The Redblacks fed off the energy of the 21, 537 on hand at TD Place and marched their way down field and capped the drive with Evans punching in a one-yard TD. Ottawa got some life when Chandler Worthy bobbled a punt return and was forced to concede a safety as Pruneau tackled him in the end zone bringing Ottawa within six, 25-19. There was a missed field goal early in the game, there was another dropped ball in the end zone and defensively Ottawa gave up a couple big plays that made all the difference.Ī 37-yard field goal by Lewis Ward allowed Ottawa to get within one in the opening minutes of the second half, but Montreal came right back and got deep in Ottawa territory and Davis punched in his second TD of the game to make it 25-17. The team failed to take advantage when it needed to. LaPolice wouldn't place the blame on Adams. "We didn’t make enough plays to win the football game," said Ottawa coach Paul LaPolice.
Evans threw a perfect pass into the hands of Darvin Adams into the end zone, but he dropped it and in the end the Redblacks just couldn’t complete the comeback.
Trailing 40-33 with less than a minute remaining, the Redblacks managed to get down field into scoring possession, but penalties and reviews kept moving the ball. We need to find a winning attitude and we need to believe we can win these games."Īsked if he believes this team can win games, Pruneau said he feels this team can hold its own against anyone, but seems to be second guessing itself at times and everyone needs to play with more confidence. We can think about every little detail and how you can do them differently, but football is an attitude. "It doesn’t matter if you lose by 20, by six or by 42 everyone is fed up with losing," Pruneau said. Redblacks veteran Antoine Pruneau admitted this team is frustrated with how things have gone. Quarterback Trevor Harris finished the night 25 for 31 for 341 yards and two touchdowns for the Alouettes, while Dominique Davis was solid in short yardage picking up three touchdowns.Ĭaleb Evans, making his second straight start for Ottawa, was 25 for 40 for 297 yards with one passing and two rushing touchdowns. “We felt like we weren’t together last week, but this was the week we knew we had to come together and stay strong." "We just tried to stick together as a team,” said defensive lineman Mike Moore. They allowed the Redblacks to get back into this game numerous times, but in the end they were able to hold them off. Last week the Alouettes gave up a lead in a one-point loss to Edmonton. "Good job defence, good job to my teammates…everyone just kept on being aggressive." "Everyone did their job when it mattered," said Montreal wide receiver Hergy Mayala. The victory allowed the Alouettes (2-4-0) to move into a tie with the Toronto Argonauts for first in the East Division, while the Redblacks (0-6-0) are still looking for their first win. The Montreal Alouettes know it wasn't their best game - but in the end, the only thing that mattered was the 40-33 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday, July 21.
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