US EditionFajardo, Julien-Grant Help Elks Rally to Beat Alouettes 23-22 in Return to Montreal
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, AUG 7 – Bethel-Thompson faces pressure as Alouettes quarterback with a 1-3 record as starter; Fajardo returns to Montreal after trade, starting for Edmonton in his third CFL season.
- On Friday night at Percival Molson Stadium, the Edmonton Elks came from behind to narrowly edge out the Montreal Alouettes 23-22 in front of a crowd of 20,525 spectators.
- The Elks returned to Montreal with former Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo, who sparked the comeback after being traded last December for McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
- Fajardo completed 27 of 38 passes for 289 yards and led a game-winning drive culminating in a 15-yard touchdown pass to Kaion Julien-Grant with 15 seconds left.
- Bethel-Thompson, filling in for the injured Davis Alexander, struggled for Montreal, completing 10 of 15 passes for 79 yards and throwing one interception as the Alouettes missed their first home loss to Edmonton since October 2022.
- The Elks' victory, their first road win of the season, moves them to 2-6 while Montreal falls to 5-4 and into their second bye week, highlighting challenges for both teams going forward.
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Fajardo, Julien-Grant help Elks rally to beat Alouettes 23-22 in return to Montreal
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·Cambridge, Canada
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Cody Fajardo, Kaion Julien-Grant take revenge on old team as Edmonton Elks beat Montreal Alouettes
Former Montreal starting quarterback Cody Fajardo and the Edmonton Elks rallied late in the fourth quarter to stun the Alouettes 23-22 in front of 20,525 fans at Percival Molson Stadium on Friday night.
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