The Montreal Alouettes exploited a depleted Saskatchewan Roughriders secondary on Saturday night.
In front of an announced attendance of 26,951 on a rainy Saturday at Mosaic Stadium in Week 15 of the CFL season, the Alouettes (6-7) snapped a five-game losing skid with a 48-31 win over the Roughriders, who fell to 10-3.
After being listed as game-time decisions, Roughriders cornerbacks Tevaughn Campbell and Marcus Sayles were both ruled out prior to kickoff and the Alouettes picked on their replacements.
Montreal quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw for 369 yards and two touchdowns — with 238 of those yards and both touchdowns caught by receiver Tyson Philpot.
On the other side, Saskatchewan’s offence failed to get it going early as they had just one touchdown in the first half wh