It always seemed like receiver Charleston Rambo was an afterthought in the Alouettes’ offensive plans this season. Article content

But when Saturday’s East Division final against Hamilton hung in the balance, Rambo’s two crucial second-down receptions of nine and 19 yards, respectively, from Davis Alexander moved the chains and put the Als into field-goal range. Article content Article content

Two plays later, Jose Maltos kicked a 45-yarder, giving Montreal a hard-fought 19-16 victory and sending the team to Winnipeg, where it will face the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the Grey Cup on Sunday.

“It was an understanding of those two plays,” Rambo said Monday, after the team arrived in Winnipeg. “I believe I was the hot route for the quarterback. I had to be ready, quick off the lin

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