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Alouettes Cruise Past Blue Bombers 37-10 to Clinch East Division Title
Tyson Philpot set Canadian and Alouettes receiving records as Montreal secured a first-round bye with a 37-10 win.
On Saturday, the Montreal Alouettes clinched the East Division title with a 37-10 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before a sell-out crowd of 23,035 at Percival Molson Stadium.
The victory snapped Montreal's four-game regular-season losing streak against Winnipeg dating back to October 2024, while the Alouettes improved to a perfect 8-0 at home.
Quarterback Davis Alexander threw for 440 yards and a touchdown in his first career win against Winnipeg, while star wide receiver Tyson Philpot finished with 11 catches for a season-high 207 yards.
Philpot's 46-yard catch broke Terry Evanshen's single-season record of 1,662 receiving yards by a Canadian, set with the Calgary Stampeders in 1967, while his 113th reception surpassed the Alouettes franchise mark of 112.
The Alouettes secured the division's top spot and a bye into the Eastern Final on Nov. 7, while the Blue Bombers' second consecutive loss dropped them to 7-8 and last place in the West Division.