HAMILTON — Jose Maltos Diaz and the Montreal Alouettes are Grey Cup bound.

Diaz's 45-yard field goal on the game's final play gave Montreal an exciting 19-16 East Division final win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. With the victory, Alouettes starter Davis Alexander improved to 13-0 (regular season and playoffs) as a CFL starter.

Montreal will meet either the B.C. Lions or Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup on Nov. 16 at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. The Alouettes will chase a second league title after winning it all in 2023.

Diaz capped a seven-play, 36-yard final drive for Montreal, much to the dismay of a Hamilton Stadium gathering of 25,399 that was predominately clad in Ticats' black.

Maltos Diaz's 17-yard field goal at 5:43 of the fourth put Montreal ahead 16-

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