahu → add → convert
Hajrullahu’s 45-yard field goal to end the third pulled Toronto to within 19-16.
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goal → end → 19
He connected from 47 yards out at 1:39.
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He → connect → 1:39
Crum’s nine-yard TD run at 14:44 of the second gave Montreal a 19-10 halftime lead.
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run → give → lead
The six-play, 60-yard drive was aided by pass interference and roughing the passer penalties against Toronto.
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drive → aid → Toronto
It ran 43 offensive plays to Toronto’s 14 and held the ball for over 22 minutes in the first half.
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It → run → half
Ward staked Montreal to a 12-10 lead with a 42-yard field goal at 6:12.
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Ward → stake → 6:12
It followed Hajrullahu’s 53-yard boot at 2:30.
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It → follow → 2:30
…and 5 more, not listed.
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