HAMILTON – Davis Alexander will carry a perfect record into the Grey Cup. He’ll bring a stingy defence along for the ride, too.

The Montreal quarterback improved to 13-0 as a starter, and the Alouettes’ defence stood tall in a walk-off 19-16 win over the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East final on Saturday.

Jose Maltos Diaz nailed a 45-yard field goal on the final play to give the Als the win. Alexander marched the Als down the field on a 36-yard, seven-play drive that started with 1:41 left, completing two second-down passes to Charleston Rambo to set up the winning field goal.

The Als now head to Winnipeg for next Sunday’s Grey Cup against the winner of the West final between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions.

It wasn’t Alexander’s best game, but he did enough to maintain

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